In a bid to reduce overcrowding at local animal shelters, the Los Angeles City Council will consider a measure to temporarily ban dog breeding within city limits.
Each year, the city of L.A. issues nearly 2,000 dog breeding permits. Jacqueline Piñol, founder of the Canine Condition Foundation, told KNX News’ Craig Fiegener that a suspension of new permits could give the city time to deal with all the pups already waiting for adoption.
“If we keep having more born, we're never going to catch up,” she said. “If we stop the breeding in numbers in the thousands that are born each year, we can at least find those families looking for puppies and dogs.”
Piñol said the South L.A. animal shelter currently has about 500 dogs in a space designed for a little over 200 animals.
“Most of the kennels have two dogs and then sometimes more if they're friendly dogs that get along,” she said.
The proposed law, drafted by the city attorney’s office in March, would stop the issuance of new dog breeding permits until the city’s animal shelters are below 75% capacity. Piñol estimated that the breeding moratorium may need to be in effect for three to five years to reach that benchmark.
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The Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee approved the draft ordinance last week. It’s expected to go before the full City Council for a vote on Tuesday.
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