SPAYING LAW GETS CITY'S PAW PRINTS.Byline: Daily News Holding kittens and puppies, Los Angeles city officials were joined by animal activists -- including television personality Bob Barker -- to witness the signing Tuesday of a measure requiring 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. their animals. Under the measure that will take effect in mid-April, owners of 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. will have to get their pets spayed spay tr.v. spayed, spay·ing, spays To remove surgically the ovaries of (an animal). [Middle English spaien, from Anglo-Norman espeier, to cut with a sword 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. by four months old. Exemptions will be made for owners with a veterinarian opinion that the procedure should be delayed. Pet owners can also avoid the requirement if they pay a $100 fee, purchase a license and have the animal microchipped. Animals that compete, are in rescue or service roles or that belong to registered breeders also are exempt. Any person violating the spay/neuter law will be cited, and could be subject to up to a $500 dollar fine or 40 hours of community service. Barker said it is a law he has long sought. "Now when I tell people to have their pet spayed or neutered, I can say, 'And, it's the law,'" Barker said. "This is the answer to the unwanted pet population and I hope that other cities follow the model of Los Angeles." CAPTION(S): photo Photo: City Councilman Richard Alarcon speaks to his Chihuahua, Corazon, during the free spay and neuter day at City Hall on Tuesday. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer |
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