PET NEUTER PLAN DRAWS SOME HOWLS INTENDED TO CUT SHELTER POPULATION, BILL WOULD CHARGE FOR BREEDING.Byline: MIKE ZAPLER MediaNews Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO -- Get Fido fixed or pay a hefty fine. A state lawmaker wants to force pet owners to 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. or 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. nearly all cats and dogs Cats and Dogs A slang term referring to speculative stocks that have short or suspicious histories for sales, earnings, dividends, etc. Notes: In a bull market analysts will often mention that everything is going up, even the cats and dogs. by the time they're four months old, part of an ambitious plan to reduce the hundreds of thousands of pets he says are euthanized at shelters in California each year. Owners who fail to comply face a $500 fine. The proposal, set to get its first legislative hearing in an Assembly committee today, would exempt only dogs and cats used for breeding by a licensed breeder, as well as guide and police dogs. The bill would "address the needless slaughter" of as many as 500,000 animals in California each year, said Assemblyman as·sem·bly·man n. A man who is a member of a legislative assembly. assemblyman Noun pl -men a member of a legislative assembly Noun 1. Lloyd Levine, D-Van Nuys, the author of the bill, AB 1634. "There has to be a better way." Few quibble QUIBBLE. A slight difficulty raised without necessity or propriety; a cavil. 2. No justly eminent member of the bar will resort to a quibble in his argument. with Levine's motive, but some critics say the bill would impose a financial hardship on hobbyist breeders, who would have to pay to obtain permits. The fees would be set by local jurisdictions, but permits could cost from $50 to $100 per animal, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Levine's office. "Who knows how much it'll cost," said Andrea Ansell, a small-scale breeder of Shih Tzus in the Sacramento area. "I think they're punishing the reputable breeders." Others accuse proponents of exaggerating the problem, and say the bill would deprive people of the right to breed a dog or cat they've grown to love. "If what (the proponents) are saying were true, you'd see dozens of dogs running around in packs without collars," said Bob Yarnall Jr., president of the American Canine Association. A former animal-control officer, Yarnall contends that most dogs euthanized at shelters are old or sick. "Responsible people should have the right to pursue their hobbies and interests. "It's their dog." For guidance in drafting his bill, Levine looked to Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz County is the name of two counties in the United States:
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