Posted on 11/22/2009 10:07:04 AM PST by Daffynition
The Las Vegas city council passed a new ordinance this past week requiring most cats and dogs to be spay or neutered by four months of age, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The ordinance, which passed the city council by a vote of 5 to 2, is an effort to help curb pet overpopulation.
The ordinance takes effect April 1 and will be reviewed annually. It is in response to Southern Nevada’s pet overpopulation problem and had support from local veterinarians and animal rescue groups, according to the Review-Journal.
It's noted that the Lied Animal Shelter, which services Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and unincorporated areas of Clark County, has seen its number of impounded dogs increase 10 percent a year for the past three years, and its cat intakes up five percent annually. Overall, the shelter takes in about 50,000 animals a year; half are euthanized because owners or new homes can't be found. Of the animals the Lied shelter takes in, 86 percent are not sterilized.
Exceptions to the new ordinance are individuals with a breeder, animal handler or fancier permit, and for pets that qualify for a medical exemption. Violating the ordinance will be a misdemeanor.
Now if we could only do the same for all liberals.
ACTUALLY THIS IS A GOOD IDEA..............for POLITICIANS!!!!
Course voters will be but politicians will not.
Its only fair, I got neutered at 45....happiest day of my life.....
That one is funny as he—. still laughing... gg
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