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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Senator Seyarto</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> Relative to Service Dog Appreciation Month. </ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Service Dog Appreciation Month.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>This measure would proclaim September 2025 as Service Dog Appreciation Month in California.</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Service dogs are extraordinary animals that enable their human companions to live their fullest lives; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, There are approximately 500,000 service dogs in the United States; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, It takes roughly 18 to 24 months to train a service dog; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Service dogs wear a harness or vest that identifies their role; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, The training and testing to become a service dog is difficult, with only about one-half of the candidates succeeding in meeting the stringent standards; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, California benefits from the assistance of K–9 officers, search and rescue dogs, and many other service dogs that serve their communities; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Service dogs are trained to perform specific tasks for people in their careers and everyday lives, and they can be trained to retrieve objects, assist with balance, give seizure or diabetic alerts, or assist those with psychiatric disabilities; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Service dogs improve various aspects of the quality of life of people with physical or psychiatric disabilities or chronic health conditions, such as their psychosocial health, work- or school-life participation, life satisfaction, independence, and self esteem; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Service dogs also serve our nation’s wounded warriors suffering from conditions including post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Studies have shown that these incredible animals offer great benefits to their owners, including reduced anxiety, lower blood pressure, and faster recovery from medical events; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Studies have shown that service dogs not only decrease the frequency of their owners’ medical episodes, such as hypoglycemia, but also positively impact their owners’ physical health, well being, and activity level; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, In the United States, over 61,000,000 individuals live with disabilities, yet less than 1 percent have the assistance of service dogs; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Despite a significant need, the average wait time to obtain a service dog is about three years; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, September is celebrated as National Service Dog Month each year to honor the contribution skilled K–9 partners offer to their owners; now, therefore, be it</html:p>
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<html:i>Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring,</html:i>
That the Legislature hereby proclaims the month of September 2025 as Service Dog Appreciation Month; and be it further
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<html:i>Resolved,</html:i>
That Californians are grateful for the service and dedication these loyal companions provide for their owners and communities; and be it further
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<html:i>Resolved,</html:i>
That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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