"Mandatory spay" refers to a requirement or rule that says it is necessary to sterilize or neuter certain animals, usually pets like dogs or cats.
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This is language used frequently when a breed discriminatory
mandatory spay neuter law is being discussed.
Areas
with mandatory spay - and - neuter laws have reported a significant reduction in the number of animals who are taken to their facilities and subsequently euthanized.
Many places do not have breed
discriminatory mandatory spay / neuter laws, but they do have community out reach and education, and they still see the same results.
Push mandatory spay / neuter - any dogs that were not registered breeding dogs would fall into this requirement.
Even ownership restrictions
like mandatory spay - neuter legislation and breed - specific bans come from a desire to protect society from perceived threats coupled with a lack of knowledge about contributing factors.
It will only be
through mandatory spay / neuter and appropriate vaccination of animals before adoption that meaningful change is made over time.
It is less certain that community -
wide mandatory spay / neuter laws are effective in addressing pet overpopulation.
The only way to stop euthanasia is to stop puppy mills, breeders, and irresponsible guardians from bringing more dogs and cats into a world that does not offer them the chance for a home — and the only way to do that is by
passing mandatory spay - and - neuter legislation and implementing a full - scale ban on breeding.
RAIN - Rescue Animals in Need was formed in 2010 by a group of dedicated volunteers who wished to reduce the number of homeless and endangered pets through public education and proper vet care of all of their animals
including mandatory spay / neuter of all RAIN pets.
Moreover, there are conflicting reports on the impact of mandatory ordinances, specifically reports regarding euthanasia rates and animal control costs achieved in communities that have
enacted mandatory spay / neuter.
This begs the question, how can the city of Tulsa do a better job at enforcing its
own mandatory spay / neuter law?
If there was a service that would come catch them and take them to be fixed, I'd even pay a small courtesy fee, but not
even mandatory spay / neuter is going to do much for the wild population that's already a problem.
I urge you no matter where you live to write, call, email your county commissioners or administrator and ask them to be PROACTIVE and
make mandatory spay - neuter the law in your county.
The HSUS cautions against spending time and resources
considering mandatory spay / neuter legislation when there is a necessary and effective path — one that will get us closer to building more humane communities and ending the euthanasia of healthy animals in shelters.
Las Vegas, where I used to live, has an extremely
successful mandatory spay and neuter law for all dogs and cats, as well as very widespread and aggressive low - cost spay and neuter programs.
They did it all
without mandatory spay / neuter laws, breed specific laws, anti-tethering laws or pet limit laws.
Underfunded mandatory spay neuter laws punish pet owners and ultimately lead to higher shelter intake numbers and more pets killed.
The CFHS report identified many actions that communities can take to implement accessible spay / neuter across Canada, including all shelters
incorporating mandatory spay / neuter programs for their adoptive animals, veterinary medical associations working with community stakeholders to identify barriers within their current regulations, and municipalities investing directly in spay / neuter initiatives.
While mandatory spay / neuter laws sound like a good idea, the reality is that in practice, in those communities which have passed such laws — and there are many of them — killing has not decreased, but rather increased.
It should be noted some studies have
established mandatory spay / neuter laws have not reduced shelter intake and euthanasia rates, that it is preferable to have government funded voluntary spay / neuter services together with aggressive adoption programs.