This is how we spayed and neutered 55 dogs and cats

Описание: In the Los Angeles City Department of Animal Services’s jurisdiction: all dogs and cats over four months of age within the City of Los Angeles must be spayed or neutered, with some exemptions.

If owners fail to comply: in the City of LA the ordinance states that violations are subject to fines starting at about US$100 (or more) and future violations may bring misdemeanor charges.

For Los Angeles County specifically, the ordinance spells out that a second violation may be a misdemeanor punishable by jail up to six months or a fine up to US$1,000, or both.

🤝 Access, Programs & Subsidies
The City offers two key subsidy/coupon programs: (1) a Discount Coupon for sterilization fees (covering some cost, $30-50) for up to three dogs and three cats and three rabbits per household.

A Free Certificate Program for qualifying low-income residents of the city.
Residents are limited to three spay/neuter certificates or coupons per species (dog, cat, rabbit) under the City’s program.

🐶🐱 Animal Welfare & Public-Impact Facts
The County states that its shelters receive approximately 35,000 animals each year (dogs + cats) in LA County.

Spaying/neutering contributes to multiple benefits: decreased reproductive disorders (e.g., pyometra, mammary tumors), reduced roaming, fighting, marking behavior.

The City law is explicitly intended to “decrease the number of abandoned and euthanized pets” by preventing unwanted litters.
Despite the laws, some commentary notes that enfo
rcement, access, and supply of low-cost clinics remain challenges — for example one blog noted that four years after the 2008 LA County law, numbers of euthanized dogs and cats had increased 15 % in some years, suggesting law alone isn’t sufficient without resources.

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