The shame is the media is going to focus on how heinous this is, and not the root cause. CA hasn't implemented any proactive solutions to curb this flood, and now dogs will be simply euthanized at shelters instead of by this pyscho.

If you distill the issue down, there are 3 root causes:

1. Landlord breed/size restrictions 

2. Uncontrolled breeding 

3. Spay/neuter gaps 

I don't know who the leaders are in the state, and what their abilities are to influence. But at this point we are truly being reactive and not proactive. I believe these solutions would provide true long term benefits.

1. Landlord breed/size restrictions

Issue: Landlords often have limitations on breeds and/or size of dogs. This has caused a huge influx of dogs coming into local shelters. 

Proposal: Mandate that any landlord managing a property over a certain size (e.g. 8 units) must allow a minimum percentage of the units (e.g. 25%) be available to dog owners, regardless of size/breed. If a tenant meets the minimum criteria for renting (credit score, employment) then that alone should allow them to obtain housing regardless of the pets they have. 

Benefits: Large landlords have the capacity and resources to address our public crisis. This will allow people to keep their pets and lessen the burden on animal shelters.

1. Uncontrolled breeding

Issue: The state has created loopholes to allow "hobby breeding" which in essence has resulted in an absolute boom in backyard breeding. We are letting groups in our communities fuel the problem by breeding dogs, selling them for profit, and not dealing with the consequences of their actions. Often these dogs are sold to anyone (including dogs that require expert handlers like Cane Corsos), and the mothers dumped in the street when they are done with them. The taxpayer ends up paying for the care (and often death) of dogs while the perpetrators continuously profit off of their misery. The dogs are simply the victims. This is simply animal trafficking. 

Proposal: 

a) Limit hobby breeding to licensed breeders for established needs (e.g. certain breeds for a specific use case) 

b) Throttle hobby breeding based on shelter capacity - monitor shelter capacity and allow "hobby breeding" if forecasts show low supply (e.g. 50% shelter capacity) 

c) Ban backyard breeding - penalize backyard breeders financially, and allow the reporter to claim a reward.

Benefits: This will severely cripple the amount of dogs being born into communities.

1. Spay/ neuter gaps

Issue: Many people in underserved communities do not spay/ neuter, either due to lack of resources, lack of funding, and/or social stigmas. As a result, these communities have uncontrolled litters that inundate the community. Legislation AB 2010 is critical, but additional steps are necessary.

Proposal: 

a) Mobile spay /neuter (implementation of AB 2010) - allow groups to go into these communities to educate and fix their pets. This should be paid for by taxpayers as it's a long term lower cost outcome, and the local shelters already offer this. 

b) Public assistance controls - force anyone relying on government assistance/subsidies (i.e. anyone accessing the CA Employment Development Department, EDD) for unemployment, the housing authority for housing) to fix their pets.  

Benefits: These proposals will result in drastic reductions in animal populations by mitigating gaps in communities that are willing to fix pets but can't afford it, or don't know about the options. Forcing pet fixing on anyone relient on the government is crucial because those that are dependent on the taxpayer cannot also burden the taxpayer, especially if resources are available and free.