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    AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope: Jacksonville also took away someone's rock garden for failure to keep said pet rocks in an enclosed space. more »
    STICKSnSCONES: I don't like cats and hate when my neighbor's cats end up on the hood of my car or under the shade of my porch or darting accross my yard, driving by ... more »
    msAnthrope: the biggest problem with people who believe their pets should be able to run free is that eventually, if your pet roams outside your yard and chooses ... more »
    Awry: I'm trying to imagine putting my cat on a leash. I don't think I'd survive the night. What kind of cats do other places have though, that they can't p... more »
    Aesop's Foibles. YES.: Growing up, we always had at least one cat at a time. A few were strays that we invited in to live with us, one was our "garage cat" who never came in... more »
    Alys Brangwin has a huge talent: He looks so much like my Hobbesie, only twice his size! My cats have tried to roll out of their harnesses when they had them. I think they vanished in... more »
    Oranges w/ Cheese has 2 cats! ahahaha.: Stupid people. KEEP YOUR FUCKING PETS INDOORS! Gah. Cats do not *need* to go outside. They do not *need* to drink milk (in truth, they're actually mil... more »
    Gretchen is a new kitten mom!: I can't even get a collar on any of our 9 felines, let alone a leash. Since I'm outnumbered and have to sleep sometime I think this is one experiment... more »
    hfree: I've always had indoor/outdoor cats. It's so much better for the health of the cat IMO. They get lethargic and their coat dull if they spend too much ... more »
    dirtybee: Mayor, have you every tried putting a leash on a cat? How about anything? Hat? Clothes? I thought not. more »
    saintbernadette: Aw, he'll cave. I live in Jacksonville, and our Mayor is the proud owner of 2 fat Jack Russell Terriers. How can he not? more »
    aubonpam: I'm sorry the cat was taken away, but they should have been keeping the poor thing either inside or on a leash, for it's own safety. What I'm wonderin... more »
    Grim Reaper of the Forest: My cats growing up were always allowed out to roam. Maybe it's bad for wildlife, but so was fucking suburbia and humankind in general. Strange that ... more »
    funnyface: I can't even imagine putting a cat on a leash. Though I wish my neighbors' semi feral cats would stop digging in my flower beds and taunting my dogs. more »
    emilyanne: wow I've never heard of cats having to be on a leash. I hate cats personally but once again I have to say this law could only exist in the US. more »
  • #cattales

    Guardian Angels

    A plucky 8-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida is petitioning her mayor to let her neighbors keep their cat. The neighbors' cat was taken away after they refused to keep the cat on a leash. [UPI]