ISAR's Revolutionary Model Mandatory Spay/Neuter Statute

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

A. The Policy Component of the Companion Animal Overpopulation

I. The nature and scope of the problem

II. The case for spay/neuter
III. Spay/Neuter of companion animals must be made mandatory
B. The Legal Component of the Companion Animal Overpopulation Problem
IV. Analysis and critique of existing mandatory spay/neuter statutes
V. Text and annotation of ISAR’s model mandatory spay/neuter statute
VI. Constitutionality of mandatory spay/neuter statutes
VII. Corollaries to mandatory spay/neuter statutes
C. The Legislative Component of the Companion Animal Overpopulation Problem
VIII. California’s worse than useless “mandatory” spay/neuter statute
IX. Successfully promoting animal protection legislation
D. The Moral Component of the Companion Animal Overpopulation Problem
X. Morality and mandatory spay/neuter
Appendices
1. Chapters I, II and III bibliography

2. State and municipal spay/neuter statutes

3. Proposed California “mandatory” spay neuter statute

4. State cases raising constitutional questions regarding animal-related legislation

5. Fiscal Impact of Cat and Dog Intake & Euthanasia in California Shelters

6. Table of Contents: Get Political for Animals and Win the Laws They Need

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