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This is a very, very scary law that has been proposed here in CA. I'm surprised no one is talking about it.
http://www.saveourdogs.net/index.html
AB 1634 mandates spay/neuter of all dogs (and cats) over four months of age with some exceptions.
* Industrial breeders are exempt. If you aren't cranking out enough puppies to need a business license and Federal and State tax id numbers, you are done.
* No automatic exemption for AKC, UKC, or ADBA. Those of you who thought you got a pass are now in the boat with everyone else, dependent on the whims of your local animal control agency
* So you want to try to keep your puppy intact. To qualify for a permit he/she must have been shown within the past two years at a venue approved by your local animal control agency. It's a four month old puppy. Who shows baby puppies?!
* Police dogs and guide dogs would be exempt...once they are fully trained. The baby puppies that might grow up to be police dogs or guide dogs must be spayed or neutered. The young adults in training must be spayed or neutered also. What happens when they are "documented as having been trained"? Do their parts grow back somehow?
* Where do police dogs and guide dogs come from? Their parents must be spayed or neutered. Guess they come from the State approved puppy-mills.
* You jump through all the hoops and manage to keep your once-in-a-lifetime ideal bitch intact for a few years. You retire her from competition to let her be a mother. Two years later you must spay her because she hasn't competed in two years.
* Working stock dog? No exemptions. They are history.
USA has issued a letter of protest:
http://www.germanshepherddog.com/documents/070330-RoetemeyerAB1634Statement.pdf
Please visit the link above. This is a frightening piece of legislation that will eliminate responsible breeding in California.
http://www.saveourdogs.net/index.html
AB 1634 mandates spay/neuter of all dogs (and cats) over four months of age with some exceptions.
* Industrial breeders are exempt. If you aren't cranking out enough puppies to need a business license and Federal and State tax id numbers, you are done.
* No automatic exemption for AKC, UKC, or ADBA. Those of you who thought you got a pass are now in the boat with everyone else, dependent on the whims of your local animal control agency
* So you want to try to keep your puppy intact. To qualify for a permit he/she must have been shown within the past two years at a venue approved by your local animal control agency. It's a four month old puppy. Who shows baby puppies?!
* Police dogs and guide dogs would be exempt...once they are fully trained. The baby puppies that might grow up to be police dogs or guide dogs must be spayed or neutered. The young adults in training must be spayed or neutered also. What happens when they are "documented as having been trained"? Do their parts grow back somehow?
* Where do police dogs and guide dogs come from? Their parents must be spayed or neutered. Guess they come from the State approved puppy-mills.
* You jump through all the hoops and manage to keep your once-in-a-lifetime ideal bitch intact for a few years. You retire her from competition to let her be a mother. Two years later you must spay her because she hasn't competed in two years.
* Working stock dog? No exemptions. They are history.
USA has issued a letter of protest:
http://www.germanshepherddog.com/documents/070330-RoetemeyerAB1634Statement.pdf
Please visit the link above. This is a frightening piece of legislation that will eliminate responsible breeding in California.
