This post is directed to the many working dog owners and enthusiasts in California. There is a bill before the California Assembly that would have a negative effect on all small scale breeders and those who own dogs that are registered in other countries. This bill would require that all dogs not registered with a very few approved organizations, AKC, UKC are among the few approved, must be neutered/spayed by the time they are 4 months old or the owners will face a fine a $500.00. There are no loop holes for those who own dogs that cannot be registered.
To find out more, check out these web sites. And after you do, please call your local assembly man/woman before April 24th and voice you opinion.
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Don't get me started on this subject late at night. Screw 'em...the state is NOT going to tell me I have to neuter MY dog. I'll pay the fine or I'll move out of state...seriously.
This sort of thing makes me see red. California has so many other, more pressing problems and all our legislators can come up with is this kind of "feel good" PC junk. You just wait, it won't be too long before the state dictates what breed of dog you can own.
Sarah, are they not already trying to tell you what breed of dog with the various town/city BSL being discussed?
More and more, I become convinced that people should be TESTED before being given a dog license. We test for drivers, we re-test for drivers, we even test for CPAs. *sigh*
Apologies. Sore subject for me. Been denied housing for having a specific breed dog here in Ohio.
Today (4/17) is an important day in stopping this bill. The aide for the committee considering this legislation is writing the 'Bill Analysis'. Today, is the last day to get your opposition in that analysis.
The site http://www.saveourdogs.net
makes it easy to speak up and voice your opinion. Click on the 'Act Now' link.
If this thing gets passed in California, it is certain to show up in your state and county before long.
This type pf legislation appeared in our most recent legislature in NM. We were lucky that it did not make it out of committee.
This is a giant red flag to everyone who enjoys pets. It is not an attempt at companion animal wlefare, it is a direct attack on the ownership of animals. Spay them all and they go extinct. At the least it becomes a venue for the rich.
This is the strategy of people who would also release domestic mink to a sad death as opposed to becoming a fashion, releasing research animals from cages regardless of the consequences, and burn ski resorts.
The scariest thing is the number of organizations and people who see this as a benefit to the society and an improvement for the pets and vocally support such legislation. Everyone must pay attention to what is going on particularly at the local level where these things do not geet national attention but are being passed regularly accross the US. In Albuquerque there are spay neuter laws that are very restrictive now. Passed by a very sheepish, libral, city council, backed by a grandstanding Mayor who will do virtually anything to get his name and the City in the news.
Additional, your breed club will often have alerts on this. However, the bottom line is to keep your ears up and watch your local elected officials. The thing they fear most is a motivated voter who could cause them to lose their cushy job.
The NRA legislative action model has proved very effective. We would do well to copy it.
Thanks for the info Charlie. I'm game to do whatever we can to keep stuff like that happening. It's so foolish to even consider it. I am totally for having to pass a test or be licensed to be a pet owner. That would help eliminate irresponsible owners and at the same time educate clueless owners who mean well.
I'm from central coast as well. Although I have my rescue malinois neutered, I did have future plans of obtaining a puppy with protection potential. Many of us know that a protection dog has be intact until it's 2 years old.
I agree with many of you here, we should be given some sort of test to obtain a dog license. That makes perfect sense. Then again, we all know that this is all about money and politics.
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