While I am a huge, huge proponent of getting animals fixed, requiring ALL cats and dogs to be spayed sounds awfully strict. What about breeders, or people who show their purebred dogs? (AKC shows and agility trials require un-fixed dogs.) I would absolutely support a bill that required spaying and neutering AND required breeders to have permits.
I second what weirdlilfaechild wrote - many service dog training organizations use shelter dogs, a practice which I very much support. I've read (one opinion, anyway) that mutts actually make better guide dogs than purebreds because of their mixed breeding - many of them get the good characteristics of various strains without some of the drawbacks.
Some guide dog organizations certainly do breed their own strains of dogs, e.g. Fidelco in Connecticut, but I'm sure they could apply to get exemptions for their breeding dogs. Regular guide dogs, however, should certainly be spayed and neutered, just like pet dogs.
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Date: 2007-04-29 01:38 am (UTC)I second what
Some guide dog organizations certainly do breed their own strains of dogs, e.g. Fidelco in Connecticut, but I'm sure they could apply to get exemptions for their breeding dogs. Regular guide dogs, however, should certainly be spayed and neutered, just like pet dogs.