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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  I've never registered any of my pets with the county/city either. I know it's the law, but they don't really enforce it here unless you have an aggressive dog, problematic dog, or animal control picks them up. I too just don't like the idea of registering them with the city. Where I live they have this law that you can only have 4 cat/dogs per household which I think is stupid. I have a dog and 2 cats and my roommate has a cat so that's 4 in our household right there. I just don't think it's any of their business how many animals I have and all as long as they are being well taken care of. Plus I don't want to pay the fee to register them...I would rather spend it on other things. |
That is exactly how I feel about it! I don't understand why I should have to pay the local government for a little dog that bothers no one. He gets all of his shots on time (I won't schedule a doctor's appointment for myself when I have bronchitis b/c it is too expensive, yet I shell out $150 to a vet at the same time because he needs shots and parasite prevention meds.) He doesn't even potty outside. I do take him on walks,but he doesn't bother anyone but the birds that he chases in the field... I take care of my dog because I love my dog, not because the government tells me I have to. I just think it's kind of orwellian. If he were a big dog that pooped a lot outside (possible health risks) or a breed prone to aggression, I would probably think more about it because people do have a right to know what health/safety risks they are living near. I just don't see small dogs as such a risk.
He also has tags with his home address and my phone number, so he has external ID, although he isn't always wearing it because I don't let him wear his collar all the time. I don't think it is strictly enforced around here; I've asked around, and I've never seen the dog warden! I do know though, that they euthanize cats that aren't registered that are caught outside. They do it within hours of catching them, too. This concerns me, because if they do it to cats I wonder if they do it to dogs! I think that is the only reason I would do it- to keep them from putting him down, not to avoid a fine.
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