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From: michele@dgbt.uucp (Michele Guillet DGBT/DIP)
Newsgroups: rec.birds,rec.pets
Subject: Re: wandering domestic cats
Summary: Nepean by-law
Message-ID: <1301@dgbt.uucp>
Date: 29 Nov 89 16:00:51 GMT
References: <2196@leah.Albany.Edu>
Organization: CRC, Ottawa CANADA
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In article <2196@leah.Albany.Edu>, gmr044@leah.Albany.Edu (Gregg Recer) writes:
> 
> sound approach.  However the idea that cats have some sort of legal
> _right_ to roam through anybody's property seems pretty unlikely to
> me.  Granted there may be no cat leash laws (although I've heard of
> movements to create such where I live).  I think the issue has just been
> ignored as opposed to there being a law guaranteeing free access for
> any cat to anyone's property.
> 
I would like to mention that the city I live in has recently pass a cat
by-law making it illegal for cats to roam free, the cats identified are
brought back to the owner on the first offense, and after that there is
a fine and possibly the cat is sent to the Humane Society.

The by-law has created a lot of arguments so far. 
 
Although I don't have cats, I like them, and would have one if it weren't
for allergies. The cats I had were house cats and I don't think they
were unhappy or show any ill effects from being in-door cats.


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