Kentucky’s specialty license plate promoting pet spaying and neutering has received its first redesign in more than 20 years, Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell announced Tuesday.
The updated plate features a playful design by Lexington graphic artist Hayli Strickland, showing peek-a-boo images of a kitten and dog on a green background. The bottom displays “Spay or neuter your pets” with a red heart-shaped pawprint overlapping the text.
“Practicing responsible pet ownership and the need to reduce the stray and homeless pet population are the messages surrounding this new eye-catching plate design,” Shell said. “Kentucky has 411 animal shelters and animal welfare organizations making it obvious we, as a society, need to do more to control the pet population.”…