Assembly votes to require neutering

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 6/7/7 | Mark Martin

[SmithL]

First they neutered the Governor, now they’re going after the rest of the State.

[scooter2]

Pets? Damn. I was hoping this was a story regarding homsexual men.

[edcoil]

We already pay a fine for not spaying our pets. The annual registration fees dog owners must pay for non-spayed pets is three times the fee for spayed animals.

[BipolarBob]

And they let the rapists go free . . .

[Carry_Okie]

Only the puppy mills will sell dogs, which will in-breed the blood lines. You have only to look at what has happened to German Shepherds to see what that kind of breeding accomplishes. It will destroy a number of dog breeds.

Other breeds not recognized by the AKC will disappear completely. I have a Dutch Shepherd, a "type" that is deliberately not pure bred. Dutch Shepherds are highly prized for drug detection and police work. Service dogs in general will really take a hit because it is individual temperament that determines a successful breeding candidate, not blood lines.

This has NOTHING to do with protecting animals. The real reason for this bill is that we'll employ a whole new bureaucracy of worthless unionized Democrats who will travel the state confiscating dogs, one of our last lines of home defense. If anybody thinks that such isn't part of the agenda of PETA's donors, they'd best start thinking more deeply. One of the first things the Germans did to Belgium and Holland during WWII was to take the dogs. It nearly destroyed some of the finest working breeds in the world.

[NapkinUser]

How can they tell people what to do with their animals? I swear California is crazy, at least their politicians are anyways.

How are they going to find out? Send people door-to-door?

[Badeye]

Great law. It should be national, not state by state.

[Carry_Okie]

How are they going to find out? Send people door-to-door?

A brand spanking new unionized bureaucracy to employ worthless Democrats.

[KingSnorky]

>>First they neutered the Governor, now they’re going after the rest of the State.<<

I’m surprised the steroids didn’t neuter him.

[Carry_Okie]

Great law. It should be national, not state by state.

No sarcasm tag?

Then you know absolutely nothing about dog breeding. I guess you want puppy mills breeding guide dogs. See Post 8.

[KingSnorky]

And just in time for Bob Barker’s retirement. :)

[smoketree]

Where will new pets come from?

[Wallace T.]

Just what is needed is another unenforceable law. Does anyone really think that animal control will even try to enforce this law in poor areas where even the police fear entering without large numbers? Additionally, this law will be flouted in rural areas.

You have to wonder when some of these legislative bodies will pass a law restricting high tides on the beaches as King Canute tried to do.

[smoketree]

Right after they pass a law outlawing criticism of everything they do. Then they pass a law outlawing opposition to everything they do.

[Grunthor]

Wow I guess you better not even THINK about opening a business for breeding pets.

[lepton]

This sounds like a puppy-mill protection act. The only place you’d be able to get a new dog or cat is from these designated breeders.

[Badeye]

‘See Post 8.’

I’ll disregard the snippy part of your post, and note I wrote Reply 8.

[LIConFem]

Or perhaps the State Assembly itself.

[verity]

I was hoping it was Californians........oh, well.