Former TV game show host Bob Barker came on down Tuesday to lobby Chicago aldermen on a plan to require that the city’s dogs and cats be sterilized, but found his pet cause was far from a done deal.
Aldermen questioned whether an ordinance requiring that all cats and dogs be spayed or neutered by age 6 months was even enforceable.
The doubts emerged during more than three hours of debate at which longtime animal-welfare advocate Barker and several experts testified for and against the proposal.
“There are so many cats and dogs being born in our country that it is impossible to find homes for all of them,” said Barker, the retired host of “The Price Is Right.” “We need legislation. It’s the obvious answer. It’s the only answer.”
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