Manditory Spade and Neutering in California?

Question

I got a letter from AKC stating that a bill would soon pass requiring all dogs be spade and neutered, unless you get a permit.
Does anyone think this is a terrible idea? Is it wrong to rip out animal organs to justify inept owners that can't to control their animals.
Also it seems the only ones to benefit would be the government and vets for the money they will get from this.

Answer 1

I think that it is a terrible idea, but not for the same reasons that you do. I think that it should be a owners right to decide if they want to spay ot neuter their pet. There are definate health benefits for both male and female dogs after they are spayed/neutered, but it shouldn't be for the government to decide. On the other hand....if there weren't constantly dogs having puppies and cats having kittens there wouldn't be dead, flat strays all over the roads, and shelter after shelter after shelter full of unwanted pets...(You seem to me an animal person from the wording of your question... Look at it from the perspective of the puppy born to a stray momma that got ran over trying to find food. The puppies were found, most of his letter starved to death, and now he is doomed to sit in a 4x4 or 6x6 cell for the very short remainder of his days and await the time that he will be put to sleep..What kind of life is that?) This is why I think that animals that belong to inexpearianced owners or owners prone to neglect or puppy/kitty farming should have to have their pets fixed. Everyone shouldn't have to. **By the way though..yeah the government will profit from this, but veterinarians won't because if you think about it, spaying/neutering stops animals from reproducing, leaving less animals to be their patients....

Answer 2

If this bill were passed I would jump for joy! First of all it would keep the number of unwanted pets to a minimum. Secondly it would force mistake breeders or breeder who don't know wht they are doing to go out of business.

Spay and neutering does not involve "ripping organs out". Females get their tubes tied and males get the sperm producing section of their testicle removed. The process makes life a little safer for the animals also. Inept owners won't know if a stray dog has an STD or other transmittable disease that it transfering to their "breeding stock". Sometimes females can't sustain a pregnancy and remain healthy. Most of the time not dealing with hormones is a good thing!

As for the license, I can't wait! If you don't know how much to feed your dog or how to care for puppies you shouldn't be allowed to be a breeder. You can still own dogs and cats without a license but to breed you need to show proof of knowledge. I like the idea and I wish someone had done this before the pet population got crazy.

Answer 3

That was just passed in Louisville Ky and I sort of agree with it to a point. Vets are not going to make as much money on it because a lot of them will do it for little or no cost of the owners can not afford it and it will cut down on people breeding animals by mistake. If you think about it most people who can not afford to spay or neuter a pet also will not be able to afford routine pet care and who is to say these animals will be controlled enough to not breed?

Answer 4

Just go get a permit then if you don't want your dog spayed or neutered. It really is sad the epidemic of people getting animals, getting them pregnant, selling the puppies who turn around and have more and more puppies. Alot of these animals wind up at the humane society and euthanized. It really is a tragic event. Yes, the government and vets will benefit from it, but so will SO many animals because they aren't just being traded in for newer models almost like a car everytime their owner finds something new.

Answer 5

It is because people refuse to take responsibility for breeding cats & dogs that we have so many issues with overpopulation, aggressive qualities, unhealthy puppies from puppy mills...etc. I wish every state would require pet owners to spay/neuter their animals. The animals would benefit in the long run & so would their future pet owners. Requiring a permit to breed animals would insure healthy practices hence healthy pets which would eventually lead to less vet bills from breeding unhealthy puppies. I am a strong advocate of spaying/neutering pets. I have a male dog who is neutered & 2 female cats who were spayed as soon as it was able to be done.

Answer 6

This could affect me on a very personal level - if I get the job I applied for I need to go to CA for training for 6 weeks - I would like to take my 16 yr old dog - who is too old to be boarded In my opinion. She was spayed well over a decade ago and the vet that spayed her is no longer in business. I cant prove she is spayed short of exploratory surgery and I object to that on such an old dog! There must be hundreds of owners in the same shoes in CA....

Yep and minimum age of 4 months - Below the frequently recommended s/n age of 6 months! Spaying\neutering that young is still controversial and may have long term health effects....
Furthermore to get an permit the dog must be in a dog sport - minimum age for any dog sport I know of - 6 months and somehave a minimum entry age as old as 18 months and some an average age to completion (training time) of several YEARS. So I guess when the current crop in competition retires (and are required s/n) that ends intact dogs in Ca (and the species eventually)
No provision for dogs traveling into the state (forget bringing Fido down with you from Portland when you take the kids to see the Golden Gate- he will be got by the testicle police). There are several NATIONAL level dog shows in Ca. bringing thousands of dollars to the Ca economy - since the participants can no longer enter the state they will move the shows ($$ gone for CA)
AND look here - on local city levels mantitory s/n INCREASED shelter intake and animal control costs
http://network.bestfriends.org/animallawcoalition/news/4108.html

Answer 7

YEAH BABY!!!


I am hoping more people get involved get get spay neuter ordinances. And by the way the shelter will get your money via fines for unaltered pets. Which relieves the taxpayers of the shelter expense.

Answer 8

I sort of agree with this. It's heartbreaking that so many pets are euthanized each year because of irresponsible pet owners.