Las Vegas Implements Spay-and-Neuter Law

Published by PETA Staff.
< 1 min read

Yesterday, Sin City’s angelic new law requiring residents to spay or neuter their animal companions went into effect!

 

Dog and Cat

 

Put forth by local animal defenders to help nip the companion animal overpopulation crisis in the bud, the new city ordinance mandates spaying or neutering—and microchipping—of all dogs and cats who are more than 4 months old. Those who violate the new ordinance will face a misdemeanor charge that carries a $225 fine for first-time offenders.

No doubt, the new ordinance means that many Vegas residents will no longer gamble on letting Fluffy have “just one litter,” so there will be fewer puppies and kittens flooding area animal shelters or being dropped off on dusty roads to fend for themselves. And mandatory microchipping means that animal shelter employees and veterinarians will be better able to reunite people and their lost dogs and cats.

Surely I won’t be the only one singing “Viva Las Vegas” today.

Written by Karin Bennett

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