The snag here is that
altered cats require about a third less calories than unaltered ones.
Not exact matches
(4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (7), a contract entered into pursuant to subsection (1) shall
require the adopting person to leave with the animal control shelter or animal protection shelter, or a designee of the animal control shelter or animal protection shelter, a good faith deposit of at least $ 25.00 that indicates the person's intention to have the adopted dog,
cat, or ferret
altered within the time provided pursuant to subsection (2).
(8) A contract entered into pursuant to subsection (1) shall include a statement that if the terms of the contract are breached because a person adopting a dog,
cat, or ferret fails to have the animal
altered as
required in the contract, then the person agrees to pay liquidated damages of the greater of $ 100.00 or actual reasonable costs incurred by the animal control shelter or animal protection shelter to enforce the contract.
MEOW
requires that you sign a CONTRACT agreeing that you will NOT have the
cat's claws surgically
altered in any way, including laser surgery or tendonotomy.
For instance,
requiring shelters to
alter animals before adoption and to devote a substantial proportion of their annual animal control and shelter budgets (e.g., 10 - 20 %) to offering free spay / neuter services would do far more to help
cats and reduce pet overpopulation than
cat licensing and other punitive mandates.
Altering, taming and placing as many kittens and
cats as possible in homes and preventing further abandonment
requires broad based community efforts as well as cooperation among veterinarians, shelters and animal organizations.
The key concepts are: • All dogs over 4 months are
required to be licensed • All unaltered
cats over 6 months are
required to be licensed • No license is
required for
altered cats • Unaltered Animal Licenses in the unincorporated County
require a Veterinary Certificate
Yes, dogs over the age of six months and
cats over the age of five months are
required to be
altered.
An ordinance was proposed for the City of Pasadena, California, near Los Angeles that would
require all dogs, and
cats to be
altered by 4 months of age.
We must continue to insist that local shelters and animal control agencies
alter all
cats prior to adoption or
require a written sterilization agreement.