Poll: Should St. Louis Require Pet Owners To Spay, Neuter & Microchip Their Pets?
Dogs & cats are getting caught in political debates lately in St. Louis.
One attempt to control the animal population is Board Bill 107. From July:
The bill, introduced by Central West End Alderman Lyda Krewson, comes as part of a citywide effort to reform animal control laws and crack down on the owners of thousands of city strays overwhelming the region’s animal shelters.
Yet, in the same meeting of the Health and Human Services Committee, aldermen narrowly rejected sending $250,000 in taxpayer donations to the city’s nonprofit dog shelter, Stray Rescue — a move that threatens the already rocky relationship between the city and the nonprofit’s founder, Randy Grim. (STLtoday.com)
The bill stalled at the Board of Aldermen before they went on summer recess. Â From September 21st:
​A bill under consideration in the St. Louis Board of Aldermen could make St. Louis one of the most restrictive cities in the nation when it comes to owning cats and dogs.
Board Bill 107 would require all pet owners to spay or neuter their dogs and cats and microchip them for identification. Those who don’t want to sterilize their pets would be assessed a fee of $200 per year. (RFT)
I’m not a pet owner so I’m not directly impacted. Still I thought this was a good topic for a weekly poll. Â Vote in the poll in the right sidebar. Results will be published on Wednesday Oct 12, 2011.
– Steve Patterson