Beverly Hills City Council puts off feral cat issue until August
Beverly Hills residents will continue to be allowed to feed stray cats, at least until Aug. 4. That's when the City Council is next scheduled to review recommendations from a committee charged with developing a plan that would allow people to do so permanently.
More than 100 speakers addressed the council Tuesday, when it decided to put off the issue until next month. Here's more from the Beverly Hills Courier:
“It is clear we can not criminalize feeding,” said Councilmember John
Mirisch. “I think we need to establish a program that is controlled. I
don’t think the urgency ordinance addressed that.” Mirisch has called
for the mandatory spaying and neutering (or altering) of these cats as
part of a broader trap-neuter-release program.
The urgency ordinance the council denied Tuesday was intended to address a deleted code (5-2-10, subdivision B and C) that was removed after the City adopted Los Angeles’ ordinance. The code explicitly prohibits the feeding of feral cats and dogs on any public property, any property that is open to the pubic or any private property is not completely enclosed by a secured wall.
The urgency ordinance the council denied Tuesday was intended to address a deleted code (5-2-10, subdivision B and C) that was removed after the City adopted Los Angeles’ ordinance. The code explicitly prohibits the feeding of feral cats and dogs on any public property, any property that is open to the pubic or any private property is not completely enclosed by a secured wall.
EDITOR'S PICKS:
If the "terribly NOUVEAU RICHE" feel sorry for starving dogs and cats, it remains their constitutional right, I would think, to feed and care for at least some of these animals.
Everyone knows "Beverly Hills" means RICH !
I would hate to think that I'd abandon my dog or kitty there..........praying that a nice WELL-TO-DO LADY THERE WOULD BEFRIEND MY ANIMAL AND TAKE IT IN !
Some will, some won't, and after all, that's what pounds were created for. It's a sad commentary, given the tough times we're going through now. But we can't save every last animal, can't we ?
Posted by: Peter | July 16, 2009 at 04:36 PM
'ff the "terribly NOUVEAU RICHE" feel sorry for starving dogs and cats, it remains their constitutional right, I would think, to feed and care for at least some of these animals.'
Excuse me, Peter, but if I had worked hard enough or had been lucky enough to have inherited money to own that property, I would have guards around the perimeter to protect me from people or animals who felt they could intrude on my property.
"Everyone knows "Beverly Hills" means RICH !"
Okay, so what's your point? You resent it rich people like their privacy? I check my Havaheart traps in my yard several times each day to ensure the trapped pets are not suffering, they hire it done.because they can afford it. No problem.
"I would hate to think that I'd abandon my dog or kitty there..........praying that a nice WELL-TO-DO LADY THERE WOULD BEFRIEND MY ANIMAL AND TAKE IT IN !"
So don't abandon your pet, there is no place in our ecology for it!
"Some will, some won't, and after all, that's what pounds were created for. It's a sad commentary, given the tough times we're going through now. But we can't save every last animal, can't we ?"
No, we can't, Peter, and we have to make a responsible and adult choice. Has there been a shortage of the domestic cat species in the last four hundred years? They are driving hundreds of species to extinction, I know my choice, what's yours?
Posted by: BirdAdvocate | July 17, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Just remember, every feral cat that is fed ends up killing 100 song birds. Is it worth it?
Posted by: jack winnick | August 13, 2009 at 11:06 PM