Current Spay-and-Neuter Ordinances
The following is a list of communities that have either mandated spaying and neutering, instituted differential licensing, or placed restrictions on breeding.
The following states require mandatory spaying or neutering of all animals adopted from animal shelters:
| Arizona Arkansas California Connecticut District of Columbia Florida Georgia Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts | Michigan Missouri Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Dakota Oklahoma Rhode Island Texas Virginia West Virginia |
Urgent Alerts
Take Action After Dog Is Mauled to Death at OKC Shelter
Take action today by demanding an independent investigation by an unbiased (non-animal–related) auditing agency into policies and practices at OKCAW and by urging city leaders to require that the facility accept all companion animals taken to it.
