Dear Editor:
Caring people around the world applaud Mexico City officials for passing a progressive and compassionate law that requires dogs and cats to be spayed or neutered and microchipped (AP).
Spaying and neutering are the keys to curbing the animal overpopulation crisis that results in suffering, homelessness, and death.
This law will help prevent countless dogs and cats from being born only to end up on the streets, where they starve or are killed by cars (and where dogs form packs that have fatally attacked human residents); in the hands of abusive or neglectful people; or in animal shelters, where many dogs and cats must be euthanized for lack of homes. Mandatory microchipping will help reunite lost animals with their families and ensure that people who abuse or neglect their animals can be identified and held accountable.
Dogs and cats pay with their lives because there are too many animals and too few good homes. It’s only right that breeders should pay fines if they ignore the law and insist on worsening the animal overpopulation crisis.
Let’s hope many other cities follow Mexico City’s example by passing their own spay/neuter and microchipping ordinances. To learn more, visit www.PETA.org.
Sincerely,
Teresa Chagrin
Animal Care & Control Specialist
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Norfolk, VA 23510
