You can help: write, fax, or call to show your oppposition to the proposed sales tax on veterinary services

Feb 04, 2009

In a new proposal, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has recommended broadening the Sales and Use Tax in California to include certain "luxury" services:

Broadening the Sales and Use Tax to Include Certain Services:  Effective February 1, 2009, the sales and use tax rate will be applied to appliance and furniture repair, vehicle repair, golf, and veterinarian services.  Effective March 1, 2009, the sales and use tax rate will be applied to amusement parks and sporting events.  This is expected to generate additional General Fund sales tax revenue of $357 million in 2008-09.
Source: http://gov.ca.gov/fact-sheet/10965/


Please tell California Governor Schwazenegger that pets are not the same as furniture!

Our companion animals are family members and taking care of their health is a responsibility, not a discretionary spending decision like golf or furniture repair. No other health related services in California are taxed, and with record numbers of families already making the unfortunate choice to abandon their pets because they cannot afford them in today's economy, the last thing we need to do is increase medical costs.
NEW VETERINARY TAX WILL RESULT IN HIGHER COSTS AND FURTHER SHELTER OVERPOPULATION!

Here's how you can take a stand:



Fax a letter to the office of the Governor



Mail a letter to the office of the Governor


Call this hotline to voice your opinion:

This only takes 30 seconds because it reaches the automated survey line at the governor's office.

Dial: 916-445-2841

Then press:
1 for English.
5 for the veterinary tax proposal.
1 to choose that you're calling about the veterinary tax proposal.
2 to oppose the tax.