Perhaps some study should be undertaken before such a draconian law is passed.. passing laws that you do not intend to enforce except on a complaint basis is arbitary and carpicious and DANGEROUS to our liberties.. such as they are...lws such as tis can be used in selective ways and tend to create "profiling" by person ( owner) and by breed or non breed. "Show animals" are fit to keep thir reproducitve organs while non show animals are not? Belonging to some "special club" allows you to be exempt from the law? Cross bred hunting dogs must be castrated.. no matter how good they are at their job? This is Bigotry and FORCE BY LAW of the taking of personal property with no reason other than the shelter is NOT placing as many dogs/cats as they should be. The dog at the shelter is NOT MY DOG... the father of the puppies is NOT MY INTACT DOG...so why should I be forced to cut off his testicles because of some one else?

If castration is what you want for your pet.. FINE have at it...I believe in it too.. I just don't want to be FORCED to have major surgery on my pet or be forced to join a club in order for my dog to stay as God made him.. he is 10 years old.. never had a litter.. and never will..

That is the "personal side" of the equation.. on the fiscal side.. NO county, city or township who have enacted a mandatory castration policy have ever had numbers of the COST of running the shelters decrease..

NONE

There is NO excuse for this shelter not to be placing more pets.. does your city hav a "pet limit"? if it does you have declared that you support the killing of animals.. Does you city have a trp/neuter /release program for feral cats.. or are they killed routinely? Does you town or county have a FREE castration clinic for ALL to use.. ?? look to the other ways to decrease numbers in the shelters.. before using the aniquated "the bad public causes all of our problems" route..