A cat running at large creates safety issues for the public and for the cat.
Looking for advice and assistance on changing the «
cats running at large» ordinances in Bloomington and Normal, IL, to recognize managed free - roaming cat colonies and their caretakers as separate sitations; to not consider these caretakers, or colony managers, as «owners» thus exempting them from the usual fines.
February, 2011 amendments (attached below) to the ordinance command animal control to impound
cats running at large; animal control is not required to return the cat to his or her family but may do so if the owner's identity can be «readily» ascertained.
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However, in response to complaints from citizens about numerous stray and feral
cats, the Akron City Council passed an ordinance on March 25, 2002, prohibiting domestic
cats from
running at large.
In addition, it became the duty of Akron's Animal Control Wardens to «apprehend» and «impound» any
cats «
running at large.»
They blame the «irresponsible public» for these animals being
at the shelter in the first place, the reality is that a
large number of these dogs and
cats are dying in shelters because we still have far too many incompetent, and even cruel, people
running far too many (largely municipal) shelters.
«People who do... are in direct violation of the animal control ordinance... «Newcombe and his staff will issue summonses to people violating this ordinance in Buenaventura Lakes.Section 9 of the ordinance states that it is unlawful to allow an animal other than a
cat to
run at large on any private or public property.
In St. John's dogs and
cats are prohibited from
running at large.
Impounded
cats and dogs are animals sheltered
at the Animal Service Centre because they were
running at large in their communities, a violation under the Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw.
A
cat or dog
running at large creates safety issues for the public and for the animal.
In contrast to these ordinances which sanction free - roaming
cats, is that of the City of Ormond Beach, which states that «it shall be the duty of the animal control officer to apprehend any dog or
cat found
running at large and to impound such dog or
cat.»
Likewise a Monroe County ordinance makes it unlawful for «any owner or keeper of an animal other than a domestic
cat willfully or negligently to allow the animal to
run at large on public property or on any private property of another without permission of the property owner.»