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PB County OKs 'Spay Or Pay' Pet Ordinance
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june262004
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PB County OKs 'Spay Or Pay' Pet Ordinance
This is an old article. This has been approved and went in to effect today.
I am all for this. They aren't saying people can't breed. They are saying it should be regulated!!
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Palm Beach County Commissioners initially approved a measure Tuesday that would force pet owners to spay or neuter their dogs and cats or specially register them with the county and pay a fee.
The controversial ordinance is intended to reduce the number of unwanted animals killed at the county's animal shelter; but dog breeders and organizations like the American Kennel Club said the measure punishes responsible pet owners and encourages residents not to license their pets.
Despite the controversy, commissioners voted 6-1 in favor of the law during a commission meeting Tuesday.
If adopted, the proposed measure allows pet owners to opt out of the mandatory sterilization by registering the animal with the county and paying a $75 fee. The owner would also have to sign a contract stating that they would not breed the animal.
According to the proposition, breeders can waive the $75 fee for two animals if they register within 90 days, but they can only breed two litters a year and must provide the names and contact information of people who buy their pets.
Elderly and sickly animals may be exempt from the ordinance, WPBF News 25 reported.
Advocates of the new law said they hope it will help to save some of the nearly 13,000 animals euthanized every year in Palm Beach County. More than 84,000 dogs and cats have been euthanized in the county since 2000, WPBF reported.
"It is killing animals, and I don't want to have to see us as human beings killing our best friends," Palm Beach County Commissioner Burt Aaronson said Tuesday.
Proponents of the ordinance said a similar one in Monroe County resulted in a dramatic reduction in euthanized animals.
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LifeIsGreat
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Re: PB County OKs 'Spay Or Pay' Pet Ordinance
Responsible breeders would never breed twice a year, a backyard breeder will, so I do not see where this law changes anything, the law is allowing two litters per year. That is all a dog can do anyway. This law makes no sense, changes nothing.
In NYC there is a mandatory spay/neuter law if you reside in public housing (NYCHA) but it is not enforced. What good is law if it is not enforced. It is estimated 7-12 million pit bulls and pit bull mixes are put to death annually in the United States, not because they are dangerous but rather they are in abundance.
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Gertyrae
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Re: PB County OKs 'Spay Or Pay' Pet Ordinance
Posted by LifeIsGreat
Responsible breeders would never breed twice a year, a backyard breeder will, so I do not see where this law changes anything, the law is allowing two litters per year. That is all a dog can do anyway.
Actually, that's not true...a dog can have up to six litters per year. Some dogs go into heat more than twice a year - my friends dog is not spayed (I've argued till blue in the face) and she goes into heat every two months...not every six months.
As far as the law is concerned, if it helps to prevent even one extra litter of unwanted puppies I guess it's a good thing...
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LifeIsGreat
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Re: PB County OKs 'Spay Or Pay' Pet Ordinance
I suggest your friend take her dog to a vet for examination as to why she has abnormal heat cycles. Dogs can give birth twice a year, cats three.
I would also send her information on pyometria.
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LifeIsGreat
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Re: PB County OKs 'Spay Or Pay' Pet Ordinance
Posted by Gertyrae
Actually, that's not true...a dog can have up to six litters per year. Some dogs go into heat more than twice a year - my friends dog is not spayed (I've argued till blue in the face) and she goes into heat every two months...not every six months.
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Dogs cycle twice per year, cats three. I suggest your friend take her dog to a vet as these are abnormal cycles. I would also send her information on pyometria. If your friend resides in the 5 boroughs of NYC I will arrange free spay for the dog.
Most female dogs have two estrous cycles yearly. That might make you think their cycles are six months long, but they're not. They have two cycles that last about a month, about six months apart. For ten months out of the year, the average female dog's ovaries are pretty much shut down. As far as female hormones go, they aren't producing any more than a neutered male dog during these quite periods. That's why dogs who have had complete ovario-hysterectomies (complete removal of ovaries and uterus) are not likely to need hormone replacment therapy.
Each cycle consists of three parts: the "coming-in", the "being-in", and the "going-out", also known as pro-estrus, estrus and metestrus. Each part lasts about seven to nine days on average. The female is fertile and receptive to the male only during the middle part or estrus, despite the fact that she is attractive to a male throughout the entire cycle.
During pro-estrus, the vulva (outside female parts) begins to swell, and a bloody discharge develops but the female is far from ready. Unfortunately, many inexperienced owners equate this bloody discharge phase with the entire cycle. They mistakenly assume that once the bleeding stops the cycle is over and it's safe. That's the time when the female is becoming receptive and fertile.
If day 1 is the first day of bloody discharge then day 9 is the day the dog can become pregnant.
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