Riverside Leaders Move Forward Law to Require Pit Bull Sterilization
A day after a toddler in Riverside County was mauled to death by a pack of pit bulls, leaders in the county voted again to push forward an ordinance that would make it mandatory to sterilize pit bulls.
Under the proposal, dog owners in unincoroporated cities of Riverside County will be required to sterilize their pit bulls and pit bull mixes older than four months.
“While the majority of pit bull owners are responsible and take appropriate measures to ensure that their dogs do not have unwanted offspring, there is a need to mitigate the large number of unwanted pit bulls in the county,” according to an introduction to the ordinance.
The county’s board of supervisors approved to send Ordinance 921 before the public for comment during its Oct. 8 meeting, according to Kim McWhorter, spokeswoman for the board.
The Department of Animal Services broached the issue of restricting pit bull breeding to the board during a meeting in April, receiving a mixed response.
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