CONCORD TOWN MEETING 2013

Article 60 pertains to domestic pet cats only and excludes feral cats. While I support keeping cats indoors or within the confines of one's yard, this bylaw does not penalize all owners who allow their cats to roam-free outdoors, but rather, proposes a response for one's concern for safety, nuisance or disturbing the peace. 

Many organizations, local and national, recommend keeping cats indoors. Some of these positions are listed below:

  MSPCA (MA Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) - letter to Concord BOS

  MSPCA (MA Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) - cats roaming position

  HSUS (Humane Society of the U.S.) - 10 Tips on Backyard Wildlife

  HSUS (Humane Society of the U.S.) - Cats & Wildlife

  HSUS - Cats Indoors

  U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services - letter to NJ DEP

  Wildlife Society - Free Roaming Cats

  ABC (American Bird Conservancy) - Free Roaming Cats

  ABC (American Bird Conservancy) - Cats Indoors

  American Society of Mammalogists - Free Roaming Cats