Do you think there should be a law on fixing pets?

[cali]

no. 4 of my dogs are fixed, Misty is intact and if the law stated that I must get her fixed, well too bad, the law also says dogs need to be licenced and I dont do that either, the law says dogs must be leashed,and I dont follow that. I am a reponsable pet owner who knows what I am capable of and what my dogs are capable of. yes there are irrisponsable pet owners, and I am sure a law like that would benifit the animals in their care, but the law does not differentiate between the responsable and the irresponsable. so no I will never support a mandatory spay/neuter law.

[Jessika]

yes, yes, yes.

Yes, there are responsible owners out there, and a few bad apples ruin it for everyone, and yes Jamie is still intact, but think about it. If there were laws out there that stated you MUST spay/neuter your pets, they would HAVE to create even more programs that did low cost spay/neuter, or even FREE for low income families. I know there are already some in existance but they would have to create an even better program. How would that be a bad thing? I am a responsible pet owner as well, and if you are, then you should already be following the cardinal "rules" of pet ownership, whether they were laws or not.

[IRescue452]

Yes, and I think there should be a limit for breeders on how many pups they can have, why should they be priviledged enough to get to add to the overpopulation?

[moosmom]

I have ALWAYS said that they should make it a law that unless you are a certified breeder, all animals should be fixed. There are FAR too many unwanted animals out there.

[lv4dogs]

I agree BUT there must be extensive research done on the pets & owners alike. Some quick examples, Responsible owners would be allowed 2 years to spay/neuter their pets UNLESS the animal has a chance at improving the breed standards then the breeder would also need to be contaced. ALL pets MUST be examined by a vet to ensure no medical issues will interfere with the anesthesia. Etc...

I doubt my way would ever become a law, it's too involved for the state/county/government/etc... whoever would enforce it.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I agree BUT there must be extensive research done on the pets & owners alike. Some quick examples, Responsible owners would be allowed 2 years to spay/neuter their pets UNLESS the animal has a chance at improving the breed standards then the breeder would also need to be contacted. ALL pets MUST be examined by a vet to ensure no medical issues will interfere with the anesthesia. Etc...

I fully agree with this...

[jennawing]

Responsible owners would be allowed 2 years to spay/neuter their pets UNLESS the animal has a chance at improving the breed standards then the breeder would also need to be contaced.

A cat could have 90 or more kittens in that time.

LA County is trying to pass laws about spaying/neutering- all unaltered dogs must have a permit- and they can only get a permit if they are active in showing, agilty, etc. or part of an AKC, etc approved breeding program. I think it is somewhat a good idea, BUT it needs to be carefully thought through about what the future of dogs will become. I love my mutts, and the thought of there never being more mutts and breeders charging even more outrageous prices for dogs- there are going to be a lot of people who will never experience the joy of having a dog. When drastic measures are taken, drastic changes occur- and usually goes a lot further than hoped. Laws like this can help, yes- but they can also do a lot of harm.

[cali]

lv4dogs summerized it well, I say no way because the government would never enforce something that extensive, I would agree IF the law could possably get very extensive about who and what dogs, that will never happen therefore I do not agree to mandatory spay neuter, they have no way of determining who is responsable and who is not, the responable people who care about the law will follow it, the resposable people who dont care about the law wont follow it and still wont add to the problem and the irrisponsable people wont follow it regardless.

I dont agree with that LA county thing, it would completly exterminate working bred dogs.