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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2006Rhode Island passes "spay it or pay it" law
Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter their pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to pay a fee of $100 for a breeder's license and can be fined $75 per month. Subsidies are available for low-income pet owners, and farmers are exempt. The full article is here: http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/09/fixed.cats.ap/index.html > Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter their > pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to pay a fee [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > The full article is here: > http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/09/fixed.cats.ap/index.html Fortunately both my cats are spayed/neutered. The problem is that a lot of cats are adopted outside normal channels and the state will NEVER know about it. My aunt lives in Coventry, RI and there's a large feral cat colony in the area. Of course there must be tons of inbreeding, etc. because there isn't any new membership to the colony. >> Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter >> their [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > the area. Of course there must be tons of inbreeding, etc. because there > isn't any new membership to the colony. Is there a chapter of Alley Cat Allies in Coventry? If so, they are an excellent organization to contact for TNR (trap/neuter/release) of feral cats. This helps to reduce pet overpopulation. Our local chapter also maintains feeding stations. MaryL >Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter their >pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to pay a fee >of $100 for a breeder's license and can be fined $75 per month. Subsidies >are available for low-income pet owners, and farmers are exempt. Another public message in the form of an idiotic slogan. How is paying your cat the equivelent of spaying your cat? >>Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter their >>pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to pay a fee [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > How is paying your cat the equivelent of spaying your cat? Yeah, and I hate a.sholes who use "it" instead of him or her when referring to a pet.  SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ >>>Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter >>>their [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Yeah, and I hate a.sholes who use "it" instead of him or her when > referring to a pet. The "it" in the title was a direct quotation from the CNN article. http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/09/fixed.cats.ap/index.html MaryL >>>>Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter >>>>their [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > MaryL Yes, I know, that's who I meant (whoever dreamed up the slogan - not the OP). Sorry I should have been clearer. SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ > Yeah, and I hate a.sholes who use "it" instead of him or her when referring > to a pet. But if you don't know the sex of the cat what are you supposed to say? "Him" for all sex-unknown animals, like we use in English for humans? IMO, being called HIM is worse than being called IT! ;) At least with "it" you are being gender-neutral.... -L. >> Yeah, and I hate a.sholes who use "it" instead of him or her when >> referring [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > -L. I just try to say "the cat" whenever instead of using a pronoun I'm not sure of. ;> SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ >>Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter their >>pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to pay a fee [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > How is paying your cat the equivelent of spaying your cat? "Spay or pay" would have been better and catchier. >>>Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter >>>their pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > "Spay or pay" would have been better and catchier. Yes, much better slogan. CatNipped also caught the reference to "it" (a designation I also very much dislike, especially when someone refers to his or her own cat as "it"). MaryL >>>>Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter >>>>their pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> "Spay or pay" would have been better and catchier. >Yes, much better slogan. CatNipped also caught the reference to "it" (a >designation I also very much dislike, especially when someone refers to his >or her own cat as "it"). Besides, kitty would only be an "it" after being neutered. >>>>>Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter >>>>>their pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Besides, kitty would only be an "it" after being neutered. No, not even then. I've had a hysterectomy and would very much object to being called "it" instead of "her" because of it. SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ Signature~2¢Worth~ "Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive." > >>>>Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter > >>>>their pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Besides, kitty would only be an "it" after being neutered. I have 2 male neuters but there's still a lot of "tomcat" intact in the alpha's personality to where I'll always think of him as "he." > > Besides, kitty would only be an "it" after being neutered. > > I have 2 male neuters but there's still a lot of "tomcat" intact in > the alpha's personality to where I'll always think of him as "he." Of course. It someone cut your balls off, would that "desex" you? > Yes, much better slogan. CatNipped also caught the reference to "it" (a > designation I also very much dislike, especially when someone refers to his > or her own cat as "it"). I think the law will help in reducing the population although if it was my choice to pass the law or not, I don't think I would have passed this sort of law entirely. I think there are other ways to educate the public. Overpopulation effects everyone; I believe it's a worthy enough cause to allot state funds to it. I think there should be state sponsored clinics where anyone can cat their dog or cat neutered. back to the law, I think I would have kept the part about breeders paying a fee of some sort.. I also think that fee should be outrageous...like... $5,000 per year. that money would go to pay for the subsequent irresponsible acts of people who bought their wares. Signature~2¢Worth~ "Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive." > >>>Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter > >>>their pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > MaryL They're copying the seatbelt law slogan "clickit or ticket." > Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter their > pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to pay a fee [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > The full article is here: > http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/09/fixed.cats.ap/index.html Excellent! Now maybe other states will follow... -L. |
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