REJECTED: California’s SB 250 Mandatory Spay/Neuter
Last Tuesday, the California State Assembly voted 28-42 to reject SB 250, known as the “Pet Responsbility Act.” The bill stated that all California pets (dogs and cats) would require mandatory spaying and neutering, as well as cost the government millions of dollars- they don’t have- to this new program.
With the help of Concerned Dog Owners of California (CDOC), Save Our Dogs, and other opponents, the ralliers proved that the bill that State Senator Dean Florez (D-Shafter) proposed had many “flaws, lack of effectiveness and high costs…” like a bill already in the Santa Cruz area.
CDOC’s President, Bill McFadden, spoke briefly during a press conference, stating,
“We are pleased to have been effective advocates on behalf of owners of all types of dogs and pets, as well as working dogs, in California. We look forward to addressing these issues next year in a way that does not disenfranchise responsible pet owners, ranchers and farmers, law enforcement personnel and the disabled who rely on service dogs.”
State Senator Florez proposed the bill as a suggestion to reducing animal overpopulation. SB 250 will be up for consideration once again in January 2010.
Images courtesy of Concerned Dog Owners of America and Yes on SB 250
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