Why doesn’t cat licensing reduce shelter killing?
The theory behind cat licensing is that if you require cats to be licensed and identified, it will make it easier to reunite lost cats with their caretakers. While this may sound logical, in practice, cat licensing does not achieve this objective. The primary reason why licensing fails to help most cats is simply because the vast majority of cats entering shelters do not have anyone to license or reclaim them. They are either feral cats, homeless strays, or surrendered to shelters by individuals who no longer want them. While obvious, this fact is conveniently ignored by animal control agencies and other groups to push for more punitive and expansive laws, and to do so at the expense of feral cats and homeless strays who become subject to impound as a result of being in violation of such laws. Cat licensing is nothing more than a license to round-up and kill outdoor cats. Can No Kill be legislated and how do you envision it happening? Also, what’s the American Companion Animal Protecti
