I'm all for reducing the number of animals in shelters but I've said it before and I'll say it again....
THIS IS NOT THE ANSWER!
Everytime I read the details and the wording of the proposal it get's me so angry. It will not change what is going on in the shelters and only punish the people who are already complying.
It seems, especially in California, more and more Laws are being put in place that has a "Big Brother" overtones to it.
Take the no smoking ban for instance.
No smoking on the beaches, parks or even out side of a bar or any enterance to a building (I believe the law says 10 feet from a entry way).
Non Smokers think it's great but that's not the point is it? Little by little we are being told what we can do, how to do it and when to do it.
The new propsed law is another step in this direction, and I am in oppostion to it.
If you look at any of the shelters websites in CA, most of the dogs up for adoption are pit mixes. Hmmm.... and let see, most pit owner (not all mind you but) are in low income bracket. Again, this is Southern California where pure breds dogs, like cars are a status symbol. And with money (or appearace of) comes bragging about their pets, which includes vets which equals responsible ownership.
Cats? That's a whole different category. There are so many feral cats & kittens, add to that people who let their pet cats roam free, that have not been neutered or spayed filling up the shelter system. Evey time there is a pet adoption at the local Petco or PetSmart, majority of the animals are cats and kittens.
And this is my opinion and I'm sticking to it. |