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Charles M - 07 Dec 2003 15:33 GMT

Do most counties have a requirement for registering pets for
rabies vaccination? It's that time again and I was wondering why
after paying for the vacine, I have to shell out a fee to the county
(basically its a tax for taking care of a pet). Does anyone know
what the money from this fee "reportedly" goes toward?

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NickKnight - 07 Dec 2003 15:53 GMT

>Do most counties have a requirement for registering pets for
>rabies vaccination? It's that time again and I was wondering why
>after paying for the vacine, I have to shell out a fee to the county
>(basically its a tax for taking care of a pet). Does anyone know
>what the money from this fee "reportedly" goes toward?

Here is a clue: it's a tax. It goes to provide limos for your elected
officials.

Around here they require it for dogs, not for cats. (Yet, it may
come if they need more money to waste.)
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Sherry - 07 Dec 2003 16:40 GMT

Depends on what county, and what state, you live in.

Sherry

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MaryL - 07 Dec 2003 21:13 GMT

> Do most counties have a requirement for registering pets for
> rabies vaccination? It's that time again and I was wondering why
> after paying for the vacine, I have to shell out a fee to the county
> (basically its a tax for taking care of a pet). Does anyone know
> what the money from this fee "reportedly" goes toward?

It depends on where you live. It is much more common for counties to
require dogs to be registered than cats, but I had to register my cat when I
lived in Lincoln, Nebraska. Such fees often go for animal control,
education, etc. In some cases, it goes toward maintenance of a county (or
city)-run animal shelter.

MaryL

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Sherry - 07 Dec 2003 23:12 GMT

>It depends on where you live. It is much more common for counties to
>require dogs to be registered than cats, but I had to register my cat when I
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>MaryL

The county government here really doesn't have anything to do with the
shelters. We don't get any funding from them either. The municipal shelter is
city-run, but the rabies (or "city tag" like it's called) fees go straight into
the general fund of the city. It's probably different everywhere, you just have
to ask. Our Humane Society, on the other hand, doesn't get any government
funds. The city pays our electric and water bill, siince our building was built
on city property, but that's it. We're funded by donations and the occasional
grant only.

Sherry

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MaryL - 07 Dec 2003 23:57 GMT

> >It depends on where you live. It is much more common for counties to
> >require dogs to be registered than cats, but I had to register my cat when I
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> Sherry

I now live in East Texas (and previously described the procedure when I
lived in Nebraska a good many years ago). Your description sounds similar
to what we have where I now live. We pay a fee for rabies (now required by
state law on a 3-year rotation instead of annually), but there is no city or
county licensing fee for cats. The animal shelter is run by the city, with
fees charged for the adoption of animals. The county does not have an
animal shelter, but a large share of the animals that are brought to the
shelter come from county residents. There is a continuing dispute between
city and county officials concerning the cost for those animals. Our animal
shelter was first started by the Humane Society many years ago. It was
eventually turned over to the city on land donated by the original
benefactor of the local Humane Society, and the Humane Society continued as
an "advisory body" the shelter. The city is now building a new animal
shelter on land purchased by the city, so I'm not sure what the evolving
relationship will be.

MaryL

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NickKnight - 07 Dec 2003 23:17 GMT

>It depends on where you live. It is much more common for counties to
>require dogs to be registered than cats, but I had to register my cat when I
>lived in Lincoln, Nebraska. Such fees often go for animal control,
>education, etc. In some cases, it goes toward maintenance of a county (or
>city)-run animal shelter.

In many cases it goes into the general fund where it is
spent on Limos and other junk that elected officials
waste money on.

The money should go towards animal control, education, animal shelter,
etc. More often than not it doesn't.
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-L. - 08 Dec 2003 07:03 GMT

> Do most counties have a requirement for registering pets for
> rabies vaccination? It's that time again and I was wondering why
> after paying for the vacine, I have to shell out a fee to the county
> (basically its a tax for taking care of a pet). Does anyone know
> what the money from this fee "reportedly" goes toward?

Usually it is to support the local pound. I never register, but not
because I don't support the pound financially. I just don't want any
more personal information leaking to god-knoes-where.

-L.

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Charles M - 08 Dec 2003 12:55 GMT

>> Do most counties have a requirement for registering pets for
>> rabies vaccination? It's that time again and I was wondering why
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> -L.

Around here we don't have a choice. The vet has to fill out forms and
if you don't register, the county can get the records that way and
fine you for non-payment (it is as I said nothing more than a tax).

CMM

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NickKnight - 08 Dec 2003 15:02 GMT

>Usually it is to support the local pound. I never register, but not
>because I don't support the pound financially. I just don't want any
>more personal information leaking to god-knoes-where.

And I would bet the rent the local pound sees next none of that money.

Take a close look at how your local/state government spends the
money it steals from you.
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