The first step toward advocating for cats is to understand your local laws, such
as local animal control ordinances, which are part of a city and / or county code.
Not exact matches
The
local ordinance for Hamblen County defines Owner of
animal as «any person having temporary or permanent custody of, sheltering or having charge of, harboring, exercising
control over, or having rights to, any
animal covered by these regulations.
Sioux Falls and all surrounding counties require, by
ordinance, that all stray
animals are turned into proper authorities such
as animal control or the
local shelter.
Understanding
animal control ordinances and
local municipal code
as it applies to cats owned and unowned is vital for anyone interested in saving feral and fractious cats in their own communities.
Shelter Based Feral Freedom — In Charleston County, South Carolina,
animal organizations have implemented the Feral Freedom strategy
as a collaboration of
local organizations and
animal control agencies, affirmed by
ordinances created to reinforce this strategy to save more lives and reduce intake.
Ideally the operation of the program is legalized and codified by the adoption of a
local ordinance to regulate the circumstance and procedures under which the cats are humanely trapped and returned
as a means of
controlling the community cat population and a compassionate alternative to putting healthy
animals to death.
The
Animal Control Officers are charged with the responsibility of enforcing local animal ordinances, as well as city and state animal related
Animal Control Officers are charged with the responsibility of enforcing
local animal ordinances, as well as city and state animal related
animal ordinances,
as well
as city and state
animal related
animal related laws.
Most city (or county) websites have their specific
ordinances listed with their
Animal Control Services so acquainting yourself with
local pet - ownership laws is
as easy
as a few clicks.