I leave out a dry-food bowl for a couple strays. In one town in Pennsylvania, I could soon go to jail... From KDKA TV:
People who feed feral or stray cats in one Pennsylvania County could soon face fines of up to $600 -- or even go to jail for 30 days under a new ordinance that's under consideration.Supervisors in Lower Windsor Township in York County plan to enact the ordinance at their meeting on August 12th.
It would regulate pet noises and odors, as well as making it a crime "to keep or feed any wild or feral or stray domestic cat, except in an attempt to catch such cat for proper placement."
Police Chief Dave Sterner says the proposal has brought more calls than any issue he remembers. Sterner says he's even been called a murderer.
Sterner says police won't stop anyone from feeding their own cats or feeding deer, and police won't go out and shoot cats. He says the law is aimed at controlling feral cats in residential neighborhoods.