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City Council approves animal sterilization ordinance after heated public debate; sunset amendment fails
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing and debate, the Los Angeles City Council adopted a second-reading ordinance aimed at reducing pet overpopulation through licensing and sterilization measures. A proposed sunset amendment failed, and the ordinance passed on second reading 11–3.
The Los Angeles City Council on the second reading approved an ordinance intended to reduce pet overpopulation by tightening licensing and encouraging sterilization; the measure passed 11–3 after council members rejected a proposed sunset clause.
Councilmember Pacheco moved consideration of the motion to place a sunset clause on the ordinance; that amendment was defeated in a tied vote, 7–7. The unamended ordinance then passed on second reading by a roll call of 11 ayes and 3 noes, making it ready to take effect under the council’s second-reading rules.
The measure drew more than an hour of public testimony at a five-minute public hearing called by the council. Supporters — including Susan Taylor, executive director of Actors and Others for Animals, and representatives of the…
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