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Originally Posted by Maximo  Our county does have a much higher fee for the required rabies licenses for un-neutered pets. It does not seem to deter people in this area.
There are many places in this country where many exotic animals do not require licensing, or it is really easy to get. I think it would be an uphill battle to make it harder for people to have a dog or cat. |
We have a slightly elevated fee for licensing of unaltered pets, too. Truthfully though, it's minuscule when compared to the costs of picking up and euthanizing the thousands upon thousands of pets that are allowed to breed willy nilly.
I suppose that some people would just avoid licensing an unaltered dog if the fee was raised. I don't know what the answer is. Higher vet fees, random animal control checks, banning of pets for sale ads on craigs list, higher fees on puppy finder...the only thing I know that routinely gets people's attention is taking money from their pockets.