Little done to enforce spay-neuter law

Six months after the Los Angeles City Council and mayor passed an ordinance requiring owners to spay or neuter their pets, the city has done little to educate the public on the new rule - and will likely rely on voluntary compliance, according to an audit released Tuesday. Kerry Cavanaugh in the Daily News.

Los Angeles is the largest city in the nation to enact such a strict spay-and-neuter ordinance. The law takes effect in October and requires owners to fix pets 4 months old or older.

City Controller Laura Chick said she looked at the Animal Services Department's existing spay-and-neuter program and found that the agency lacks the strategy, funding and management to effectively enforce the new ordinance.