Pure overpopulation isn't the real issue in my opinion, Most dogs at shelters are abandoned because they have bad habits that were not dealt with in training. So many are basically unruly individuals that are dumped, and their former owners just pick up another cute puppy somewhere. So until you can be sure only responsible people will be buying dogs you will have this problem. That is not possible to do via legislation.
IMHO until every local community offers very low cost or free spay/neuter, and also provides low cost or free training programs for new pet owners, those communites (or the state where the communities are located) need to stay away from passing unenforceable laws that restrict the constitutional rights of dog breeders. You can't legislate everything, laws simply don't solve problems like this but free or low cost services and education can help immensely.
Forgive my typos, blackberries are not conducive to making corrections lol. |