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CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Salisa Canjura got a astonishment past Wednesday erstwhile she recovered a canine roaming adjacent her Clovis location with signs she says constituent to backyard canine breeding.
"She had a batch of infection in some ears, had tics each implicit her. Her eyes were severely infected. And she had a truly bad, caller Cesarean country scar," Canjura explained. "She looked similar she was connected the constituent of astir apt dying."
Their household decided connected the sanction Mochi and instantly took her to the Fresno Bully Rescue.
Canjura explained, "They said that she was perchance utilized for backyard breeding."
Mochi's roadworthy to betterment comes arsenic Fresno County Supervisors approved an ordinance connected Tuesday making it harder to illegally breed dogs.
Under the caller guidelines, breeders are required to wage $50 for an application. If that exertion is approved, fees volition beryllium $2,000 per dog, per year.
Supervisor Gary Bredefeld says those successful usurpation volition beryllium fined $1,000 per canine and could look jailhouse time.
"It's going aft each the amerciable canine breeders, radical who don't person permits to bash what they're doing," helium said. "There are important penalties for doing this, arsenic good arsenic up to perchance six months successful jail."
Another extremity of the ordinance is to trim the fig of animals roaming the streets. For pets that aren't spayed oregon neutered, carnal licenses volition present outgo $78.
Bredefeld said, "This amerciable canine breeding importantly contributes to the overpopulation of dogs and cats."
Mochi's owners accidental she'll request country for her injuries.
Donate to her betterment connected the Fresno Bully Rescue's website.
