Town approves 3-cat limit

www.upi.com ^ | 11/4/2009 | Staff

[Red Badger]

DUDLEY, Mass., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts town outlawed owning three cats without a kennel license after a man complained his neighbor's felines were hurting his lawn.

Voters at a Dudley town meeting Tuesday night approved the addition of the new language to a town bylaw, which will impose a $100 per day fine for violations, after a local man complained that some of the 15 cats owned by Mary Ellen Richards had destroyed his grass, the Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette reported Wednesday.

Richards said at the town meeting that she now plans to put her house up for sale and move to a "more cat-friendly community,"

[Red Badger]

When cats are outlawed, only outlaws will have cats..............

[Blogger]

What if they are indoor cats?

[randog]

The solution was very simple:

[Red Badger]

Indoor, outdorr, katz iz katz....................

[AreaMan]

Not amused:

[BGHater]

‘Richards said at the town meeting that she now plans to put her house up for sale and move to a “more cat-friendly community,”’

CL. Sorry, but we running out of places. :(

[Constitution Day]

How long before the Crazy Cat Lady has the SWAT team in a 12-hour standoff outside her house?

[a fool in paradise]

You'll have to grab my cats from my cold dead hands. < /crazy cat lady >

[a fool in paradise]

Tough on crime law, no cathouses!!!

[jacknhoo]

Every cat who has kittens will require the owners to get a kennel license.

[a fool in paradise]

which will impose a $100 per day fine for violations

Why not just confiscate the animals if there is "abuse" in having more than 3 without a license?

Follow the money, more revenue tickets.

[Williams]

My town requires a license for one cat, now if we don’t send vacination updates and keep renewing the license they fine us. If the cat dies we have to prove that. Government is wonderful.

[Jeff Chandler]

There non-political solution:

[who knows what evil?]

Of course...worry about cats while paying extortion-level property taxes for your patch of grass.

[a fool in paradise]

More money for cat abortions (and yet people do them) or neutering.

[a fool in paradise]

If the cat dies we have to prove that. Government is wonderful.

And what if the cat runs away, do you still have to pay for a license every year?

[pallis]

Do people own cats? We have three, but I wouldn’t venture to say that we own them. More likely, they own us.

[Snickering Hound]

Kitty tracked down the "Local Man" complainer...

[Hegemony Cricket]

Preposterous. You don’t own cats. Dogs have owners. Cats have ‘staff’.

[NativeNewYorker]

If the cat dies we have to prove that.

Good thing Erwin Schrodinger doesn't live in your town.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger's_cat

[justlurking]

Town approves 3-cat limit

When is cat season?

[ducks incoming fire]

[Arrowhead1952]

AH HA! A cat relocation program tool.

[missnry]

In the city of St. Peters, MO you have the following regulations:

Maximum of three pets (over the age of 6 months) allowed per household.

All animals must be kept on a leash at all times when off the owner’s property, or be restrained on the owner’s property.

All animals must be provided with wholesome food, clean water, shelter and health care as necessary to maintain good health.

Rabies vaccinations are required for all dogs, cats and domestic others by the age of 6 months, and vaccinations must be kept current every year.

All animals (dogs, cats and domestic others) must wear a St. Charles County license tag at all times.

Pet owners walking their pet must carry with them a container to immediately remove any fecal matter deposited by the animal.

The three pet limit has been a law for some time. The actual law reads “Pet Unit” this allows for multiple smaller animals.

[Slings and Arrows]

"Forget it, Jake. It's Massachusetts."

[Constitution Day]

LMAO!

[meowmeow]

What about breeders?

[reagan_fanatic]

[Red Badger]

If the cat dies we have to prove that.

You have to provide a cat scan?....................

[Red Badger]

I assume heteros and gays are treated the same....................

[a fool in paradise]

I don’t know if the homosexuals have passed a limit on how many kids a man and woman can have yet.

[meowmeow]

LOL! I knew as I hit post some smart@ss would answer that...

[Jeff Chandler]

[wink]

[Fawn]

after a man complained his neighbor's felines were hurting his lawn.

I can't even tell you how many times in my life I wanted to roll some peoples lawns up in a tight roll and shove it up the owners @. Stupid hypocrits with no life. Never heard them complain about bird poop....and they put so many poisons on their lawn it will kill an elephant and poison water systems...but that's ok. These people need a life...what a pitiful small world they live in.

[12Gauge687]

I’d say, “Follow the litter box!”

[Fawn]

When is cat season?

It comes right after "stupid man" season. Obviously not allowed in your town.

[Steve Van Doorn]

Just eat the rest and save the planet:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2379192/posts?page=1

[Fawn]

I got a wink for you too...

[Fawn]

I wish all cat breeders would die off.

[Revolting cat!]

What about Cat 3? Is it still legal?

[EricT.]

Cat- the other white meat.

[politicket]

Town approves 3-cat limit

Typical Massachusetts....

I know many other states where they allow you to bag at least 5 cats during open season.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

This does raise a good question in property rights law. Large numbers of animals can create problems for neighbors, from stink, feces, noise and damage. Importantly, even feeding wild animals can be a major nuisance, be they bears, raccoons or pigeons.

And unless the town or city intervenes, a second problem is created when neighbors start culling such animals that have strayed onto their property.

[Red Badger]

No bag limit here!..................;^)

[beckysueb]

I have 3 cats and 3 dogs but I keep them contained so they don’t bother anyone. Cats in the house and dogs in a fenced in backyard.

[jimt]

Somehow I doubt he'd have complained unless she let her cats run wild. Being a nuisance to your neighbors by letting your cats invade and damage their property is not cool.

It's always "cat season" when the cat's in my yard.

[shiva]

What if they are indoor cats?

Then the house will really stink!

[Fawn]

Cats don’t invade and damage your proeprty. It’s a little cat....do you complain about the birds and raccoons and snakes and ants and roaches? You need a life.

[meowmeow]

I wish all cat breeders would die off.

Charming.

[Bellflower]

Compassionate people love cats. A cat so loves it own life that it is easy to love them and want to protect them. Cats provide affection, beauty and serenity to one's life.

Government get your laws out of our private lives and properties unless we are murdering or doing obvious and purposeful physical harm to another. Government stop treating us like your children, you are not our mommy!

If she was abusing her animals there already is a law against that. More laws, the more money they extract from us. More loss of our personal freedoms.

[boatbums]

I have 3 cats and 3 dogs but I keep them contained so they don’t bother anyone. Cats in the house and dogs in a fenced in backyard.

Yu a gud mommei to kittehs adn itz okai bout doggehs 2! thxbai.