AB1634 Pup/Kitten statistics

The “no-kill” ethic is a matter of taking responsibility, instead of excusing the problem or hiding its consequences. In LA we are moving steadily in this direction. Over the past six years, our lost and homeless dog euthanasia rate has decreased 67 percent and our cat euthanasia rate has decreased 24 percent. In just the first five months of 2007, we#%92ve seen another 22 percent decrease in dog and cat euthanasia compared to the same period in 2006.

That#%92s the lowest number ever for a one-year period in LA since thorough record-keeping began

There are the heart-breaking cruelty cases that bring so many animals to our doors, and the added wrong of killing animals already victimized by callous or vicious behavior. On top of that, over 30 percent of the 46,000-plus dogs and cats the City takes in each year are actually relinquished – turned in – even after years living with a family, like old furniture donated to charity.

Caught between thousands of feral kittens and public pressure to limit the number of animals it puts down, Los Angeles animal shelters will for the first time restrict hours to drop off all unwanted pets.
The onset of kitten season - when thousands of stray cats across the city begin producing litters - has packed shelters so much that officials say they might have to kill more animals to make room.

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Gee I'm so glad you posted these facts.  It also says in there

The "no-kill” ethic is a matter of taking responsibility, instead of excusing the problem or hiding its consequences. In LA we are moving steadily in this direction. Over the past six years, our lost and homeless dog euthanasia rate has decreased 67 percent and our cat euthanasia rate has decreased 24 percent. In just the first five months of 2007, we've seen another 22 percent decrease in dog and cat euthanasia compared to the same period in 2006.

That's the lowest number ever for a one-year period in LA since thorough record-keeping began

There are the heart-breaking cruelty cases that bring so many animals to our doors, and the added wrong of killing animals already victimized by callous or vicious behavior. On top of that, over 30 percent of the 46,000-plus dogs and cats the City takes in each year are actually relinquished – turned in – even after years living with a family, like old furniture donated to charity.

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Caught between thousands of feral kittens and public pressure to limit the number of animals it puts down, Los Angeles animal shelters will for the first time restrict hours to drop off all unwanted pets.
The onset of kitten season - when thousands of stray cats across the city begin producing litters - has packed shelters so much that officials say they might have to kill more animals to make room.

Gee bill AB1634 take care of all those thousands of stray cats???

I'm sure you must have seen the statistics (not in that blog) on how many cats one pregnant cat can produce? Spay/neuter will decrease the birth rate, and therefore decrease the shelter intake rate.