By Denise LeBeau

With the tagline “spay & neuter saves lives,” the goal of the California Pet Lover’s license plate is to fund low-cost spay/neuter surgeries across the state, focusing on areas that have high intake and kill rates and where people are the most financially disadvantaged.

Californians need to pre-order the license plates ($50 for standard plates and $98 for specialized plates), and when 7,500 license plates are ordered, they will go into production. Californians have a year to take advantage of helping to get this amazing opportunity off the ground to not just fund spay/neuter, and in turn reduce shelter deaths, but also spread awareness about the importance of fixing your pet.

As of As of July 13, 2012: 5,523 pre-order spots have been filled.