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yorkiegirl83 · 11-18-2007, 04:33 PM

My town limit is 3. I have 4. I did not mean to break the law, but I didn't *know* the law until after I got McKenzie and my neighbors grand daughter informed me that 3 is the limit.

I called the clerk and was told to register her to a family member in town (which I did). She actually told me also that if I was to go in and register 10 animals, it wouldn't even put a flag in the system, that the law is in place as protection to other people in the town.

We changed all our vet records to my dad's name for Kenzie, so technically Mckenzie is their dog.

I was really REALLY worried about this and spent many sleepless nights. I can honestly say I don't think I would have gotten Mckenzie had I known the rule. We live on a street where head of council is our neighbor, the person next door's ex hubby is a cop, and the lady at the end of the street works for the clerks office -- so I was basically petrified.

But, w/the exception of one of those people who makes snide remarks to my little sister about my dogs at school (she works there) and this is of course according to my little sister so I can't 100% verify truth. The woman has not said anything to me about it...no one has had a problem and I'm lucky that nearly everyone on my street and in my neighborhood has a dog and they all really enjoy my dogs as well.

If it ever became a problem, I would find someone to care for one until I could move, then we would be outside city limits in a heartbeat... the fur kids come first.

The mayor of our town was walking around the other day greeting people and he took the time to stop and play with our furkids and I was impressed that he did that and said he was a dog lover.

If it did come down to a dispute over my animals best believe I would have my story all over the newspaper and anywhere else I could. Animal limit laws *have* been challenged and the people *have* won in certain cases.

It's unfortunate that animal limit laws don't see that having limits on animals doesn't solve the problems w/the overpopulation of pets or other issues such as cleanliness of the city and dog attacks. I think they should really try to have free clinics on how to responsibly care for your dogs, free training classes or low cost options so that dogs with behavior issues get help that they need and owners can become more aware of how to handle these issues.

My mom lives next to someone who chains her dog to the inside porch all day long and they block out the windows so she can't see. She howls all day long waiting to be played with

. Now you tell me, who is the one that is truly commiting a crime? Me, who loves my dogs as children and unknowingly broke a law, or Her who is denying a poor animal a chance at life and love? I'm working on getting her dog out of that situation by convincing her to release her to me so that I can find her a rescue group.. it's a big mess

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11-18-2007, 04:33 PM	#31
yorkiegirl83 Love My Furbabies! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere Posts: 4,427	My town limit is 3. I have 4. I did not mean to break the law, but I didn't know the law until after I got McKenzie and my neighbors grand daughter informed me that 3 is the limit. I called the clerk and was told to register her to a family member in town (which I did). She actually told me also that if I was to go in and register 10 animals, it wouldn't even put a flag in the system, that the law is in place as protection to other people in the town. We changed all our vet records to my dad's name for Kenzie, so technically Mckenzie is their dog. I was really REALLY worried about this and spent many sleepless nights. I can honestly say I don't think I would have gotten Mckenzie had I known the rule. We live on a street where head of council is our neighbor, the person next door's ex hubby is a cop, and the lady at the end of the street works for the clerks office -- so I was basically petrified. But, w/the exception of one of those people who makes snide remarks to my little sister about my dogs at school (she works there) and this is of course according to my little sister so I can't 100% verify truth. The woman has not said anything to me about it...no one has had a problem and I'm lucky that nearly everyone on my street and in my neighborhood has a dog and they all really enjoy my dogs as well. If it ever became a problem, I would find someone to care for one until I could move, then we would be outside city limits in a heartbeat... the fur kids come first. The mayor of our town was walking around the other day greeting people and he took the time to stop and play with our furkids and I was impressed that he did that and said he was a dog lover. If it did come down to a dispute over my animals best believe I would have my story all over the newspaper and anywhere else I could. Animal limit laws have been challenged and the people have won in certain cases. It's unfortunate that animal limit laws don't see that having limits on animals doesn't solve the problems w/the overpopulation of pets or other issues such as cleanliness of the city and dog attacks. I think they should really try to have free clinics on how to responsibly care for your dogs, free training classes or low cost options so that dogs with behavior issues get help that they need and owners can become more aware of how to handle these issues. My mom lives next to someone who chains her dog to the inside porch all day long and they block out the windows so she can't see. She howls all day long waiting to be played with . Now you tell me, who is the one that is truly commiting a crime? Me, who loves my dogs as children and unknowingly broke a law, or Her who is denying a poor animal a chance at life and love? I'm working on getting her dog out of that situation by convincing her to release her to me so that I can find her a rescue group.. it's a big mess . Last edited by yorkiegirl83; 11-18-2007 at 04:36 PM.