[Lurker]

The laws do not apply to cats because cats are not like dogs.

Actually in my jurisdiction cats are specifically mentioned as being exactly like dogs as far as the law is concerned.

My local Animal Control office actually TELLS us to trap the feral and stray cats and bring them in. I do this regularly.

If the cats are chipped the owners are notified and given a chance to claim their animal after paying a fine. (50 dollars the first time, 100 the second, 250 the third, plus a daily boarding fee.)

If they're not chipped and are deemed adoptable they are put up. If they're deemed unadoptable they're humanely put down.

I'm going through this right now. Someone actually went to the trouble to chip a feral, and then moved out of the neighborhood.

I've seen the animal using my flower beds as a litter box. Unsurprisingly both my dogs have been infected with worms.

So I trapped the animal in question and took it to Animal Control after paying, out of my own pocket, for a worm check.

Sure enough, the animal is infected with the same worms as my dogs.

Fortunately the chip is still active and Animal Control found the 'owner'.

So I got a letter from my Vet confirming they're the same worms, copies of the 500 dollars in Vet bills, and the address of this incredibly irresponsible person.

She'll be getting a nice Summons to Small Claims Court to pay for my vet bills, time off work to go to Court, mileage to and from the Vet, and anything else I can think of.

When I get done with her this little episode of bad judgement is going to set her back a couple of thousand dollars.

Keep your cat on your property.

L

[Fawn]

Oh Please......get a life.

[Fawn]

If you responsibly watched your dog so it didn't eat cat poop, it wouldn't of had worms...if that is where they got it. But, worms die quickly when pooped out. Sounds like you probably saw the cat and sicked the dogs on it? But then again dogs are disgusting garbage disposals and eat anything and everything so who knows what it ate to get worms. Are you worried about the birds? You should be...better start putting out the traps or you're a BIG hypocrit:

It's unbelievable the diseases that BIRDS BRING TO YOUR BACK YARD

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[MovementConservative]

I've seen the animal using my flower beds as a litter box.

Think of it as extra fertilizer. Also, you have way too much time on your hands. The emotional energy you exert on this issue alone must be very draining.