CA AB 1634 PASSES COMMITTEE ON PARTISAN VOTE, 4/24/07

It's partly the BSL and partly the proof of alteration. In this county the license fee is significantly higher for an intact animal, and they won't accept anything other than actual proof. I do drop off bags of food a couple of times a year to ease my conscience about not paying the fee.
 
Our dogs don't get out and don't go to dog parks etc. Animal control around here isn't in the habit of stopping people as they are walking and asking for tags. They have far more serious problems to deal with.
 
The vet should be able to make a rabies exception for your cat. And really I doubt your landlord will ask for renewals of the licenses every year.

I always license.  I figure it is one more proof of ownership.  It keeps me in compliance with the law.  It is one more form of identification.  It also provides funding for the dogs who are not cared for, to house pets while owners are looking for them and to deal with unwanted animals.  Those services need to be provided, even if we dont like the fact dogs and cats are destroyed each year due to lack of homes.

I always license. I figure it is one more proof of ownership. It keeps me in compliance with the law. It is one more form of identification. It also provides funding for the dogs who are not cared for, to house pets while owners are looking for them and to deal with unwanted animals. Those services need to be provided, even if we dont like the fact dogs and cats are destroyed each year due to lack of homes.

Bingo, very good points.......

License fees provide part of the funding for animal shelters.

People on here who claim they would never lose a pet are playing a risky game, unless one keeps their dogs locked up 24/7 and never takes them anywhere.

Is the only reason you guys don't because you're worried that because they are pits and chows, the city or state can easily find you if/when they ban these breeds?  Or are there other reasons not to license?

 
It's mainly a BSL issue for me...but it's also a "It's none of their dang business what kind of dogs I have" issue.
 
 

I always license.  I figure it is one more proof of ownership.  It keeps me in compliance with the law.  It is one more form of identification. 

 
Rabies tags, ID tags, and microchips are all great forms of ID and are proofs of ownership. As for complying with the law...well, I personally don't see the need to comply to a law that can only be used against me.
 
 

 It also provides funding for the dogs who are not cared for, to house pets while owners are looking for them and to deal with unwanted animals.  Those services need to be provided, even if we dont like the fact dogs and cats are destroyed each year due to lack of homes.

All but one of my dogs are rescues, and all of my future dogs will probably be shelter dogs. I donate to the kill shelter I got two of my dogs from. Works just as well, without me having to register my dogs with the city.[]
 

 
People on here who claim they would never lose a pet are playing a risky game, unless one keeps their dogs locked up 24/7 and never takes them anywhere.

 
I never claimed that my dogs would never ever get lost no matter what- obviously I have no way of knowing that. Just that the other forms of identification I use are just as good, if not better, than city licenses.
 
 
I'm not saying that no one should ever license their dog, by any means- just that as long as it doesn't prevent the dog from being vaccinated, people should not be condemned for NOT licensing their dogs...since places with BSl have PROVEN that they will use that information to find, seize, and kill people's pets.

It's mainly a BSL issue for me...but it's also a "It's none of their dang business what kind of dogs I have" issue.

 
 
How are things going to be different then when you try to run a rescue?
That's the part that eludes me, your point is well taken, but why not license now, but later you will?

How are things going to be different then when you try to run a rescue?
That's the part that eludes me, your point is well taken, but why not license now, but later you will?

 
Again, as I stated before, at that point I will HAVE to do it- if only because I'll be dealing with adopters, taking my fosters to Petsmart, and that kind of thing- at that point, it will be harder for me to keep the fact my dogs aren't licensed on the low-down. Right now, it isn't much of a risk. Then it will be. AND, as I stated before, the area I'm moving to I'm pretty sure automatically licenses your dog when you get them vaccinated- so I'm pretty sure it'll be a total no issue then. Again, right now I actually have a say- and I choose not to license my dogs. In the future, I probably won't have the option not to.
 
And again, the rescue thing is pretty much up in the air. It's something I would LIKE to do, and something I hope I'm able to do, but I'm nowhere near that point yet and won't be for a while. There's really not much of a reason to even discuss this rescue that I may or may not run at some point in the future right now.