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Norma Essex 7333 Old Mill Rd Centerville MN 55038 October 20, 1998 TO: Centerville City Council FROM: Norma Essex We have cat problems and I feel the city could use a cat ordinance similar to the dog ordinance. I have no idea who owns the cats because they do not have identification tags. Our cat is declawed, old, and whenever we let him out, he is always tied up. He has been molested by someone's cat. His hair was pulled out and received bite marks that broke his hide and caused bleeding. Our cat has every right to be in his own yard without being attached by someone else's cat they let run loose. We have cats triggering our motion detector lights during the night. We have cats that peei on our front door. I realize cats are attracted to our yard because of our cat but that doesn't mean it's right. The police won't pick up stray cats. They say it isn't in their contract but I could drop the cats off at the Otter Lake Animal Clinic. The animal clinic won't take cats from individuals, only from the police. It appears we are in a catch 22. We are trying to protect our cat from injury while in our yard. How can we do that? If I knew who owned these cats, I could contact the owners. Without identification, I can't do that. Cats kill birds when let to run loose. Some also carry fleas. Cats can be tied up just as well as dogs.