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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

1514.0. "Do Whatever You Like - It's Only A Cat" by TPVAX3::ROBBINS () Thu Jun 30 1988 15:31

    
    
    
           This may sound like quite the strange question but some of
    the strangest ones are the ones you never think of.  Does anyone
    out there know how the law is written on the subject of cats in
    the N.H. area?  I heard from someone that there is no law protecting
    cats as far as ANYONE exterminating (by ANY means) a cat that is
    a nuisance to them.  I would think that this topic would be very
    interesting to those who have outdoor cats.  Which means to me that
    if my cat is gotten rid of someone else (by any means) that I have
    no recourse whatsoever by law?  If this is true it give me goose
    bumps.  Mine are all indoor except for the stray but there are alot
    of cats that aren't.  I will call the police dept when I have the
    time but at this point am just wondering if anyone knows or has
    had any experience regarding this. 
    
                                                        Kim

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1514.1	political route	INK::KALLIS	Anger's no replacement for reason	`Thu Jun 30 1988 15:54`	5
	In New Hampshire, you have a part-time leghislature. Look up your rep (especially if he or she's a vet) and have her or him proposer a cat protection law. Steve Kallis, Jr.
1514.2		SSMP20::DALEY		`Thu Jun 30 1988 16:00`	8
	Kim, there is a lady - but I cannot remember her name - who is the head of the N.H. Animal Rights League. She seems up on all the latest laws in N.H. concerning animals and I would imagine she could answer your question - She works out of her home and her # is: (603) 286-8477 . I'll bet she can help you. Pat
1514.3	Personal Property	CHET::SULLIVAN		`Fri Jul 01 1988 07:42`	4
	I believe that cats are considered personal property in New Hampshire and, if harmed by another, it is considered a theft. Ken
1514.4	Judge Warped	ATEAM::DOIRON		`Fri Jul 01 1988 08:09`	9
	Does anyone watch People's court? Two nights ago this gentlemen brought a grooming shop to court for loosing his cat. The Judge said that a cat is considered personal property and that he was intitled to the value of the cat. The man replied that he got the cat for free, so the judge awarded him twenty dollars. That just doesn't seem fair?! Corine
1514.5	Massachusetts' (Old?) View on Cats	NAC::LACOUR		`Tue Jul 05 1988 10:29`	9
	I'm not sure what the NH law is, but about 6 years ago when my boys were getting ready to be fixed, my vet told me that cats were considered rodents in MA and distemper and rabies shots weren't even required. I wasn't very happy about it. However, maybe the Massachusetts legislature has changed it's view of cats....after all, the state cat is now the Tabby. Mary
1514.6	They don't even look alike	CHALK::MURPHY	Is it Friday yet?	`Tue Jul 12 1988 14:19`	7
	>.5 Gee, Mary, I would've changed vets if mine couldn't tell the difference between rodents and cats ;-) Maybe he just didn't like cats?
1514.7	Maybe he's seen a wet kitty	CLUSTA::TAMIR	ACMS design while-u-wait	`Fri Jul 15 1988 09:46`	6
	Maybe what the vet meant was that cats fall in to the same legal classification as squirrels, mice, and the like--there are no laws that they must be licenses, housed, innoculated, etc. NH also considers cats to be predatory animals...they're on their own. Mary