I would have guessed that the letter comes from PETA. PETA's goal is to eliminate pet ownership in America altogether. Their esteemd (NOT) leader, Ingrid Newkirk, has stated such.

While pet dogs and cats should be spayed or neutered, PETA would like to eliminate ALL breeding. Tell that to the blind person who can get around because of his/her dog or the person who is rescued thanks to search and rescue dogs.

PETA is a joke. Nothing about their tatics is ethical.

LindaLovesdogs

So do you have any ideas how to stop dogs from barking all day and all night and owners could care less?

LindaLovesDogs

So do you have any ideas about dogs that bark all day and all night and the owners could care less?

Supporters of SB250 cite the $250 million cost of Animal Control as if passing the law would save us this money. Not true. Animal Control is part of the Health Department and sheltering strays and abandoned animals is only part of their job. The costs are for the buildings and staff. They will not be going away. The majority of animals euthanized are feral cats. California is actually near what is considered No Kill (no more than 9% of all dogs entering the shelter being euthanized) for dogs. There will always be some that can not be put up for adoption for health and/or behavioral reasons. SB250 will not help but it will take away people's. A recent article in the Journal of the American Veterinary Association surveys research about canine health and spay/neuter. It concludes there are both pros and cons (some serious disorders are significantly more prevalent in altered dogs, especially ones altered before physical maturity, which can be as late as 2 years or more depending on the size of the dog) and that when and if to alter should be decided by the owner in consultation with their veterinarian. The line we have been fed about the benefits of altering without mention of the downsides is seriously unbalanced.

The Santa Cruz statistics are misleading. In 1994, Santa Cruz County enacted a mandatory spay/neuter ordinance. Between 1994 and 2007, the number of dogs processed and killed by the county’s shelters declined. The state as a whole, however, did better, including neighboring counties that didn't have similar laws even though Santa Cruz County’s population was growing at a slower rate than the state’s. In addition, the costs of Animal Control in Santa Cruz skyrocketed. Some of the best people in rescue and education of the average dog owning population are dog fanciers, but these laws makes enemies of them instead of allies. Bad idea all around.

I think some people in government should be spayed/neutered so we won't have a future with offspring that are as stupid as them.

I think instead of spay/neuter the dogs we should think about spay/neutering some dog owners.

You know the owners that let their dogs BARK 24 hours a day.