Town makes it illegal to own more than 3 cats - News Updates - SunHerald.com
Hershey (black kitten), Oreo (black & white kitten), Yin (black), Yang (white with black spots), Slippy (gray tabby) , & Dogs Ladybug (collie) and Maize plus our Mom Sandra
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Fairly common in the dog world to see such limits, which is part of why we live so far in a rural area. Well, and lack of traffic and lack of crime and . . .
It's really sad when both the number of cats and dogs one can adopt/foster is limited by government. Especially as I didn't see any mention of provisions for people doing rescue.
Although we don't agree- we understand. Unfortunately i've seen many people- owning both dogs and cats- numbers and numbers of them- that don't get the love they need- and the animals suffer from their parents being what i call, "collectors". If you want that many you have to take care of them- and too many people don't. way too many. It's hard for people who don't work in a clinic to see just how many there really are. I think it would be better if there was a law more towards benefiting the animals rather than trying to get money from the people.
This seems to be part of a growing trend in the United States. It appears to be an extreme solution to deal with people who become either a public nuisance or a threat to the well-being of their own animals by having too many of them in the wrong conditions. It's a shame that no other solution seems to be envisaged to deal with such cases.
Although I wish it didn't have to happen, some irresponsible owners make it worse for everyone else and the animals suffer.
That is outwagous!!
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ASTA
I think some laws like this are there so that there is some easy, legal way to intervene when a person has so many animals that is really is causing harm to others and to the animals. I would be surprised if it were really enforced where people are responsibly rescuing, or like us, just have 4 indoor cats bothering nobody.
But the downside is that shelters probably wouldn't adopt out a fourth cat to a responsible home that already has three, where otherwise they would.
I pretty much just don't like the idea of making any laws based on votes at a town meeting.
Typical silly small town lamer laws.
Is that 3 cats per person in a house? Per adult?
What if your cat has kittens. Are you supposed to, by law, kill all but 2?
What if your parent's visit with their cat when you have 3 yourself? Do you need to buy a license for the visitor for a day?
Is a "friendly feral" outdoor kitty counted?
These Beins are so silly.
Sounds like a good way to make sure more cats end up homeless or in shelters. Silly humans.
Well, at least it's not totally NOT allowed. You can still have more with a permit... Better than nothing. :(
This type of law is much more common than you may think. Many cities have "kennel license" laws, but their residents simply aren't aware. (How would you know unless you asked or you saw it in the news?)
Unless it is a very mean spirited town, I suspect the intent of the law is to allow officials to address hoarding situations.
Unfortunately a mean spirited neighbor could also wreak havoc on a responsible, multiple pet owner.
This limit is actually common, in our experience. In Baltimore, where we live, you also need a shelter permit if you have more than 2 cats (although we doubt it is enforced). So that is the main reason Mom and Dad haven't adopted more than 2 kitties which makes them sad, but Mom can not understand all the complicated permitting requirements to get a third kitty.
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