I think it’s a good thing. I agree that most of those that are irresponsible in the first place won’t get their dog licensed nor will they get them spayed/neutered. However there are all sorts of things we can say that about, irresponsible people are going to do it their way anyway, so I’m still for it. I think they will definitely get more people spaying/neutering their pets with the ordinance than without.
I can see your point Nazir and agree to a certain extent. I disagree because not having animals spayed/neutered is costing the state/city/county (which ever) money. It’s causing more animals to end up in shelters. Docking or not docking doesn’t really affect the number of animals in shelters therefore causing the state/city/county to dish out money to take care of them. I just don’t they they’d be concerned with the fact of whether someone is docking their puppies tails or not when it doesn’t effect them. But at the same time I can see people(the ones who want to stop declawing, docking etc.) seeing it as a step forward, a step towards being able to say what we can and can’t do to/with our pets. I can see them almost using this as a reason to push more, if they can make them have their pets fixed they can make them stop docking their tails.
Hmm…I guess just because something seems great doesn’t mean its not going to cause other problems. I guess I'm still for it though, I hate going to shelters and seeing those little faces looking at me.
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