California Spay/Neuter Law

[tes218]

It's a start...


California Spay/Neuter Law Passes First Hurdle
It requires cats and dogs 4 months of age to be spayed or neutered as a way to reduce overpopulation and unncessary deaths at the shelters. It has passed the state Assembly and is headed for the Senate. Predictably, it's an emotional issue that has animal lovers polarized. Click here to read what Bob Barker has to say.

The rumor mill is wild on this, but there ARE exceptions: for licensed breeders, purebred show animals, police dogs, service dogs, or pets that a licensed veterinarian says shouldn't undergo the procedure.

"Nonresident owners who bring animals into California are not required to buy an intact permit if they can provide proof that their pet is in the state temporarily for a legitimate reason – such as training or showing,'' writes the Orange County Register.

Thought I had heard something about this but wasn't sure.

 

[krazd_kat]

Need to fix the link....

Personally I think it's a great law, I'm sure there will be plenty of bugs to work out though.

 

[vraiblonde]

Someone who is against this bill please tell me why you don't like it. To me it's pure common sense to spay/neuter any pet that you don't intend to breed.

 

[aps45819]

Wouldn't make more sense to try and stop the influx if illegal aliens that are breeding than worry about the dogs?
How will this be enforced?

 

[jrt_ms1995]

Someone who is against this bill please tell me why you don't like it.

It's too restricted; doesn't require spaying/neutering Californians!

 

[YellowBird]

Fantastic law!
I have the same question as aps...how will it be enforced?

 

[krazd_kat]

Unfortunately, the one's that will follow this law are the one's that wouldn't be breeding anyway.... There isn't enough manpower to enforce this, I'm sure it will only be enforced if the vets step up to the plate, but will they want to play "big Brother"?

 

[bernsm]

Unfortunately, the one's that will follow this law are the one's that wouldn't be breeding anyway.... There isn't enough manpower to enforce this, I'm sure it will only be enforced if the vets step up to the plate, but will they want to play "big Brother"?

I agree, this looks great on paper but without lots of money behind it, it's just another unenforceable law. The backyard breeders will most likely pay for the license to breed and if they don't, whose going to stop them? And what about the people that have pets but can't afford to spay or neuter them? Is this law also coming with lots of money to set up free spay/neuter clinics? No. Education is the only way to reach people but education takes money and it's easier, and cost almost nothing, to put an unenforceable law in place than to go into the schools and communities and teach people the importance of spaying and neutering their pet.

 

[thistle]

I agree, this looks great on paper but without lots of money behind it, it's just another unenforceable law. The backyard breeders will most likely pay for the license to breed and if they don't, whose going to stop them? And what about the people that have pets but can't afford to spay or neuter them? Is this law also coming with lots of money to set up free spay/neuter clinics? No. Education is the only way to reach people but education takes money and it's easier, and cost almost nothing, to put an unenforceable law in place than to go into the schools and communities and teach people the importance of spaying and neutering their pet.

If they can't afford to have them spayed or neutered then they shouldn't have pets, no one is forcing pet ownership on them. What if they can't afford food or vaccines? Those are necessary costs for owning a pet. This would be just one more required cost.

 

[MMDad]

China has had measures in place for years to control their human population growth. It doesn't work, and they use an army to enforce the law.

California wishes they could be as socialist as China, but they can't. I agree with the intent of the law, but I seriously doubt that it will have the desired effect.