AB 1634 Kills Pets
AB 1634 will not work and will only cause more problems for the State of California.
Similar forced spay/neuter laws have failed and subsequently been repealed following sharp increases in shelter intakes, higher euthanasia rates, skyrocketing animal control costs, and unprecedented reductions in voluntary pet licensing and rabies vaccines.
Unintended consequences following enactment of forced spay/neuter laws:
| SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA | |
| Dog euthanasia | Up 200% |
| Cat euthanasia | Up 86% |
| Dog licensing | Down 35% |
LOS ANGELES, CA | |
| Animal Control expenses | Up 269% |
| Dog licensing | Down |
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL | |
| Animal Control expenses | Up 75% |
| Shelter intakes | Up |
| Euthanasia rates | Up |
FORT WORTH, TX: Repealed | |
| Licensing | Down |
| Rabies vaccinations | Down |
| Rabies cases in City | Up |
AURORA, CO | |
| Animal Control expenses | Up 75% |
| Shelter intakes | Up |
| Euthanasia rates | Up |
| Licensing | Down |
CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ | |
| Euthanasia rates | Up |
| Breeder permitting | Failed |
KING COUNTY, WA | |
| Animal control expenses | Up 75% |
| Licensing | Down |
CAPITOLA, CA | |
| Licensing | Down |
| Funding | Down |
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD: Repealed | |
| Licensing | Down 50% |
AB 1634 undermines proven successful programs.
The number of dogs impounded in California has been falling dramatically for decades – down 86% over the past 30 years — because local agencies utilize programs that work: Pet owner education, enforcement of “at large” and leash laws, and subsidized free or low-cost spay/neuter services. NONE of these programs are state funded under AB 1634.
Animal population issues must be resolved at a local level, not state level.
AB 1634 will blanket all 58 counties in California with a mandate to enact expensive enforcement and government permit bureaucracies – regardless of local needs, necessity or desire.
Arbitrary and expensive government permits will eliminate guide dogs, police K9s, and working dogs.
Exemptions under AB 1634 for mixed breed cats and dogs are illogical and impossible to meet. As a result, police dogs, search and rescue dogs, service dogs for the blind and disabled, and working stock dogs serving California’s $6 billion livestock industry will be wiped out in one generation.
AB 1634 is poorly designed, cannot be successfully enforced and will be extremely costly to administer.
AB 1634 will harm animals, punish millions of responsible pet owners, cost taxpayers billions, and increase the both the abandoned pet population and euthanasia rates across the state.
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