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PostPosted: Thu, May 7 2009, 6:48 am EDT    Post subject: Cat licensing is here (almost!) Reply with quote

Here comes more unenforcable government control and regulations:



From the May 11, 7:00 Board of Health Meeting Agenda


First Reading

CRANBURY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH ORDINANCE #2009-01. AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CRANBURY, COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, UPDATING AND AMENDING CHAPTER 162 “ANIMALS” OF THE CRANBURY TOWNSHIP CODE AND REQUIRING THE ANNUAL LICENSING OF CATS.

(Second Reading and Public Hearing scheduled for June 1, 2009, at 7:00 p.m.)
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PostPosted: Thu, May 7 2009, 8:17 am EDT    Post subject: Re: Cat licensing is here (almost!) Reply with quote

My cats won't harm anyone. Please leave them alone.
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PostPosted: Thu, May 7 2009, 10:57 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: Cat licensing is here (almost!) Reply with quote

I dont understand how anyone will know if you have a cat... It is pretty funny
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PostPosted: Fri, May 8 2009, 6:06 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: Cat licensing is here (almost!) Reply with quote

My point exactly - it is totally unenforceable. We have enough laws on the books that can't be enforced - now we are adding another one.
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PostPosted: Tue, Jun 30 2009, 11:55 am EDT    Post subject: Re: Cat licensing is here (almost!) Reply with quote

How about cat burglars?
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PostPosted: Tue, Jun 30 2009, 12:50 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: Cat licensing is here (almost!) Reply with quote

I found an FAQ on why communities license cats -- if you are interested:

http://www.wildspirit.org/license.htm
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PostPosted: Tue, Jun 30 2009, 1:08 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: Cat licensing is here (almost!) Reply with quote

catinfo wrote:
I found an FAQ on why communities license cats -- if you are interested:

http://www.wildspirit.org/license.htm


It reads like it's a cat tax!

1. Why have so many jurisdictions enacted cat licensing laws?

Cat licensing is a sensible approach for local governments to relieve the burdens of increased cat related problems and increased budgetary constraints. Problems stem from cats' growing popularity (there are now more cats in the United States than dogs), their breeding potential, their potential role in the spread of rabies, and irresponsible caretakers. The fees paid by cat owners help local governments, often operating under severe budgetary constraints because of the many demands, including the need to provide shelter for increasing numbers of cats. Cat licensing provides a way to raise needed revenues from cat owners, who should rightly help pay for cat-related services, as dog owners have historically been asked to do for dogs.
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PostPosted: Tue, Jun 30 2009, 1:18 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: Cat licensing is here (almost!) Reply with quote

It is a cat tax, clear and simple. This all started when the County Animal Shelter presented this idea to our Cranbury Board of Health as a way to raise money.

They in turn ran with the idea and sucessfully put a spin as the rabies scare (which by the way is effecting our wildlife only and the board of health has not implemented a solution such as vaccine pellets).
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PostPosted: Tue, Jun 30 2009, 2:02 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: Cat licensing is here (almost!) Reply with quote

Im not paying it - i would like to know how they will find out that i even have a cat - it doesnt go outside!!! and people cant come in your home to search for one!! what a silly silly law!!!
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PostPosted: Tue, Jun 30 2009, 6:18 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: Cat licensing is here (almost!) Reply with quote

There have been more cats than dogs for a long time so that reasoning is bogus. So are all the other excuses. This is a tax, as others have said and has absolutely nothing to do with sound public policy.
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PostPosted: Wed, Jul 1 2009, 11:21 am EDT    Post subject: Re: Cat licensing is here (almost!) Reply with quote

Oh, they WILL find you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are investing thousands of dollar in a cat-detector van which will cruise the village looking for unlicensed cats residing in people's homes. Expect to get a big fine or even confiscation of your cat by the local cat-detector person.

Big Mother is watching you!
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PostPosted: Wed, Jul 1 2009, 11:26 am EDT    Post subject: Re: Cat licensing is here (almost!) Reply with quote

How much is a cat license anyway?
They are not planning to license chimps anytime soon, are they?...............just asking...............no reason.
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Another Genius Idea
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PostPosted: Wed, Jul 1 2009, 11:32 am EDT    Post subject: Re: Cat licensing is here (almost!) Reply with quote

I hope they license children soon. You know how wild they can be !
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