CASSELBERRY — A stringent
ordinance proposed by city
animal control officials would give the city its
first specific guidelines to
control pet stores and would be among a handful of similar laws in the state.
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.
Veterinarians, pet - shop owners and humane society officials said Tuesday that widespread changes proposed for Orange County's
animal control law could do more harm than good.Those changes were
first unveiled in November by the county's
animal control committee.Commissioners took no vote on the proposal, which would add 80 pages to the county's 14 - page
animal control ordinance, but will discuss the matter Monday.Several of the speakers praised the county's
animal control committee for working hard on the proposal, but said some of its changes were uninformed and unreasonable.