CITY LAUNCHES SPAY-AND-NEUTER PROGRAM FOR PETS.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer Los Angeles officials kicked off a spay-and-neuter program for pets on Tuesday, encouraging residents to take advantage of low-cost programs to reduce the overpopulation overpopulation Situation in which the number of individuals of a given species exceeds the number that its environment can sustain. Possible consequences are environmental deterioration, impaired quality of life, and a population crash (sudden reduction in numbers caused by of animals. ``We have way too many dogs and cats running wild in the city,'' City Councilwoman Jan Perry said. ``It is not fair to the animals, and it presents a danger to schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school and the elderly who are afraid to leave their homes for fear of being attacked.'' Pet owners can call (800) 772-9452 (SPAY spay v. To surgically remove the ovaries of an animal. spay, spey to remove the ovaries. See also ovariohysterectomy. spay hook see spay hook. 4LA) for information on the city's low-cost spay-and-neuter program. In addition, the city is working with two nonprofit groups, the Sam Simon Foundation and the Coalition for Pets and Public Safety, which have two mobile units available to spay and neuter neu·ter adj. 1. Having undeveloped or imperfectly developed sexual organs. 2. Sexually undeveloped. n. A castrated animal. v. To castrate or spay. neuter 1. pets. As part of the program, the city is also stepping up its licensing program, with canvassers visiting various neighborhoods around the city. Dog licenses are $10 for those which have been spayed or neutered neu·ter adj. 1. Grammar a. Neither masculine nor feminine in gender. b. Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs. 2. a. and $100 for those animals that have not been altered. Animal Services Director Jerry Greenwalt said there were some 140,000 animals now licensed in the city. Greenwalt, who has been subject to protests and demonstrations by animal activists, said he hoped to see the city move closer to a no-kill policy on animals by encouraging more spay and neutering. ``We don't want to euthanize euthanize see euthanatize. any animal,'' Greenwalt said. ``We are trying to see them all adopted. Unfortunately, we aren't able to do that with all animals.'' Rick Orlov, (213) 978-0390 rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com |
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