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Hello all,
This developement in California has futhered my
belief that it is time for all of us in the world of pure-bred dogs to start our
own legislation on the National level protecting our rights, and the rights of
all pet owners. I tend to look at the long term implications of laws such
as this, and it appears that much of the legislation that arises on spay and
neuter programs will eventually lead to a government
mandated extinction of the domestic dog and cat within the US, both
pure-breds and mixed breeds. California is just the lastest arena for this
debate on such a program.
Look at the number of endangered species in
the world, many of which got to their status because of human interference,
whether by over-hunting, habitat clearing, or other means. Short sited
individuals have always said "the ones that are left will produce more".
If this was true, how would any species ever go extinct. The truth is, a
mandatory spay/neuter program is no different than over-hunting a species to
extinction, or driving a species to extinction by taking away it's
habitat. All take overly large amounts of breeding stock out of a
population, and no animal species, wild or domestic, can sustain itself
without breeding.
What we need to strive for is a "Save our
Pets" national bill that prohibits comprehensive, mandatory spay and
neuter laws for all domestic dogs and cats in the US. A law that
protects our rights and our pets rights, but still allows for adoption
agencies and animal control facilities to require adopted animals be spayed or
neutered. It is up to us to make sure that future generations will be able
to know the love that a pet can give. We need to act now for California,
but we also need to act nationally for the rest of us.
Sincerely,
Kathleen
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