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California
OKs forced sterilization of pit bulls
Law allows cities to limit breeding of potentially
dangerous dogs
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9624136/
 SAN
FRANCISCO - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
signed a law Friday that allows cities to force
the sterilization of potentially dangerous dog
breeds such as pit bulls.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom had asked for
a new law to allow greater city control over the
animals following a series of fatal incidents,
including a pit bull mauling in June of a 12-year-old
San Francisco boy.
“This bill will make our streets and homes
safer from aggressive dogs produced by irresponsible
breeders and provide help to cities and counties
with animal shelters that are overpopulated with
dog breeds that people are afraid to adopt,”
said state Sen. Jackie Speier, the bill sponsor.
The measure repeals a previous law that prevented
local governments from targeting specific breeds
for mandatory sterilization.
In anticipation of the statewide law, a San Francisco
city legislator has already proposed new local
sterilization rules that could take effect next
year.
The issue has generated thousands of angry communications
from pit bull lovers, legislative aides say.
Pit bulls accounted for about a third of the more
than 200 fatal dog attacks in the United States
from 1979 to 1998, according to a study by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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