[ SHOWGSD-L ] Fw: County of Sacramento adopts spay/neuter ordinance
- From: "Carolyn" <marhaven@xxxxxxx>
- To: "showgsd-l" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx(List)>
- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:05:07 -0700
Californians....THIS is the latest on what happened yesterday at the hearing on
this bill.
Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx
www.marhaven.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Jgrcorgis@xxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:50 PM
Subject: RE: County of Sacramento adopts spay/neuter ordinance
On a 4-1 vote this afternoon, after approximately three hours of hearing and
testimony, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors adopted an "Animal
Overpopulation Ordinance," marketed as "a measure to reduce the number of
unwanted dogs and cats entering the [county's Animal Care and Regulation]
Shelter, reduce the euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals and reduce shelter
costs associated with caring for unwanted animals." In addition to Pat
Claerbout, Director of Sacramento's Department of Animal Care and Regulation,
spokespersons for the measure included Dr. Tom Kendall, a Sacramento DVM who
chairs the CVMA's Legislative Committee; Rick Johnson, Executive Director,
Sacramento SPCA; Nicole Paquette, General Counsel for Animal Protection
Institute, and Pam Runquist, Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights.
Opponents who spoke included the Council's president (Wayne Sheldon), Margaret
Cleek, Sally Barron, Gail Burnham, Theresa Johnson and several breeders of dogs
and cats.
The sole vote against the measure was that of Roberta MacGlashan (District 4) ,
who said she would support the ordinance if she thought it would achieve its
goal, but that she was skeptical of what it will achieve. She pointed out that
the county has not yet started its new spay/neuter mobile or its new shelter.
"My greatest concern," she said, "is that the responsible breeders will comply
and those who aren't, won't. And I don't know how we can enforce it."
The "No" votes were Roger Dickinson (District 1), who commented that it is far
better to spay and neuter than euthanize, that the low license rate concerns
him, and that Animal Care and Regulation needs to be very aggressive on
licensing -- "go knocking on doors" -- if this ordinance is to have meaning:
Jimmie Yee, (District 2) who asked what the best age was for spaying and
neutering and was told by Dr. Kendall that it there is no recommended age for
spay/neuter; Susan Peters (District 3) , who said she was happy with the
ordinance and would "be happy to move it"; and Don Nottoli (District 5), the
Board Chairman, who hoped that Animal Care and Regulation would build bridges
and relationships [with the opponents.]
Under the new ordinance, the license fee for an intact animal is $150 a year,
for a spayed or neutered animal $15 a year, and the license fee for intact
animal "with reduced fee" is $45.00
The reduced fee is available for an intact dog or cat if the owner demonstrates
by written proof every year that the animal qualifies as either a "competition
dog or cat" or a "working ranch dog" according to the following criteria:
1) For a "competition dog or cat," the animal must be registered with the
AKC, UKC, American Dog Breeder Association, International Cat Association,
the Cat Fanciers Association "or other valid registry approved by the [Animal
Care and Regulation] Department
2) The dog or cat participates in a least one event sanctioned by a
national registry within the previous 12-month period from the date of license,
or a showing that the animal has achieved has a title from a purebred dog or
cat registry.
3) The owner does not breed the dog or cat during the time the animal
holds a reduced unaltered license. (When you want to breed, you must obtain the
unaltered license for $145 for the year you intend to breed.
The newly adopted ordinance also requires that any ads you place must include
the license number of the dog or cat, or if you are selling puppies under four
months, the license number of the dam.
Those of you who live in Supervisor MacGlashan's district might want to thank
her for her "No" vote.
Joan Gibson Reid
Sacramento Council of Dog Clubs
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