California pet groomers may soon need to have a license to snip or bathe Fido’s coat or trim his nails right after a Coachella Valley man’s dog was maimed at the salon.

Senate Bill 969, or “Lucy’s Law,” designed by Sen. Juan Vargas, involves all pet groomers for being licensed by the state of California, in the same way barbers and cosmetologists are.

If passed, it could actually become effective in April and groomers would’ve couple of years to comply. Violators could well be convicted of a misdemeanor, facing fines of $500 to $2,000, and/or possible city jail use of 1 month to a year.

Lucy is really a Yorker belonging to David Martin of Palm Desert, who stated that 2 yrs ago a groomer shaved off five of her eight nipples. Lucy still walks using a limp after injuring her left back leg, and suffered a watch injury.

“I don’t know if she jumped journey table to escape, or fell off the table,” Martin said. “The groomer never admitted to anything.”

The vast majority of Coachella Valley’s cities have sent letters of support to Vargas, and Animal Samaritans executive director Fred Saunders produced in your neighborhood no-kill shelter’s weekly e-Newsletter that they backs the check.

“Our veterinarians have observed way too many cats and dogs with burns presented by a groomer’s dryer, and lacerations from clipping and shaving,” Saunders wrote. “We even saw a dog that suffered broken legs after jumping in fear coming from a groomer’s table.”

1000s of pets have already been injured as a result of negligent and under- trained groomers, according to Vargas, a North park Democrat who represents a sliver with the Coachella Valley. They’ve had severe cuts, injuries to toes and eyes, brittle bones. Some have ended.