Quote Originally Posted by aTailOf2Kitties View Post
truth be told, I don't think there's any way to enforce this. Most responsible owners have their animals spayed/neutered anyway. Irresponsible owners aren't gonna care what you tell them. If the vet insists that they have thier animals fixed then eventually they'll just stop going to the vet.

A Memphis councilman is trying to do a mandantory spay/neuter of pitbulls because the local shelters are absolutely FULL of them. Problem is a lot of the dogfighters' dogs are in hiding. They have never ever seen a vet and probably never will. These dogs are bred like crazy and the non-aggressive pups either get used as bait or dumped on the streets.

Mandantory spay/neuter laws might make a small dent in pet overpopulation, but it's far from a real solution unless everyone complies.
I also forgot to mention that if you don't have your pets spayed or neutered then they can fine you; however, they can only fine you if they come to your house on another complaint such as noise nuisance or something.

I kind of agree with what you're saying. I think it may prevent a very small percentage of the overpopulation, but people are still going to breed their animals and let them end up in shelters. And people still aren't going to get their pets spayed or neutered.

They need to enforce the ordinance very thoroughly, if that could even be managed, and I don't think it can.

Plus, a lot of the people that can't afford to have their pets spayed or neutered, such as the people in low-income housing, aren't going to be able to spay or neuter their pets. Of course, we do have a local low-cost spay neuter program and a humane society that will assist, but some people would probably send their pets to the shelter before spaying or neutering them.