Nebraska City Ponders Cat Leash Law

[Champ]

Lincoln, Neb. Officials Ponder Law Requiring Cats to Be on Leashes When Not on Owners' Property

The Associated Press


LINCOLN, Neb. June 15, 2004 — If city officials get their way, cats roaming the streets here freely may be a thing of the past. Attorneys are drafting a cat-at-large law aimed at eliminating strays by requiring that cats be on leashes when not on their owners' property. Officials have cited both health and annoyance concerns.
No cases of rabies in cats has been reported in Lancaster County this year, but rabies in cats have been reported elsewhere in the state.

Cats are one of the most common, domestic transmitters of the deadly disease nationwide, said Jim Weverka, director of Animal Control.

Beth Boal, president of The Cat House, a licensed organization that cares for abandoned cats, said the issue is emotional.

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20040615_1789.html

[Rainbowreflect]

1. I like this line;

Debbie Borner, vice president of the Cat House, wondered if the law would be practical.
"Have you ever tried to walk a cat? You go where they go," she said.

[Catshrink]

2. What a moranic idea!

Walk a cat? Althought, I know some people who do but can only do so because they started it when the cat was very very young. Heck, they don't even make collars big enough for Sam -- he needs a dog collar.

I believe house cats should be kept indoors or in enclosures of some kind to protect them from other critters and cars.

[Lucky Luciano]

3. Well, I guess you should know, huh?

:)

[bobja]

4. I love it!

No cats should be allowed to wander freely in my opinion. I love them but they have decimated the songbird populations here and abroad.

[Xithras]

6. Agreed, as the former owner of 8 cats.

I have owned seven cats in my life, and all died because they roamed free.

#1 Hit by car
#2 Hit by car
#3 Killed by starting car engine
#4 Hit by car
#5 Shot
#6 Hit by car
#7 Mauled by dogs
#8 Hit by car

I won't own cats any more because they can't come inside, and they tend to die within a year or two under my ownership. Cat owners should keep them inside, or put Soft Paws on them and only let them into your backyard (assuming you have good catproof fences).

[HEyHEY]

5. YES! YES! DO IT!