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I read that my city council just passed a cat ordinance that doesn't allow cats outside unless on a leash. How can I protest this? Is there a way to get this ordinance repealed? >I read that my city council just passed a cat ordinance that doesn't allow >cats outside unless on a leash. How can I protest this? Is there a way to >get this ordinance repealed? --------- Get support from your neighbors in writing. Start a petition and go door to door. Get your friends to help out also. Then get on the city councils meeting schedule and present your case along with the signed petitions. That's how the system works. Thank you! >>I read that my city council just passed a cat ordinance that doesn't allow >>cats outside unless on a leash. How can I protest this? Is there a way to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >councils meeting schedule and present your case along with the signed >petitions. That's how the system works. > I read that my city council just passed a cat ordinance that doesn't allow > cats outside unless on a leash. How can I protest this? Is there a way to > get this ordinance repealed? Run for city council, run for mayor, organize a campaign. Do yourself a favor though and don't fight it. Just comply and not complain. Around here there are leash laws for dogs and there are many equally good reasons for having them. Between dogs fouling the sidewalks/lawns/etc. and dogs running loose and getting hit by cars there is much support for leash laws. Considering how much trouble i've had with dogs over the years my reaction to leash laws for dogs is accept the leash laws or just consider moving to another town. Considering how many irresponsible dog owners there are dog owners should consider themselves lucky the leash laws are the only thing beiing passed. I've known too many people who had no business even having a dog. Too many dog owners haven't grasped the concept that your dog doesn't have the right to foul my yard, you dog doesn't own the public sidewalk. Citizens have the right to walk down the sidewalk without having a dog charging out at them and attacking them. Also around here kids can't walk down the stret waving a loaded gun, so they do the next best thing, walk down the street with a Pit Bull or other large attack dog and "accidently" release it. Personally I would ban Pit Bulls/Rotweilers/etc. >>I read that my city council just passed a cat ordinance that doesn't allow >>cats outside unless on a leash. How can I protest this? Is there a way to [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Personally I would ban Pit Bulls/Rotweilers/etc. What does this have to do with cats? Cats are not dangerous, and dont sh.t on the sidewalk. True. My city already had dog leash laws before. I wasn't talking about dogs. I was talking about cats, which are completely different animals. >>>I read that my city council just passed a cat ordinance that doesn't allow >>>cats outside unless on a leash. How can I protest this? Is there a way to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >What does this have to do with cats? Cats are not dangerous, and dont sh.t >on the sidewalk. > True. My city already had dog leash laws before. I wasn't talking about > dogs. I was talking about cats, which are completely different animals. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >What does this have to do with cats? Cats are not dangerous, and dont sh.t > >on the sidewalk. Leash laws or not, there are always stray dogs... that could attack your cat. If there are other stray cats, they could infect your cat with all sorts of interesting diseases, some of which are fatal (FIV, FeLV) and cannot be vaccinated against for certain or at all. There are always stupid people who will leave antifreeze and other poisons out that your cat could get into and die a very slow and horrible death. There are always stupid people who will knowingly injure your cat for it simply being in their way/on their properly/leaving dusty prints on their car/riling up their own cat/you name it. There's always traffic. There are always other predators. All in all, no matter where you live, the risk is higher letting your cat out than in keeping it safely inside. More and more communities in the US realize this. If you're going to start a petition or protest the ordinance, please ask the authorities responsible for the new law WHY they want the law in place. Most shelter workers or volunteers here can tell you that your animal is MUCH better off inside your home than going through the stress of being picked up by an animal control officer and taken to some strange building with a bunch of other strange animals that may harbor strange illnesses and pass them to your pet. <SNIP> >What does this have to do with cats? Cats are not dangerous, and dont sh.t >on the sidewalk. But they do sh.t on lawns and sit on cars, which can tend to piss off the nice, un-monitorable neighbor with the antifreeze can or Ruger Mini 14. eq > <SNIP> > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > eq That's a bit weird; if I were said pissed-off-neighbour I could have alot more fun/satisfaction out of using a plain old gardenhose with spray attachment. pat > I read that my city council just passed a cat ordinance that doesn't allow > cats outside unless on a leash. How can I protest this? Is there a way to > get this ordinance repealed? Most cities already have that ordinance. It's enforced for a number of reasons. It's not a good idea to allow a cat to roam in an urban area anyway. Besides the obvious reasons; spread of disease, risk of getting poisoned, killed by traffic, etc. etc. Sherry |
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