A powerful alderman in Chicago on Monday said he now has the votes to pass a law that would fine people who didn’t get their dogs and cats spayed or neutered. The fine would be $100 a month until the surgery is performed.

The alderman didn’t have the votes required until he toned the bill down a little, but the general idea he was pushing through is still there. He had to change the fine from $500 a month to $100, and had to remove a mandatory impoundment clause.

He said the law would not only help control the stray pet population, but it would also help lower the numbers of maulings that occur. The idea is that pets will be more calm and less likely to attack once they’re fixed. The bill was created after a woman was attacked by three pit bulls.

The bill is an interesting way to deal with pet attacks. It seems like the city of Chicago is more willing to punish the animals instead of their owners. Where was the owner of those pit bulls? Maybe the people who were responsible for those dogs should be held more responsible.

And why should all pets in Chicago have to suffer for the actions of one pack of pit bulls?