This may not be a worldwide first but there aren’t many places on the planet, even a relatively small area like the suburb of Muirhead in Darwin, Australia where domestic cats are only allowed outside if they are on a leash. Daily Mail Australia reports that domestic cats are banned from being outside alone unless …
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Are the leash laws of Springfield, Illinois the future of cat ownership in America? As I understand it, these laws mean that cat owners can only allow their cats outside if they are on a leash. There appears to be an absolute restriction on free-roaming cats and it is ‘strict liability’. This means there is …
Should it be a city ordinance for cats to be on restrained outdoors in the same manner as dogs with either a leash, a fence or a building? To understand today’s discussion, please read this article posted September 23 in PeninsulaClarion.com, which has local news for Kenai, Alaska. Basically, an ordinance has been proposed by …
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The video shows an extract of a judge Judy case. The sound is hard to hear. I have heard it several times and the scenario is as follows: https://youtu.be/vhGSavj5UGU The claimant was walking her dog on a lead in what she described as the front yard but I believe this to be a public area …
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This is the story of a Missouri mother who recently went to jail over the family cat. Andrea Boenker, a resident of Wentzville, was arrested recently, all because her then 2-year-old daughter let the new family cat out of the house. For those of you unfamiliar with the area, Wentzville is a city located in …
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