Texas Prohibits Pet Neutering

Texas Prohibits Pet Neutering



"Now, darlin', you're the one who wanted to live in Texas."

Austin, Tex.
— On Friday, the Texas Senate passed one of the strictest anti-abortion
measures in the country. Gov. Rick Perry is expected to sign the bill after a
Democratic filibuster blocked its passage last month. Buried in the bill is a
provision to prohibit pet neutering, or “spaying,” as it is commonly called.
Gov. Perry
applauded lawmakers for passing the bill, saying, “Today the Texas Legislature
took its final step in our historic effort to protect life [and] tirelessly
defended our smallest and most vulnerable Texans, whether they walk on two legs
or four.”
The bill was
opposed by leaders of the American Congress of Gynecologists, which ran
advertisements that questioned the scientific foundations of the legislation
and told legislators to “Get out of our exam rooms.” The bills author,
Representative Jodie Laubenberg, responded to the ads by saying, “Hell, I kinda
like being in there. Got all kinds of videos Ive uploaded to YouTube. Sold
quite a few at the local flea market, too.”
Francois
Puces, president of the Texas Veterinary Association, expressed shock at the anti-pet-neutering
provision: “The legislature wasnt thinking. This will only encourage back-alley
neutering.” Madge Geschnitten, chairperson of the Back-Alley Neutering Group (NYSE:
BANG) defended her members by saying, “We provide a service. If they cant get
a doctor to do it, we will, at half the price. More BANG for the buck,” she laughed.BANG stock rose 17 percent on
the news.