O.C. PLATFORM : Permits for Pets

The pet overpopulation problem is a terrible one, not only a humane problem that sees the killing of healthy young animals but a taxpayer problem because of the cost involved. (The proposed law) makes sense.

It would not apply to the professional breeder, who already has a breeder’s license. We support the breeder who’s genetically responsible and breeds infrequently. The strange thing is that the breeders oppose (the law), which is ridiculous since they’ll profit if we can keep people from indiscriminately breeding litters. I believe they’re thinking like the people who are against gun control: That if one little law gets through, other big ones will follow.

It’s the back-yard breeding we want to stop. If people want to have big litters, that’s what we want to prevent. What usually happens is a dog gets out and has a litter of mixed pups that nobody wants.