Politicians given grades on animal bills
January 26, 2010

"PawPac," which describes itself as "California's political action committee for animals," wanted to enact seven bills during the 2009 legislative session, including a highly controversial measure that would require spaying and neutering of pets.

PawPac had just one success, a bill to curb "tail docking"of cows. The other six were either stalled or, if passed, vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. But the seven generated voting records from which PawPac created a scorecard to rate politicians on their support levels.

Schwarzenegger, who vetoed four PawPac bills, not surprisingly was given an "F" grade, and Sen. Dean Florez, D-Shafter, who carried both the "tail docking" bill and the neutering measure, got a "A-plus."

Forty-eight other legislators, all Democrats, also received "A" or "A-plus" grades, while 26, all Republicans, were given "Fs." The other 45 had mixed records on the seven bills.

The full PawPac scorecard may be found here.

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