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The Snip-the-Roamers bill may live or die this week - like so many of the stray beasties in California’s animal shelters.

Snip-the-Roamers - otherwise known as Senate Bill 250, The Pet Responsibility Act - was approved by the state Senate earlier this month, and heads to the Assembly’s Committee on Business and Professions Tuesday - and if it passes, it’s very close to the governor’s desk.

Activists on both sides of the issue are in uber high gear, swamping lawmakers with phone calls and emails in the hope that things might go their way.

• According to supporters, SB 250 would target “irresponsible pet owners,” simply requiring that animals with a tendency to roam be spayed or neutered (as, um, those are the animals that tend to do the reproducing). 
• According to opponents, spay-neuter never works to reduce pet overpopulation, and it’s a part of an extremist plot to ultimately outlaw dogs as pets.

We’ll let you decide what’s what with all that.

Meantime, if you feel passion on the issue, now might be a good time to let your assemblyperson know. Find them by clicking here.

We’ll keep you posted on what happens in Sacramento tomorrow.

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