Did you know that the wealthy City of Irvine charges less for a dog license than the City of Santa Ana?
Santa Ana charges $24 for a dog license. Irvine charges only $20 – and if you buy a three year license it costs only $50. That comes to $16.67 a year – about 30% less than what Santa Ana charges. And Santa Ana does NOT offer a multi-year discount, or a multi-dog discount.
If your dog is not spayed or neutered, Irvine charges $50 a year for a dog license. In Santa Ana you pay double that. That’s right – the City of Santa Ana charges $100 per year for an unadulterated dog. Even the City of Newport Beach charges only $48 for an unadulterated dog license!
I have been told by a city employee at Santa Ana’s dog license department that we have over 11,000 licensed dogs in town and perhaps double that number are unlicensed. This is a public health issue as the license process involves assuring that the dogs have their vaccinations.
For comparisons sake, the City of Costa Mesa charges only $20 for a dog license, or $10 for a license for a dog that is spayed or neutered. The City of Mission Viejo charges the same rates as Irvine.
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Why do these cities even charge a fee for a dog license? The big government folks will say that it’s for the animal shelter. But if I keep my dog in the house, why am I charged a fee from my city? Do they charge a fee for having a kid? How about a fee for my chair?
#1, the answer is strictly revenue.
Once they have your info, they get to send you your annual “renewal” which has a funny way of exceeding the COL increase…every year!
As Charo might say:
“Getchy…Getchy me Amor! Now I must pay!”
I’m not sure it’s the dog overpopulation that is the problem in Santa Ana. I can think of a couple hundred thousand humans that ought to be fixed!
Maybe the people in Irvine have those little high pitched yapping things as a dog, here in the SA we have real dogs, big chested, large heads, and long teeth. When I strap mine to my 3 wheel bike, she can pull me and my grand kids about 15 mph for about 2 blocks.
“in the SA we have real dogs, big chested, large heads, and long teeth.”
Cook is right but he ain’t just talking about the four legged kind. Take a walk down fourth street some Saturday…it’s not a pretty sight. Guess that’s why they have so many Sala De Bellesas! So many beauty salons and so little beauty!
So what? What kind of horrible journalism is this? What the heck is a “Wealthy” city? You mean, a city that doesn’t find the need to charge more because they are more efficient with their fee usage? Are we supposed to raise up in arms and torches, and demand that Irvine charge more than Santa Ana? This sort of “class-envy” propagating journalism is just another way of prolonging animosity between residents, and dividing people. Did you ever stop to think that perhaps Irvine can charge less because Irvine residents take pet responsibility more seriously than those in Santa Ana?
#6,
People in Irvine are more likely to speak up if they are ripped off.
It is unfair to charge working people in Santa Ana such high rates – and it hurts the city as many folks end up not paying the fees at all.
City of Santa Ana is retarded for charging 100 for a dog! They stay in the house all darn day, but kids can run around the flipping neighborhood and its not an issue???? Please if the parents can’t take care of those animals and get government assistance, why the hell can’t it be the same for dogs!!!!!
I’m not a kid hater, I have two kids AND I’m a responsible parent…
Either make it cheaper or help a sister out!!!!!!