San Antonio is now at it - Page 2

What do you mean by that  Mr Real Man Texas?   go to San Antonio, then and knock on that attorneys door and explain to him   my dog is my dog, not Texas' dog...and where do you live ....?????? Dallas, Houston or galveston  mr South texan    Are you my DA from Houston.....maybe if you are, I made a believer out of ya........hmmmmmmmminteresting............and a lot of gun totin' real men here, also....

Here is an article about the new ordinance in Wonder Beach:

http://www.ocregister.com/news/council-beach-program-1838848-dogs-huntington

You can't judge a state by one idiot.

I guess everyone must be vocal...send e-mails, write snail mail, call your representatives...or else you will lose your rights to your own property.....I can hear the rationale...'dog ownership is a privilege, not a right'...but what right does someone else have to tell us what to do with something we own...I think Yellowrose is not too far off...yes it would suck for us dog folks to be told what we can or can't do with our animal...but the real issue is property rights...also whomever that was that said 'we all get punished'...whatever happened to 'innocent until proven guilty'?? I know that's a farce in the courts because law is a game where the baddest lawyer wins, and money talks....but are our legislators really ready to concede that we the people have no rights, period? I don't know,folks, but I think this is a slippery slope we're teetering on, and if we let them have our dogs testicles, ours will be next! (& ovaries, too!!!) jackie osborne

You are so right...try getting some help with medical needs if you have no insurance and no doctor....cant get food stamps because a doctor has to say you cant work,,,,cant get a doctor if you have no money enought to pay 150.00 for a first visit, and then, you cant get a doctor to see you period when they find out you have no previous doctor , no records,,,,only workmans comp from the last 16 years of hundreds of denials...and fighting to get seen  when Cna , the carrier doesnt pay the bill on time.......

No help for a 39 year old man, and waiting on ss board hearing because turn down 3 times...hes not spelling his name right nor does he live in the right house. , nor does he have the right parents.....hes not a minority so he cant qualify........

but they can spent thousands of dollars worring about the spaying and neutering of dogs and cats.....and prosecuting people for not doing it....something wrong in Texas.....stinks to the Governors mansion all the way.....

i read the article from the oc register. some people see forced spay/neuter as the only solution to pet overpopulation, but i still don't like the "forced" part. i don't have a better plan though. if someone is letting their dog/cat breed indiscriminately, well, i doubt they'd step up to pay a fine or even admit the animal is theirs. maybe huntington beach is the first city to adopt this ordinance, but la county has just this year (i believe) required spay/neuter and microchipping. if not neutered, the license fee is lots higher. shelters and pounds have low cost or free clinics for poorer people, so price shouldn't be a big factor. i think yellowrose is right about the emphasis on our animals as opposed to caring for the neediest of our people. a civilized society should be able to care (in the most basic ways) of both. i don't like the idea that small breeders would be shut out of the game. there are some very good small or hobby (not puppy mill or "bybs") breeders. pet owners/breeders who feel strongly about these laws need to get on the horn and talk to their reps in their twons or states. these laws spread bit by bit til they cover just about everywhere.

Huntington Beach is a cazy on their thinking. 1st they have a animal shelter in the city, but any animal picked up in the city is transported over 20 miles to another shelter where they have a contract  for the shelter. The surrounding cities use the shelter in HB. They do have Dog Beach, However, constanly fighting to keep it open for the dogs.  i wonder what they plan on doing for Dog Beach with the owners who bring their dogs in from other cities who are not.

Here's what really kills me:

The California Spay Neuter Ordinance was finally defeated because there was proof that in Santa Cruz County, the law has NOT saved the taxpayers any money AND the number of dogs in shelters has NOT decreased!!  The asshole who authored & championed the bill had cited Santa Cruz county as the "shining example" of why state wide legislation should be passed.  Turns out his "facts & figures" were, hmmm, shall we say skewed??????  At the eleventh hour, the report with the actual cold hard facts surfaced.  After that, major groups such as California Veterinary Medical Association withdrew their support, and the jackass politician realized he couldn't win  & withdrew his bill.  So now, what are all these other California municipalities citing as proof of much money will be saved & how so many fewer puppies would have to die?  THE SAME REPORT!!!!