CONCERNED DOG OWNERS OF CALIFORNIA

The mission of Concerned Dog Owners of California (CDOC) is to provide information and education to elected officials and others so that legislation and regulation will promote the health, well-being and appropriate care of all dogs, protect the rights and responsibilities of dog owners and breeders, and support responsible dog ownership.

Uno, Ch. K-Runs Park Me In First, handler Aaron Wilkerson and David Frei, Westminster Kennel Club came to Los Angeles to support and donate to Concerned Dog Owners of California
On March 25th Uno, Aaron and David joined CDOC in telling the media how important responsible dog ownership is and how unhealthy early spay and neuter can be for dogs. Westminster Kennel Club has been promoting responsible dog ownership and dog health for 132 years.
WKC is opposed to the mandatory spay and neuter of 16 week old puppies and came to California to give that message as well as financial support to the CDOC.
And who better to get that message across than Uno. He is the dog in every neighborhood. He is the dog that everyone loves. And while the City of Los Angeles and AB1634 offer some hard to pin down exemptions for the five percent of people who show dogs and people with lots of disposable income, both bills would require the average pet owner to sterlize their puppies at sixteen weeks; not when the owner and the veterinarian thinks the time is right.
Seventy-five percent of the people in California spay and neuter their dogs. Eighteen major universities have produced studies that there are serious health consequences to early spay and neuter. Euthanasia in the City of Los Angeles has gone down 74% in six years.
Those numbers do not justify leaving 95% of dog owners in California with animals whose health is compromised.
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