Pet sterilization becomes law in LA

[JVKn'CVO 11]

The law seems a little unfair if you ask me. If Joe Doe wants to breed his dog once, takes good care of the mom and puppies, finds them a good home, that's prohibited. What about puppy mills? is there nothing on this article/ law about them?

Personally I think it takes an experienced owner to rescue a dog. You have to know how to steer the dog in the right direction, know how to be a good leader that the dog will respect and follow. If I were to choose my first dog, I'd choose a puppy of a dog I know and know it to have a good personality.

Saludos,

Caro

[Peikko 1,575]

Unfair? Possibly, but if it saves the animal shelters etc from having to put down millions of unwanted pets, so be it. Next step, let's neuter all the poor people.

[no name 1]

The law seems a little unfair if you ask me. If Joe Doe wants to breed his dog once, takes good care of the mom and puppies, finds them a good home, that's prohibited. What about puppy mills? is there nothing on this article/ law about them?

Personally I think it takes an experienced owner to rescue a dog. You have to know how to steer the dog in the right direction, know how to be a good leader that the dog will respect and follow. If I were to choose my first dog, I'd choose a puppy of a dog I know and know it to have a good personality.

Saludos,

Caro

Breeders are exempt.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

We got both our cats from the Pasadena Humane society - 2 and 3 years ago respectively. You can't adopt anything out of there unless it has been neutered first. You pay for it in the adoption fee - I think we only paid about $50 per cat.

[Alex+R 0]

We got both our cats from the Pasadena Humane society - 2 and 3 years ago respectively. You can't adopt anything out of there unless it has been neutered first. You pay for it in the adoption fee - I think we only paid about $50 per cat.

That's the way it is everywhere. In Minneapolis our kitties were $125 each but it included the first round of shots, a routine deworming, FIV and FeLeuk tests, and of course spay neuter. They also threw in the first visit to the vet of our choice.

I don't think farmers should be encouraged to treat their cats as different from pets. They're not wild animals. Spay and neuter the dayum things, make it hard for those cats to get out of the barn and onto the highway, and then love them.

[Marlita 0]

This is such good news!! I live in LA. Got a dog from the animal shelter, which requires them to be fixed before they leave the shelter. When I walk my dog, there are always strays or neighbors dogs that get out and try to molest my poor pooch! So gross! Plus people breed their pit bulls and then they go raging mad. I had to fight off like 3 pit bulls all ready. 2 which attacked my dog.

If your dog is registered which it should be, I guess thats how they can track you down. There are huge fines for dogs pooping on yards and you not cleaning it up too.

[Ban Hammer 13,347]

The law seems a little unfair if you ask me. If Joe Doe wants to breed his dog once, takes good care of the mom and puppies, finds them a good home, that's prohibited. What about puppy mills? is there nothing on this article/ law about them?

Saludos,

Caro

that's exactly what i dislike about it too. only professional breeders are exempt, which includes puppy mills.

Edited February 27, 2008 by charlesandnessa

[Nagishkaw 510]

I prefer to adopt the un adoptable. Abused, older dogs / cats / birds.

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Well, professional breeders have to conform to regulations that govern the health of the cats and dogs and safety of the animals (some of the most popular pets bred by non-professional breeders are toy/miniature mixes, and the females often require caesareans, etc.).

When my parents bred one of their dogs (my dad is a vet, and they own flatcoat retrievers), she underwent a thorough examination, her hips were checked (for hereditary hip displasia, which is crippling to dogs and common in larger breeds), as were the male's, their pedigree was checked, and the whole breeding process was able to be monitored.

The trouble with non-professional breeders is that they often do not know the medical history of their dog, and although their dog may be very healthy, you can't always predict how mixed-breeds will turn out, either health-wise or personality-wise. As previously mentioned, problems can emerge especially in smaller breeds - I've seen many deformed chihuahuas/chihuahua mixes, for example.

Puppies also require a lot of time and money. This is probably underestimated by non-professional breeders. Our dog had 11 puppies - 11 puppies x 8 weeks of food (they don't subsist entirely off milk for very long) = a lot of food! My mother also spent time handling them, getting them to socialise, and of course all of the puppies were sold having had their shots.

Puppy mills are another issue altogether - they need to not be considered professional breeders if this law is going to apply to them.

EDIT: Adopting, is, of course, great! But you should not adopt if you have small children - in fact, many rescue shelters here will not allow you to adopt dogs if you have young children. This is because the shelters cannot guarantee the personality of the dog, and do not want to be held liable if the dog should display aggressive tendencies. This is actually why my parents originally chose to buy a pedigree pup - we had a rescue dog before, but that was before my littlest brother and sister were born. When she died they were only babies, so for their next dog my parents searched out a breeder for a breed they liked and knew were good with families.

Edited February 27, 2008 by Alex & Rachel

[almaty 19]

a good law...all my animals are spayed or fixed..never owned one without taking it to the vet..........and getting the job done..sadly, sanita thought maybe i was a little to hyper, and it would work on me......

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

I think there are more animals going in the dumpster than being adopted.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

The total adoption fee for animals in LA shelters is around $60 for a cat and $90 for a dog. This includes vaccinations, spay/neuter (if animal is not already) and microchipping- a bargain if you ask me.

[Alex+R 0]

Well, professional breeders have to conform to regulations that govern the health of the cats and dogs and safety of the animals (some of the most popular pets bred by non-professional breeders are toy/miniature mixes, and the females often require caesareans, etc.).

When my parents bred one of their dogs (my dad is a vet, and they own flatcoat retrievers), she underwent a thorough examination, her hips were checked (for hereditary hip displasia, which is crippling to dogs and common in larger breeds), as were the male's, their pedigree was checked, and the whole breeding process was able to be monitored.

The trouble with non-professional breeders is that they often do not know the medical history of their dog, and although their dog may be very healthy, you can't always predict how mixed-breeds will turn out, either health-wise or personality-wise. As previously mentioned, problems can emerge especially in smaller breeds - I've seen many deformed chihuahuas/chihuahua mixes, for example.

Puppies also require a lot of time and money. This is probably underestimated by non-professional breeders. Our dog had 11 puppies - 11 puppies x 8 weeks of food (they don't subsist entirely off milk for very long) = a lot of food! My mother also spent time handling them, getting them to socialise, and of course all of the puppies were sold having had their shots.

Puppy mills are another issue altogether - they need to not be considered professional breeders if this law is going to apply to them.

EDIT: Adopting, is, of course, great! But you should not adopt if you have small children - in fact, many rescue shelters here will not allow you to adopt dogs if you have young children. This is because the shelters cannot guarantee the personality of the dog, and do not want to be held liable if the dog should display aggressive tendencies. This is actually why my parents originally chose to buy a pedigree pup - we had a rescue dog before, but that was before my littlest brother and sister were born. When she died they were only babies, so for their next dog my parents searched out a breeder for a breed they liked and knew were good with families.

Agree except the last bit. Lots of shelters ask the people who drop off the dog to give them as much info as possible. And aggressive tendencies are usually easy to detect, since going to a shelter is about the most stressful experience a dog can go through. So you can be pretty sure a dog will or won't be aggressive when you bring it home, and you could keep it segregated from children for a few days. OR you could adopt a dog with a LOT of experience with children. or cats. or birds. or whatever your concern is. There are so many options.

You don't want to write off adopting an animal just because you have children.

Just adopt a friendly dog who grew up around small children. They aren't that hard to find.