HEALTHY PETS ACT

California lawmakers are considering a bill to require that pets be spayed or neutered. Proponents point to the large number of animals that are euthanized each year, nearly half a million. While opponents attack the bill on two fronts, freedom of choice, and that the bill is racist, as some minorities can not afford to comply or pay the fine and will have to surrender their pets for destruction.

Breeders would need permits to keep their animals whole, and many have threatened to leave the state. The American Kennel Club opposes the bill and may move its national competition from the city of Long Beach. Service dogs (guide dogs) would be exempted.

This "Healthy Pets Act" has generated more response from voters than an assisted suicide bill tagged "Death With Dignity".

Here in Kodiak, we have a different approach to animal control, just consider the number of "dog on a stick" booths at Crab Festival. Ummmm.