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Rhode Island passes "spay it or pay it" law
Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter their
pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to pay a fee of $100 for a breeder's license and can be fined $75 per month. Subsidies are available for low-income pet owners, and farmers are exempt. The full article is he http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/09/fix....ap/index.html |
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Rhode Island passes "spay it or pay it" law
"T" wrote in message . .. In article CPqig.19365$8q.15339@dukeread08, AKE- OUT-THE-LITTER says... Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter their pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to pay a fee of $100 for a breeder's license and can be fined $75 per month. Subsidies are available for low-income pet owners, and farmers are exempt. The full article is he http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/09/fix....ap/index.html Fortunately both my cats are spayed/neutered. The problem is that a lot of cats are adopted outside normal channels and the state will NEVER know about it. My aunt lives in Coventry, RI and there's a large feral cat colony in the area. Of course there must be tons of inbreeding, etc. because there isn't any new membership to the colony. Is there a chapter of Alley Cat Allies in Coventry? If so, they are an excellent organization to contact for TNR (trap/neuter/release) of feral cats. This helps to reduce pet overpopulation. Our local chapter also maintains feeding stations. MaryL |
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Rhode Island passes "spay it or pay it" law
On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 22:15:45 -0500, MaryL -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote:
Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter their pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to pay a fee of $100 for a breeder's license and can be fined $75 per month. Subsidies are available for low-income pet owners, and farmers are exempt. Another public message in the form of an idiotic slogan. How is paying your cat the equivelent of spaying your cat? |
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Rhode Island passes "spay it or pay it" law
"AZ Nomad" wrote in message
... On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 22:15:45 -0500, MaryL -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter their pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to pay a fee of $100 for a breeder's license and can be fined $75 per month. Subsidies are available for low-income pet owners, and farmers are exempt. Another public message in the form of an idiotic slogan. How is paying your cat the equivelent of spaying your cat? Yeah, and I hate assholes who use "it" instead of him or her when referring to a pet. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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Rhode Island passes "spay it or pay it" law
"CatNipped" wrote in message ... "AZ Nomad" wrote in message ... On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 22:15:45 -0500, MaryL -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter their pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to pay a fee of $100 for a breeder's license and can be fined $75 per month. Subsidies are available for low-income pet owners, and farmers are exempt. Another public message in the form of an idiotic slogan. How is paying your cat the equivelent of spaying your cat? Yeah, and I hate assholes who use "it" instead of him or her when referring to a pet. -- Hugs, CatNipped The "it" in the title was a direct quotation from the CNN article. http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/09/fix....ap/index.html MaryL |
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Rhode Island passes "spay it or pay it" law
"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
news:mDEig.19619$8q.4024@dukeread08... "CatNipped" wrote in message ... "AZ Nomad" wrote in message ... On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 22:15:45 -0500, MaryL -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter their pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to pay a fee of $100 for a breeder's license and can be fined $75 per month. Subsidies are available for low-income pet owners, and farmers are exempt. Another public message in the form of an idiotic slogan. How is paying your cat the equivelent of spaying your cat? Yeah, and I hate assholes who use "it" instead of him or her when referring to a pet. -- Hugs, CatNipped The "it" in the title was a direct quotation from the CNN article. http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/09/fix....ap/index.html MaryL Yes, I know, that's who I meant (whoever dreamed up the slogan - not the OP). Sorry I should have been clearer. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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Rhode Island passes "spay it or pay it" law
CatNipped wrote: Yeah, and I hate assholes who use "it" instead of him or her when referring to a pet. But if you don't know the sex of the cat what are you supposed to say? "Him" for all sex-unknown animals, like we use in English for humans? IMO, being called HIM is worse than being called IT! At least with "it" you are being gender-neutral.... -L. |
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Rhode Island passes "spay it or pay it" law
"-L." wrote in message
oups.com... CatNipped wrote: Yeah, and I hate assholes who use "it" instead of him or her when referring to a pet. But if you don't know the sex of the cat what are you supposed to say? "Him" for all sex-unknown animals, like we use in English for humans? IMO, being called HIM is worse than being called IT! At least with "it" you are being gender-neutral.... -L. I just try to say "the cat" whenever instead of using a pronoun I'm not sure of. ; -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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Rhode Island passes "spay it or pay it" law
AZ Nomad wrote:
On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 22:15:45 -0500, MaryL -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: Rhode Island has passed a law requiring cat owners to spay or neuter their pets. Owners with pets over 6 months of age will be required to pay a fee of $100 for a breeder's license and can be fined $75 per month. Subsidies are available for low-income pet owners, and farmers are exempt. Another public message in the form of an idiotic slogan. How is paying your cat the equivelent of spaying your cat? "Spay or pay" would have been better and catchier. |
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