Riverside County pit bull sterilization ordinance moves forward

[XemaSab]

Riverside County supervisors want to crack down on pit bulls, requiring the dogs be fixed after they're 4 months old. But some say the proposed ordinance would unfairly target just one breed.

There are hundreds of pit bulls in the county animal shelters. Officials say they make up about 20 percent of all the dogs in there, and more often than not, that is their last stop.

"About 30 percent of our euthanasia is pit bulls, or pit bull-type breeds, and it's because they are very hard to place," said Kim McWhorter with Riverside County Animal Services.

Tuesday, Riverside supervisors took up an ordinance that would require all pit bulls more than 4 months old to be spayed or neutered. At the hearing, Brenda Knight, who is also a member of the Beaumont City Council, said she was the victim of a pit bull attack.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empire&id=9260775

[Wilms]

1. I'd recommend all dogs being fixed.

When we start to see a dog shortage we can change the rule.

[joeybee12]

2. Idiots...they need to require ALL dogs and ALL cats be sterilized...

Breeders will apply for exemptions...that's the way non-asshat counties do it.

[enlightenment]

3. All animals that are not part of registered, regulated

and regularly inspected professional breeding facilities (NOT puppy/kitten mills) should be sterilized. Not just pits - not just dogs.

[uppityperson]

4. I am curious how they are going to identify which dogs they will require to be sterilized.