Weasel and Furball and 24 other felines are a rare breed of cat that have a license to roam the streets of Plymouth unhindered by leash or an owner's watchful eye. But to get that exemption to the city's leash law, the owners have to show -- by getting a note from a vet -- that their cats are just too wild to be kept indoors and that the only other option is euthanasia...
...Humane Society officials say they have never heard of an exception like Plymouth's, and strongly advise against cats running loose to prevent transmutation into road kill, dog chow or victims of ill-tempered neighbors. "An ordinance that allows cats to roam free is a death warrant," said investigator Keith Streff of the Animal Humane Society, which serves most of the Twin Cities area. After centuries of domestication, cats don't always recognize natural predators or traffic dangers, he said...
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Eric
Good job, fine article