Our County is instituting a Fee for owning Pets. $50 per animal per year with the possibility of a lower Fee ($10) if the animal has been spayed or neutered.
Any feedback on this would be appreciated. I heard at a County meeting on this that Kings County, Washington has done this already.
Anyone on here from that area? If so has it helped the animal overpopulation problem?
Here is an article from last nights meeting.
Pet owners speak out on proposed fees
I understand the Fee is proposed just like you must get a Driver's License as it is a priviledge to own and drive a car so they are now extending that same principal to owning a pet. I am not 100% against this principle or idea or even the Fees, just want to see the perpetrators of the real problem, irresponsible Pet Owners nailed to wall. No one should own a dog unless their yard is fenced, period.
Can't help but feel being punished for being a responsible Pet Owner, our dog has zero affect on our neighbors or the County, we fenced our yard as soon as we moved in and Pepper has never been on the street except for when we walked him for a News video.
As Pet owners we will now have to pay double, all County Tax payers are already paying for Animal Control Officers and staff (Enforcement side) as well as the Animal Facilities where the stray animals are brought to by Animal Control (should really be called People Control, it is not the Animals fault they are in the situation they are) where they are housed and fed for 72 hours before being killed by lethal injection. Very very few of the 11,000 animals brought in every year are adopted, over 6,000 were killed and thrown in plastic garbage bags and dumped in the County landfill.
Any feedback on this would be appreciated. I heard at a County meeting on this that Kings County, Washington has done this already.
Anyone on here from that area? If so has it helped the animal overpopulation problem?
Here is an article from last nights meeting.
Pet owners speak out on proposed fees
I understand the Fee is proposed just like you must get a Driver's License as it is a priviledge to own and drive a car so they are now extending that same principal to owning a pet. I am not 100% against this principle or idea or even the Fees, just want to see the perpetrators of the real problem, irresponsible Pet Owners nailed to wall. No one should own a dog unless their yard is fenced, period.
Can't help but feel being punished for being a responsible Pet Owner, our dog has zero affect on our neighbors or the County, we fenced our yard as soon as we moved in and Pepper has never been on the street except for when we walked him for a News video.
As Pet owners we will now have to pay double, all County Tax payers are already paying for Animal Control Officers and staff (Enforcement side) as well as the Animal Facilities where the stray animals are brought to by Animal Control (should really be called People Control, it is not the Animals fault they are in the situation they are) where they are housed and fed for 72 hours before being killed by lethal injection. Very very few of the 11,000 animals brought in every year are adopted, over 6,000 were killed and thrown in plastic garbage bags and dumped in the County landfill.