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Opposition sites

• National Animal Interest Alliance
• Genocide California Style AB 1634
• The Animal Council
• Opposition to AB 1634, CA Healthy Pets Act
• No On AB 1634 - No Mandatory Spay Neuter
• American Kennel Club - CA Spay/Neuter Action Center
• Save Our Dogs
• Dog Gone California
• Dog & Cat Owners Say No to AB 1634 Petition
• Big Paws Only: California Bill AB 1634 Manditory Spay Neuter law
• Classical Values
• American Kennel Club CA Spay/Neuter Action Center
• America Border Collie Association Letter In Opposition
• Cat Fanciers' Association
• California Federation of Dog Clubs
• The Cat Fancier's Association, Inc.
• Alley Cat Allies
• Cat Fanciers' Association - Oh yeah. And like the authors and supporters of the bill most of my discussion almost completely ignores cats. Every seen a cat get an obedience title? How is someone interested in healthy, sound, even tempered purebred cats supposed to meet the requirements? See more on the issues in regard to cats.

   

Information resources sites

• Position article from the International Association of Canine Professionals does a good job of summarizing the issues in one page.

• Shelter Statistics as reported to California Department of Health Services - a valuable collection from The Animal Council. The format is pdf so it will take some effort to make the figures useable in a spreadsheet, nevertheless the effort it must have take to create this resource is very significant and appreciated.

• Animal control statistics - Shelter trak is a step in the right direction. Unfortunately its information base has not been widely embraced so its statistics are limited. Nevertheless they are important because they show that there have been significant trends over time. This supports the need for current information. It is unfortunate that there is not better information on the reasons for shelter euthanasia as even a limited study can show how raw numbers don't tell the story.

• California shelter statistics - NAIA's shelter project collects shelter statistics. It offers a variety of charts to illustrate these statistics. Each chart includes the basis of the statistics. Try looking at county's with mandatory spay and neuter and then compare the chart to those without or overall California statistics. I wouldn't call it a win for mandatory spay and neuter.

• The Dark Side of Mandatory Licensing and Neuter Laws: Why Punitive Legislation Fails
  It is ironic. At a time when our dog trainers increasingly focus on the effectiveness of "positive training methods" we find so-called animal advocates ignoring the lesson and clamoring for punitive laws to achieve their goals. Have they learned nothing? This article looks at what works, and what fails. It suggests not continuing down the path of failure. From the No Kill Advocacy Center.

• What Can Statistics Do For You? by Richard Avanzino
  Bad information is not the basis for good law. Available shelter statistics in California range from excellent to poor to non-existent. Reliability is often an issue. This article explains the importance of good statistics to support effective decision making.

• U.S. Census Information for California Counties - a clickable map

Articles hosted on DogPlay:

• Dog-Play: The case against AB1634 - the main page arguing against AB1634
• Dog-Play: Arguing AB1634 Questions for Proponents - the information I've seen is incomplete and lacking in detail. How can we make such critical decisions with so little reliable information?
• DogPlay: Analysis of 3 July 2007 version of AB 1634 - many good people support this bill because they think they understand it, and its consquences. This analysis points out serious problem areas. I should also be clear that no amount of tweaking can make this bill functional, the basic flaw is that the mandatory nature of the the spay and neuter provisions with the significant fines attached will be responsible for many more deaths. It will not solve the problems of the shelters, that will require a different approach.
• Dog-Play: This is Success? - proponents of AB 1634 argue that mandatory spay and neuter will help solve the problem. It doesn't look like success to me.
• Dog-Play: Shelter Statistics Map 1994 - created by using a spreadsheet that related dogs processed by county to the human population in the county. It was sorted to create a high (2800+), medium (1500-2800), low range (0-1500) with roughly 1/3 of the counties in each range .
• Dog-Play: Shelter Statistics Map 2005 Created using the same range of dogs/100,000 population as the 1994 map to show changes in the rate at which dogs are processed compared to the population. Animated image showing change from 1994 to 2005.
• Dog-Play: Arguing AB1634 - Counterpoint - answering back the position of the proponents
• Dog-Play: Fiscal Effects of AB1634 - this one is going to cost more than it saves, by quite a lot.
• Dog-Play: Solutions to shelter populations
• Dog-Play: Act to oppose AB1634 - who to write to oppose AB 1634
• More Graphics for Bumper Stickers, Shirts and Buttons
• DogPlay: AB 1634 Breeds at Risk - discusses breeds that may become extinct because they cannot meet the criteria
• DogPlay: Letter to the Editor 1 - this solution will hurt more than it helps.
• DogPlay: Letter to the Editor 2 - even the article contents don't support the claim that mandatory spay and neuter "works."
• DogPlay: Letter to the Editor 3 - Why are we allowing the State to promote the purebred over the mixed breed?
• DogPlay: AB 1634 Opposition Links - this page
• DogPlay: AB 1634 Random thoughts and notes - not organized!

 

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