Dallas' proposed ordinance

[philipmw]

I got this in my inbox today:

The Dallas City Council plans to consider a mandatory spay and neuter ordinance as early as Wednesday, June 18. Sportsmen must take action now in order to prevent this draconian ordinance from being approved.

The proposed mandate is being sought by radical animal "rights" and

Comments

[thepastrypixie]

Awesome!

But I seriously doubt it will pass.

[philipmw]

For liberty's sake, I hope it doesn't.

[thepastrypixie]

Our "liberty" causes millions of animals to be killed every year because people can't be bothered to spay/neuter. If people aren't going to be responsible enough to speuter their pets then someone is going to have to step up. But, mandatory spay/neuter laws, while excellent in theory, aren't practical for a number of reasons. Primarily because the humane societies are so short-staffed as it is that they don't have the ability to police it and if it was made the responsibility of veterinarian's to report than those violating the law wouldn't get their pets the medical care that they need for fear of being reported. Ideally more low-cost spay/neuter clinics would be opened as these programs have been much more effective than mandatory spayneuter laws.

[philipmw]

I don't disagree with most of your points.

What about "Permits will not be issued for any dogs that are not of a pure breed recognized by a national breed registry such as the American Kennel Club."? What's the point of this?