AR-News: (US NC) Toss pet-food tax out with the scraps

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

March 29,2004 

The problem of unwanted pets in many North Carolina counties is a disturbing 
one. It tugs at the heartstrings to hear of puppies and kittens being 
euthanized because shelters have run out of room to house them. 
A committee made up of legislators and animal advocates has been studying 
ways to solve the problem, much of which is caused by irresponsible pet owners. 
Some of the suggestions make a lot of sense, such as establishing standards 
for all animal shelters, including those owned or operated by local government 
agencies. And others are already being practiced in many parts of the state, 
such as requiring pets adopted from animal shelters or rescue organizations to 
be spayed or neutered prior to adoption. 
Others seem a bit heavy-handed, such as requiring all cats to be sterilized 
by the age of six months unless the pet owners have a breeder's license or 
requiring differentiated licensing of pets, whereby dogs and cats that are not 
sterilized would require a more expensive license than altered pets. 




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