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Murashige, Laura <br /> From: kccc@ilhawaii. net <br /> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:06 PM <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Subject: Animal Legislation <br /> Aloha Council Members <br /> We are long time residents of the Big Island and the owner of two dogs and <br /> several cats. We are strongly opposed to licenses for cats. We lost two <br /> pet cats last year because a dog that lived a mile away and was left to <br /> roam came into our yard and savagely killed them. (The same dog killed <br /> several other cats and a small dog in the neighbor.) Thanks to the <br /> licensing law for dogs, we were able to trace the dog's owner. Although <br /> licenses are also useful to trace the owners of dogs who bark incessantly <br /> or have other nuisance behaviors, cats do not display these kinds of <br /> nuisance behaviors. The only value to licensing a cat is to help the owner <br /> retrieve it when it is lost. This value is obliterated by the risk that <br /> putting a collar around a cats neck creates. We stopped collaring our <br /> cats when one got caught and choked to death. Our cats and dogs now [lave <br /> microchips which are a far better alternative for all cats. <br /> <br /> Also, the 48 hour holding period for impounded stray dogs, but not cats <br /> does not make sense. Because cats are more independent than dogs, they <br /> often wander off for a day or lwo. If one of our dogs disappear for 10 <br /> minutes we go into full search mode. If one of the cats disappears we <br /> <br /> don't worry until the 2nd day passes. If anything, the holding period for <br /> cats should be 72 horns. <br /> <br /> Thank you, <br /> Lee Tracy and Mike Galvin <br /> P O Box 3081 <br /> Kailua -Kona. HI 96745 <br /> Comm. No. Z.7 <br /> 1 Ref. 70; <br /> Ref. " <br /> 4 P'^ <br /> <br />