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L.A. Passes Spay/Neuter Ordinance!

Written by PETA

Posted 02-01-2008

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The mandatory spay/neuter ordinance, which I was talking up this week on the blog, passed today at the Van Nuys City Council meeting with a 10-1 vote! There is still one more vote to take place next week which will finalize it, but the decision will be made based on simple majority. According to my colleagues in LA who were at the meeting, there were hundreds of people in attendance, including Bob Barker who spoke on the importance of spaying and neutering. Boo-ya!

A huge thank you to everyone who has helped push this historic bill into law.

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Recent Comments

Catherine commented:

6-19-2008 12:59 AM

Dallas Texas The Dallas City Council held its first public briefing about a mandatory spayneuter ordinance today. I think some the council people don't get it! Others get it but don't want to deal with the issue and then there are the few council people who are strong supporters. My council person is a woman who I usually agree with and admire unfortunately she appears to want to take a pass on this one. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could persuade her and perhaps some of the other council people that this ordinance needs to be passed and soon. Does anyone have any website that have info on the positive impact these laws have had in controlling animal overpopulation in other communities. I need to get to my council person and the others by 625 next week when the vote is to be taken.
delilah commented:

2-12-2008 9:20 PM

Its unfortunate that this legislation does nothing to discourage pet stores from importing puppy mill dogs from other states. It will drive responsible breeders out of the area leaving pet stores with poor quality puppies raised in substandard conditions as the only remaining option for people looking for a puppy which is a worse option than buying from a byb. If lawmakers would focus on the larger issue puppy mills they could greatly reduce pet overpopulation by eliminating the worst offenders puppy mills and pet stores.
Maya, C.V.T. commented:

2-5-2008 11:59 AM

Hi Kelly! That's so true one of the shelters I worked at also did not spay neuter beforehand and only had people sign a contract. People would come in to surrender cats and we would find out that they had adopted a kitten from our shelter several years before and were now returning the cat with a whole litter of kittens! So the shelter adopted out one cat and received back five more! It gives a whole new meaning to the term "revolving door shelter". Keep up the good fight my friend! Namaste!
marysol commented:

2-5-2008 2:18 AM

im super glad!!!! im really hoping it spreads to other states including nevada where i live...it brakes my heart to see all these over crowded animal shelters... i volunteer the spca and i work with cats. it really makes me mad when people walk in and say " ew theres some big cats in here" NEWSFLASH!!! kittens do grow!!! they are supposed to be there to rescue an animal in need. cats or any other animal are not toys.... i adopted a senior cat and he is wonderful those people are so ignorant it makes me sick!!!
kelly commented:

2-4-2008 8:00 PM

That is very true Maya. One problem is that breeders to max profits do NOT spayneuter animals before they sell them. They claim they make buyers sign "contracts" to spayneuter but the contracts are legally worthless. They don't work. The buyer then lets the animal breed or starts their own puppy mill.
Kelley commented:

2-4-2008 6:29 PM

Miriamit is a SIN to buy animals that only fit into whatever vain head trip you may be on. Millions of perfectly loving perfectly healthy animals are killed every year in this country for want of a good home and yet people like you encourage the breeding of STILL MORE animals. For shame! What does this say about your value systemyou can only love an animal that looks just right and fits YOUR needs perfectly?
Judith, Freedom Fighter for Animals commented:

2-4-2008 5:21 PM

This is most definitely HISTORY in the making. We are ready in San Diego. Bob Barker As always you are a remarkable human being. Bless your heart.
Maya, C.V.T. commented:

2-4-2008 4:18 PM

If you are a breeder or support breeders I beg you to understand the position of animal shelters. I interned with a vet who specialized in treating purebreds. I know that many breeders are very kindhearted. Here's the problem the shelters are filled with purebreds bought from breeders when people don't want them any more. I know many breeders say "It's not my fault" but those of us in the animal industry all of us have a higher level of responsibiltiy because we have had years of training that the public has not had. Thus it is the responsibility of all of us breeders vets vet techs shelter workers to find homes for all EXISTING animals before we create more. The original animal shelters opened in the early 1900s were for strays only. Those are the true "homeless" pets they live on the streets. The shelter I worked at had about 50 percent stray cats and 50 percent "given up" cats. In 1999 and 2000 we euthanized 60 to 70 percent of the cats brought in 7400 total. No one wanted to adopt the strays so ALL of them were destroyed. Not one single stray cat found a home while I worked at the shelter. 30 percent of the cats there were purebred the strays could not compete with that. It was devestating. Please try to find it in your hearts to think about this issue. Peace.
Spay and neuter immediately, please commented:

2-4-2008 4:10 PM

You must be one of them Denise.
Denise commented:

2-4-2008 3:04 PM

Not all breeders are"lying thieving tax cheat breeder industry"

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