If you own a pet store in Oakland - time to raise prices
There IS a legitimate problem with pet overpopulation. Obviously there is and always has been a need to control that population. This is why we have Dog Catchers.
The problem of course is that you are correct when you say, “If you own a pet store in Oakland - time to raise prices”. This law would be way too easily bypassed and it would simply put people out of work.
Spade and neuter folks (start with the people of San Francisco)!