FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. — A metro county accredited a brand new spay-neuter pet ordinance as leaders attempt to discover a strategy to lower down on the variety of strays that shelters are taking in.
The Floyd County Board of Commissioner handed the ordinance by a 3-2 vote on Tuesday.
“We are really struggling with capacity in our shelter. We are struggling with picking up dogs that are under the current ordinance and having space for those dogs,” county supervisor Jamie McCord mentioned.
“We have made vast improvements in our animal control facilities and animal shelter over the last several years. But the unintended breeding has become an issue. We are not doing a good job of this.”
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Under the brand new ordinance, any cat 4 months or older and any canine six months or older should be spayed or neutered and microchipped.
Floyd County pet house owners could have not be allowed to have pets that aren’t fastened or microchipped. There are a number of exceptions if the proprietor is a licensed pet supplier and the animals are saved for industrial breeding or if a licensed veterinarian offers a doc about well being considerations for the animal.
The ordinance additionally doesn’t apply to a canine that may be a categorised as a “working dog,” the place they’re educated for draft, herding, present, sporting and looking.
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McCord mentioned that whereas he isn’t 100% positive the ordinance will work to resolve the issue, it’s one of many solely options that county leaders have give you.
“We do not have any reasonable alternatives that we can potentially address this issue. We think this is our best effort.”
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