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Volunteers and residents urge West Covina to require spay/neuter and microchipping; city staff says an ordinance will be drafted
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged the council to adopt spay-neuter and microchipping requirements and enforcement to reduce shelter intake; council asked staff to prepare options and staff said it will return with proposals.
A string of residents and animal-care volunteers urged the West Covina City Council on May 6 to adopt mandatory spay/neuter and microchipping rules and stronger enforcement to reduce the number of animals entering shelters.
Volunteers and shelter advocates described the human and financial costs of stray and abandoned animals, presented comparative intake statistics for neighboring cities, and recommended ordinances to require…
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