Texas: Dallas City Council Considering Mandatory Spay or Neuter Ordinance!

Please Contact the City Council Today!

The Dallas City Council plans to consider a mandatory spay and neuter ordinance as early as Wednesday, June 18.  Sportsmen must take action now in order to prevent this draconian ordinance from being approved.

The proposed mandate is being sought by radical animal “rights” and anti-hunting organizations and is an affront to our hunting heritage and private property rights.  With very limited exceptions, this measure requires every dog older than six months to be spayed or neutered.  Owners hoping to breed their dogs at some point during their lives would be required to apply annually for an "intact" permit referred to as a “breeding permit” costing $500.  Permits will not be issued for any dogs that are not of a pure breed recognized by a national breed registry such as the American Kennel Club.

This legislation threatens to keep hunters and other dog owners from making decisions based upon their own personal circumstances. It will prevent many hunters from continuing the tradition of occasionally breeding their favorite dog in order to provide other hunters with good dogs and defray some of the costs associated with caring for their animals. From a financial perspective, the annual $500 permit fee discriminates against hunters with limited budgets. 

City officials are claiming that this mandate is being considered because there is a crisis associated with pet overpopulation.  Of course, the City could implement policies that do not violate private property rights and threaten traditional sportsmen practices by simply establishing a voluntary spay and neuter program and funding it.  In addition to honoring our basic rights, this would be a more efficient and cost effective approach than dramatically expanding the city’s bureaucracy, as the current proposal contemplates.

Please contact the Mayor, the City Manager, the City Attorney, and each member of the Dallas City Council (primarily Districts 1 and 4) and respectfully urge them to oppose any proposal mandating that dogs be spayed or neutered by their owners. 

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