Chicago City Council Vacillates Again...

I was surprised that the Chicago City Council took up another ordinance proposal involving animals following the recent foie gras debacle....

But on Tuesday it debated a measure that would have required local pet owners, with very limited exceptions, to spay or neuter their companion animals. (Of course, the measure was prompted by a recent dog attack, which, while a legitimate governmental concern, has nothing to do with the animal welfare. Viewed from that perspective, it was perfectly co-extensive with its position on foie gras...)

Even the impassioned pleas from no less than former game show host Bob Barker, however, was not enough to persuade Chicago's aldermen to pass the measure. Click here to read a Chicago Tribune article about the City Council session.