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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 | Volume 32, Issue 37 | 38,985 Copies Serving Cornwall & area since 1985 | www.cornwallseawaynews.com
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Proposed cat by-law: You feed it, you own it Nick Seebruch
nicholas.seebruch@tc.tc
CORNWALL, Ontario - Cornwall City Council reviewed a proposed cat by-law at their meeting on Monday, May 14, 2018. City administration presented the bylaw to City Council and asked councillors to review it and give feedback. The by-law suggested mandatory spay/ neutering of all cats, and mandatory registration. The by-law would also outline strict rules around cat ownership. The law states that if someone is found to be feeding a stray cat, that they will then be considered to be the owners of the cat, and responsible for registering and spaying/ neutering the cat. “People who feed stray cats are now responsible for stray cats are now responsible for those cats, I don’t agree with that,” said Councillor Justin Towndale. “My mom feeds birds, does that mean she should be responsible for the birds?” Chris Rogers, head of the City of Cornwall’s By-law Department said that this
measure had already been enacted in another Ontario municipality, either Peterborough or Whitby, he said he could not recall which. In addition to strict laws around ownership, the proposed by-law would also restrict cats being allowed outdoors. If the by-law were enacted, all cats would have to remain indoors unless on a leash or in a secure enclosure. “Doing so would offer some immediate effect to what is a longer term spay/neuter program, principal to mitigating uncontrolled propagation,” the proposed by-law reads. “Anticipated benefits might include less neighbourhood nuisance behaviours like raucous interaction, spraying, and preying on wild life and reduce public health hazard potential inherent with garden urination/defecation, flea infestation and similar.” Rogers said that he inserted this suggestion into the report to provide an immediate solution to the problem. STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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Mellissa Alepins of Tiny but Mighty Kitten Rescue with a two-week-old kitten that was rescued from the City dump. She brought the kitten to the City Council meeting on Monday, May 14, 2018 where a new proposed cat by-law was discussed. (Nick Seebruch/ TC Media).
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