Tacoma to Consider Mandatory Spay/Neuter December 12th >> > >> > Date of Article: November 30, 2006 >> > >> > The Tacoma City Council will meet December 12th to discuss a >> proposal to require all dogs to be spayed or neutered unless their owner >> purchases a $55 intact animal license and a breeder’s license. The fee for >> the >> > breeder’s license has not yet been established and it will be >> required even if an owner does not intend to breed. >> > The measure further amends the existing limit law to allow those >> with intact animals to only own 2 dogs. Residents with spayed/neutered >> animals may own up to 6. >> > Finally, the new proposal will require that any dog picked up by >> animal control be spayed or neutered before being returned to the owner. >> The existing ordinance requires sterilization if an animal is picked >> up more than once in a 12 month period. >> > It is imperative that Tacoma area fanciers and concerned dog owners >> > immediately contact their representative on the Tacoma City >> Council and express their opposition to this overly restrictive and punitive >> > legislation. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================