In a move that’s likely to prompt yowls of protest from the smallest members of many Toronto households, a city committee has backed a plan that would prohibit cat owners from allowing their pets to roam free outdoors.
Councillors on the economic and community development committee voted in favour of the proposed ban on free-range kitties in a surprise decision Wednesday during a debate about proposed updates to Toronto animal regulations.about potential rule changes, and municipal officials warned it would likely be impossible to enforce.
Coun. Shelley Carroll , who moved the motion that would restrict outdoor cats, said she was willing to discuss the staff’s objections ahead of the council vote. But she said she’s heard loud and clear from residents that it’s safer for feline friends to be kept indoors. Citing a study by Environment Canada scientists that determined felines across the country kill 200 million birds annually, she told the committee that “free-roaming cats are a massive issue for Toronto’s wildlife.” She also noted that the city collects upwards of 1,000 dead felines from its roadways in a single year.
Under current bylaws, the city already has the ability to impound cats that are causing damage or creating a nuisance. But according to the report, animal services is reluctant to impound healthy cats because it risks “needless stress” on the animals and increases the population of already busy shelters.
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