Cat owners are likely to be unaware how owning a cat could unwittingly put them at odds with the law in certain places in the world.
We have, to be fair, no idea if the following seemingly extreme laws affecting cat owners have ever been enforced but the fact that they got passed is perhaps interesting in itself!
Keep A Tight Rein On Your Cat In Minnesota, USA
Believe it or not, a law was passed in International Falls in Minnesota making it illegal for owners to allow their cats to chase a dog up a telegraph pole!
Maybe Consider Living A Good Distance From A Bakery Here
Minnesota served up another crazy cat law in Duluth. A law was passed here prohibiting a cat from sleeping in a bakery!
A Bizarre Cat And Bird Law
A law forbidding the keeping of cats and birds at the same address was passed in Reed City, Michigan.
Keep Your Cat Quiet In The Evening To Stay Legal Here!
Cat owners in Columbus, Georgia may have been scratching their heads in disbelief when a law was passed forbidding their cats to ‘Yowl’ after 9pm!
The Permit Queue Shouldn’t Be Too Long!
Perhaps one the strangest decisions affecting cat owners was taken in Ventura County, California.
A law was passed making it illegal for cats to have sex without a permit!
A Strange Mating Law Was Passed Here
Believe it or not, a law was passed in California forbidding cats from mating within 1500 feet of a place of worship, school or tavern!
Don’t Get THIS Sociable With Your Feline Friend!
Any owner odd enough to consider sharing a lighted cigar with their cat should steer clear of Zion, Illinois as it’s illegal there and they passed a law forbidding it!
Good Luck Enforcing This!
Cat owners in Berea, Ohio must have been puzzled when this got passed. A law in Berea states that their cats must wear a tail light if they go out after dark!