Make it illegal for rental apt. ads to accept pets!!! Most of the ads say DO NOT accept pets... People would not leave their pets behind outside! They keep having babies .....and the problem with strays starts with friendly cats that have not been neutered or spayed!!! Most starve to death cause they have not learned where to get food or water! It's CRAZY........... Leave us pet owners (Lovers) alone!!!!!

Does this bylaw prohibit the selling of un-sterilized pets in pet shops and over the internet (Kiji, Craigslist)? Does this bylaw have any provisions for spay and neuter programs to help reduce the stray pet population? Why is there a limit on pet ownership in detached private dwellings? If there is a problem then this problem can be dealt with under existing nuisance bylaws. Is there a grandfather clause in this bylaw? What is the point in requiring licenses for cats that are kept indoors, are micro chipped, and wear identity collars? I presently have six indoor cats. Each one showed up at my door and asked to stay the night. The rest is history. The oldest is now eighteen. They have all been sterilized. As they stay indoors, my neighbours do not know that I have cats. I have taken in these stray cats off the street. I am part of the solution as opposed to being part of the problem. The government is part of the problem by refusing to ban the selling of unsterilized pets in pet shops and over the internet. Requiring licenses for cats will only discourage people from taking in the strays. It may even encourage people to abandon their pets. The government should be concentrating on the source of the problem and should be encouraging people to take in the stray and abandoned pets.