Spay-Neuter
A Statewide Spay/Neuter Program for Washington
A Washington state bill, H.B. 1226, would establish a program to subsidize spay/neuter of dogs and cats for low income residents and animal shelters, and also provide financial assistance for trap neuter return and other feral or free roaming homeless cat programs.
Mandatory Spay/Neuter for Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee has passed a law that mandates spay/neuter. For the most part.Â
NJ Vets to Skip Classes by Donating Free 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:
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.)Â
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:Â Â 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.Â
It is not known when the bill will be called up for another vote.
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: Â
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.
