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Neutering Bill Ruffles Feathers

Calif. legislation would require owners to 'fix' cats and dogs

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(Newser) – Legislation that would require Californians to "fix" their cats and dogs has captured the state's attention, inspiring more more controversy than any other measure this year, including an assisted-suicide bill. TV legend Bob Barker backs the spay/neuter bill, but groups like the American Kennel Club don't want the state involved, the LA Times reports.

The legislation aims to reduce the number of pets euthanized every year at taxpayer expense, which currently tops 450,000. And opponents have their own celebrity spokesman: the owner of the current Lassie. The assemblyman who introduced the bill says it's a matter of being humane: "We should not be killing 500,000 dogs and cats per year. That is a tragedy."

Lillie the dog lies next to Tahoe the cat Friday, July 6, 2007, in Victoria, Texas. Ever since the kitten was found under the hood of Eunice Collins' running Chevrolet Tahoe a few weeks ago, he's been feeding from the unusually cooperative longhaired dachshund. Tahoe feeds in the morning, at...
Lillie the dog lies next to Tahoe the cat Friday, July 6, 2007, in Victoria, Texas. Ever since the kitten was found under the hood of Eunice Collins' running Chevrolet Tahoe a few weeks ago, he's been...   (Associated Press)
Legendary game show host Bob Barker gestures during the taping of his final episode of
Legendary game show host Bob Barker gestures during the taping of his final episode of "The Price Is Right" in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. Barker was a winner himself going into Friday night's...   (Associated Press)
Legendary game show host Bob Barker, 83, leaves the set after taping his final episode of
Legendary game show host Bob Barker, 83, leaves the set after taping his final episode of "The Price Is Right" in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)   (Associated Press)
Young girl walks dog, large in foreground.
Young girl walks dog, large in foreground.   (Index Open)
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