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Mitchell, Megan
From: Murashige, Laura
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 8:36 AM
To: Mitchell, Megan
Subject: FW: bill to limit number of pets and tag/register all cats
Importance: High
-----Original Message-----
From: Jerrie Bennett [mailto:jerrieb.southpoint@hotmaii.coml
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 12:30 AM
To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
Cc: Kfairies@aol.com
Subject: bill to limit number of pets and tag/register all cats
Importance: High
Please be advised that I oppose the bill which would require all cats be licensed and tagged and that
would limit the number of pets per household.
I can understand the health concerns of the county in those rare cases where unstable persons might
be keeping 25 animals in a small house on a small lot in unsafe and unsanitary conditions. Of course
this is a public problem. Those people are not going to comply no matter what the law is. Why punish
the many to catch the few? A little investigation would identify those who are not competent.
As to feral cats - Having lived in Ocean View in the past I remember the misery of swarms of rodents
during the years feral cats were killed off. Mice and rats are a much worse health issue.
As to limiting the number of pets per household, I'll consider that when the county agrees to limit the
number of adults and children Der household!
I live on 3 acres on ag land. I have fenced one full acre for my 4 dogs and I do have one very old cat
who is a wonderful mouser. I guarantee my animals will never cost the county anything. However;
consider the multi-family, multi-friend households with 6 o 10 (mostly unemployed)adults and 12 or 15
children (and you know they exist). Cost to the county and tax payers - look at food stamps, additional
law enforcement needed, FREE public schooling, free health care, wellfare and all that comes with that.
Requiring that cats be collared is dangerous to their health. Most pig hunters don't collar their dogs
for safety reasons. Limiting the amount of pets responsible pet owners can have is not necessary. It's
time to attack the real financial drain and public problems in this county. Don't waste time and money
on licensing cats and limiting pets. Use that money to go after the users and abusers of the "welfare
system".
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