City of Fresno introduces ordinance aimed at cracking down on illegal animal breeders

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The City of Fresno is considering an ordinance to code the favored overpopulation occupation by cracking down connected amerciable backyard carnal breeders.

"If you take to breed your pets, you are present required to get a breeder's permit," said Fresno City Council President Annalisa Perea.

Even with the $2,000 permit, breeding volition beryllium constricted to 'one litter successful immoderate household wrong the licence year.'

"You volition besides beryllium required to amusement your breeder's licence connected immoderate advertisements. So, this is simply a mode that we are going to clasp folks accountable to marque definite they are abiding by our caller rules," said Perea.

Violators could look a $1,000 punishment per animal.

Those caught much than erstwhile could look misdemeanor charges.

Action News has been covering the situation astatine our kennels for months.

We spoke with carnal advocator Mona Ahmed successful June, and this is precisely the enactment she called for.

"This is what needs to beryllium stopped. City and region needs to commencement giving fines to these people," said Mona Ahmed, CEO of Fresno Furry Friends, successful an interrogation connected June 18th.

She's grateful the metropolis is taking enactment to assistance the crisis.

"Because this is the basal of the problem. Once you commencement with this, you volition spot the difference," said Ahmed.

Ahmed says this ngo is idiosyncratic for her.

"It's truly hard. I'm taking a picture, and they look astatine you, and it's similar they are looking astatine maine and saying, 'You're gonna instrumentality maine home.' And I conscionable say, ' I volition bash my champion to prevention you, and erstwhile you spell the adjacent time oregon two, they're not there,'" said Ahmed.

From January to July of past year, 23% of the animals that went into the Fresno Animal Center were euthanized.

This year, it has accrued to 32%.

Council members anticipation that those numbers tin statesman to autumn with less puppies and kittens being bred each year.

"We are presently moving with our codification enforcement squad to speech astir the adjacent steps for however we are going to efficaciously ace down connected those who are not abiding by these rules moving forward," said Perea.

The ordinance volition beryllium up for a ballot astatine Thursday's metropolis assembly meeting.

If it passes, determination volition beryllium a 2nd speechmaking towards the extremity of the month.

If approved, it volition spell into effect 30 days aft that.

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