South Australia's Mount Barker municipality has announced plans to restrict the ownership of cats to each family in the region in just two cats, as part of a strict new policy to reduce the problems caused by owning many, and said a curfew will be imposed on cats between 8 pm and 7 am starting early Next year.
According to the British Guardian newspaper that the municipal council made clear that this policy was designed to maintain the safety of cats, reduce their harmful impact on the environment, and reduce the unwanted birth of cats that need to search for owners whenever they are developed.
The policy will strengthen the ability to cope with excessive numbers of cats that cause health and environmental problems and threaten the well-being and safety of the population, the council said in a statement. With other cats.
Cats found violating the curfew will be returned to their owners, or detained and found if their owner is not found, municipal officials said.
A key part of this policy addresses the issue of "annoying cat" behavior whose behavior interferes with the safety and comfort of people through aggression or creating unpleasant noise or odor, they said, and will talk to cat breeders that are a nuisance and take action against them if they do not change. Its behavior.
Parker Municipal Council in Australia seeks to reduce the birth of unwanted cats in the region (European) |
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The draft law was prepared by the Council after extensive public consultation and will be tested during a transitional period with further details on exemptions, fines and procedures to be prepared.
Residents who currently own more than two cats will be exempted from the base, but they must apply for approval, castrate males and sterilize females so they are not able to give birth, and seek approval from their immediate neighbors to keep them.
Families with more than two cats must ensure that they will not create what the authorities have described as unhealthy and disturbing conditions at home, while the council warned that ratification of an additional cat may be revoked if it receives a complaint about the cat's behavior or if it begins to violate the curfew.