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Snip the Pit Ordinance in Manteca Being Considered
Pit Bull Law Adopted
UPDATE 09/03/08: Manteca city officials passed the mandatory pit bull sterilization law. Pit bull owners have another month to have their dogs spayed or neutered before they face fines and possible jail time under the new ordinance. The law, similar to the one passed in Ripon in 2006, requires pit bull breeds to be altered by the time they are eight weeks old.
08/19/08: 1st Reading Passes City Council
The Manteca City Council adopted the first reading of a municipal ordinance that would make spaying and neutering of pit bull breeds mandatory in the City of Manteca with one exception -- for breeding under strict conditions that require a city issued permit. If a second reading passes in two weeks, the law will go into effect in mid-October.
08/18/08: Can't Trust Owners to Act Responsibly
Manteca, CA - Following in the footsteps of San Francisco and Ripon, Manteca is debating a pit bull sterilization law. This ought to delight the organization called Chako that sued the City of San Francisco and lost after the city passed its pit bull ordinance. Chako held the opinion that the law was breed racist and that it violated the rights of people with disabilities. The judge disagreed.
California law still prohibits local ordinances from placing a ban on specific breeds. But it does allow breeds to be regulated, including requiring them to be sterilized. The result in Manteca's ordinance is an 8-page essay that that lays out how the city can demand the sterilization of pit bulls. City Attorney John Brinton has reviewed the measure and approved its language.
- Pit bull refers to any dog that is a Bull Terrier, Miniature Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, or any other dog displaying the physical traits of any one or more of the previously mentioned breeds...
- The only reasons a person may have a pit bull that isn't fixed include the pit bull being under eight weeks of age, if there is a high degree of suffering serious bodily harm or death due a physical abnormality based on a veterinarian certification who must also say...
- The first violation may result in the department impounding the pit bull and disposing of the pit bull in accordance with municipal ordinances or the owner may reclaim it by paying fees including the department's cost of having a veterinarian spay or neuter the dog...
- The second violation is a misdemeanor publishable by imprisonment in county jail for a period not to exceed six months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both. The second violation may result in impounding and destroying the pit bull.
Related articles:
06/23/08: CHAKO vs. The City and County of San Francisco
03/28/08: Pasadena Newspaper Supports Mandatory Pit Bull Sterilization
02/12/08: Pit Bull Attacks Prompt Concern in MantecaLabels: pit bull ordinance, spay/neuter
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Pasadena Newspaper Supports Mandatory Pit Bull Sterilization
Narrow But Smart Move
Pasadena, CA - The editorial board of the Pasadena Star-News gets frank and specific regarding the proposed breed-specific regulation to sterilize pit bulls in the city.
"Laws aimed at protecting public safety must deal with the plain facts of this world and not worry so much about appeasing a very few quibblers. Such is the case with one local city's proposed law mandating spaying and neutering of pit bull dogs." They point out that certain breeds have been trained for so long in one direction or another that certain traits have become literally inbred. Canine experts agree, for instance, that while some pit bulls are loving, an undeniable aggression has been purposely bred into them. Some pit bulls are what trainers call "dog-aggressive," they lash out only at animals. And some, through training or instinct, are "people-aggressive."
The editors at the Pasadena Star-News do not believe that pit bulls need to be eradicated entirely. That's going too far. But given the problems with attacking people and other pets they have caused locally, and the huge numbers of them abandoned at local animal shelters, they agree that a spay or neuter requirement for pit bulls is a prudent move for Pasadena.Labels: spay/neuter
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Shelter leader seeks pit bull sterilization
Shelter Leader Seeks Pit Bull Sterilization
Hamilton, OH - Leland Gordon, executive director of the Animal Friends Humane Society, is tired of watching dogs die, he is calling on local cities to pass ordinances requiring residents to spay or neuter their pit bulls. This weekend 15 pit bulls passed through the shelter.
"The husband and wife with two kids with the white picket fence in Butler County are not coming in to adopt pit bulls," he said. "It's next to impossible to get them adopted because most people do not want to adopt pit bulls because of their reputation." If they're not adopted, the animals are euthanized. Gordon pointed to San Francisco, where shelters took in a quarter fewer pit bulls after mandatory sterilization. Butler County Chief Dog Warden Julie Holmes agrees that the county has a pit bull problem.Labels: spay/neuter
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Arizona introduces mandatory spay/neuter law
January marks legislative season; numerous dog law proposals are sprouting up. The most recent comes from the state of Arizona, which seeks a mandatory spay/neuter law of companion pets. Once again the American Kennel Club issues a voice that supports backyard breeders instead of responsible breeders and dog owners. They state unequivocally (and falsely):
"If adopted, this unreasonable and unenforceable bill will have a profound negative impact not only upon responsible dog breeders in Arizona, but also upon all current and prospective dog owners." Once again, DogsBite.org has to wonder the goals behind such a stance -- exactly who gets harmed by a mandatory spay/neuter law that also enables legitimate breeders to continue their practice? Don't real dog breeders also dislike backyard breeders? The bill states the requirements for being a legitimate breeder, which hardly appear outlandish.
Only one of the following requirements is needed:- Proof of a business license and federal tax identification number as a dog or cat breeder (just as every other legitimate US business requires)
- Proof that the dog belongs to a recognized registry and meets show or title standards
- Proof that the dog is a working dog for law enforcement, fire agencies, or private sector working dog organizations
- Proof that the dog is actively used by law enforcement, fire agencies, or private sector working dog organizations for law enforcement, fire service, search and rescue or medical service activities, or is being raised or otherwise prepared for any of these purposes
- A letter from a licensed veterinarian stating that due to age, poor health, or illness it is unsafe to spay or neuter the animal
- Proof that the dog is used for herding or guarding livestock on property designated for ranching
- Proof that the dog or cat is temporarily in the state
- Proof that the dog or cat is being trained or used for any of the purposes permitted by the US Animal Welfare Act
- A written agreement to allow one male dog and one female dog per household to produce a single litter of offspring within one year after issuance of permit (pursuant to stringent health and care and conditions requirements).
If you are a "legitimate" dog breeder and cannot meet at least one of these requirements, you are clearly not a legitimate breeder nor ought you be considered a legitimate US business.Labels: spay/neuter
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