Spay-Neuter
Las Vegas Mandates Spay/Neuter
By a vote of 5-2, the Las Vegas, Nevada city council has passed an ordinance requiring residents as of April 1, 2010 to spay/neuter their dogs and cats 4 months of age or older. Mayor Oscar Goodman supports the new law.
There are some exceptions:
New Jersey Bill Encourages Vets to Offer Free Spay/neuter
Update June 26: A118 passed the New Jersey Assembly by a vote of 77-2! It's on to the Senate where the bill has already been assigned to the Commerce Committee.
Re-dedicating Hayden Law Instead of Mandatory Spay/Neuter
As a mandatory spay/neuter bill moves through the California legislature, Assembly Member Anthony J. Portantino has introduced ACR 74.
Study Reaffirms Importance of Free or Low Cost Spay Neuter
(Excerpts from a press release issued by Alley Cat Allies are reprinted with permssion.)
A new study in the Journal of the American Veterinary Association reports that the vast majority-at least 80%-of pet cats in U.S. households are neutered, with middle-to higher-income households reporting rates of over 90%.
CA Mandatory Spay/Neuter Bill in Trouble
Update Sept. 11: S.B. 250, the California mandatory spay/neuter bill, failed to pass the Assembly on a third reading, but a motion to reconsider was granted.
It is not known when the bill will be called up for another vote.
Will Florida be the First State to Mandate Spay/Neuter Statewide?
Florida state Rep. Scott Randolph (D-Orange County) has introduced a bill, H.B. 451 that would mean mandatory spay/neuter for every dog and cat over 4 months old with few exceptions.
California Healthy Pets Act No Longer Mandatory Spay/Neuter
California state Assembly member Lloyd Levine has backed away from efforts to mandate spay/neuter of dogs and cats statewide.
His bill, AB 1634, The California Healthy Pets Act, had been stalled for months in committee.
Bob Barker Champions Mandatory Spay/Neuter Before Chicago City Council
Take Animal Law Coalition's poll on mandatory spay/neuter laws!
Update July 30, 2008:
Famed game show host and animal activist Bob Barker spoke at the Chicago City Council Committee hearing Tuesday.
The issue was the proposed mandatory spay/neuter ordinance. And Barker takes every chance he can to tell people about the importance of spay/neuter.
Animal Friendly License Plates Help Promote Spay/Neuter
Like several states, Tennessee offers an "Animal Friendly" license plate. Tenn. Code Ann. §55-4-290 The proceeds from the sale of these plates go into a fund "to be used exclusively for grants to non-profit organizations or governmental agencies to provide low-cost spaying and neutering of unsterilized animals to prevent and/or reduce animal overpopulation".
The fund receives about $15 per license plate.
Sen. Kent Williams Defends Right to Dump Dog at a Public Shelter
Update
April 24, 2008: It is now clear Sen. Kent Williams may have violated the state and county law.
