To Snip or Not to Snip (CA's Snip the Roamers Bill)

Today, the Assembly Appropriations Committee of California has approved the Senate Bill 250 or The Pet Responsibility Act otherwise known as the Snip the Roamers Bill and is practically just three steps away from being a law.

The bill, which seeks to reduce the pet overpopulation problem in California shall require dogs to be spayed or neutered unless their owner/guardian obtains an unaltered dog license when they license their animal. Likewise, all roaming cats should be spayed and neutered by their owner/guardian.

The state reportedly spends over $250 million dollars housing and euthanizing 1 million homeless dogs and cats each year. Because shelters for these homeless pets are not enough, over half of them are simply killed.

Owners, who may be cited for violating local or state laws may have their license revoked or be required to spay or neuter. That is of course, if the Snip the Roamers Bill gets passed.

The bill is highly controversial because opponents say that SB 250 requires owners of intact dogs to pay a new license fee or have their dogs sterilized. But according to supporters, the spaying or neutering pets is not mandatory and it is only for irresponsible pet owners whose pets have a tendency to roam which should be fixed.

Indeed, while some pet owners may see the whole law as another money-making venture (some would even say its cruelty to animals), proponents of the law feel that this is not only save the state millions of dollars by reducing the care and maintenance of homeless pets, it may also save your pet’s life.

The American Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has also said that spaying or neutering your pet may help prevent some behavioral problems, minimize your or your family's exposure to unfamiliar animals attracted to a female in heat, and extend your pet's life.

Studies have also shown that majority of dog or animal attacks are committed by pets who are not neutered or spayed. Spaying or neutering dogs often reduces aggressive tendencies.

Meanwhile, even if there is no law requiring pet owners to spay or neuter their pets, doing so is still the pet owner’s duty. Spaying or neutering your pet is part of responsible pet ownership and it would not only help save you thousands of dollars later on as it would prevent animal attacks, it would also help the state save its budget and have it used for more important things.

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