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Possible Solutions <br /> <br />We have compiled a list of possible solutions for the county commissioners regarding <br />their last meeting involving trapping cats in the county. <br /> <br />Leave the ordinance intact without any modifications. This may not please <br />the citizens that allow their cats to run at large on other neighbor's property, <br />but it will satisfy the large number of citizens that request traps every day of <br />the week. <br /> <br />Modify the ordinance where cats have to wear a collar and tags. This would <br />put some responsibility on the pet owner, and would greatly assist animal <br />control in determining ownership of the animal in question. Animal control <br />would also be able to discern the difference between stray cats and a pet. <br /> <br />Modify the ordinance and require cat owners to follow the same regulations as <br />dog owners do. There is a leash law in Cabarrus County for dogs, but <br />currently none for cats. <br /> <br />Animal control will refrain from placing traps in the county. The public may <br />be allowed to pickup traps at the shelter and bring animals to the shelter, but it <br />would totally be the responsibility of the person whom the trap was issued to. <br /> <br />Place a notice in the newspaper every week of the general location where <br />traps are to be placed. This provision would allow anyone in the county to <br />ascertain if his or her cat had been picked up by animal control by simply <br />reading the paper. The only drawback to this would be the expense to <br />advertise the pickup locations, and there would be an assumption that most <br />residents would be required to take the newspaper to be notified. <br /> <br />Attempt to notify next-door neighbors and ascertain the ownership of the cat. <br />If the ownership of the cat is determined, that owner should be cited for <br />violation of the nuisance ordinance immediately. The only problem with <br />notifying next-door neighbors is the time it will take animal control to place a <br />single trap. On a typical day approximately 30 traps are issued in different <br />neighborhoods throughout the county. The officer would be required under <br />this provision to tag or personally contact the surrounding homes. This would <br />create a need to add additional personnel to the animal control staff. This <br />would also create problems with determining the true definition of the term <br /> <br /> <br />