Board studying licenses for pets
by Ray Lightner
Jan 10, 2012 | 1168 views | 3 3 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Spalding County is looking into a return to animal licenses to go along with the rabies vaccination tags.

The Animal Care and Control Advisory Board is continuing its research into licensing to see if it would be beneficial. ACCAB Chairwoman Kelly Palmatier said, “Someone asked me, ‘How does it help the animals and the humans of Spalding County?’”

Palmatier said animal control’s biggest problem is overpopulation.

(For the complete story, see the Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 print edition of The Griffin Daily News.)

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idontbelievethis
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January 11, 2012
And how will licensing help overpopulation? How are you going to know who has an animal? Oh, their vets will be required to give you their names, addresses and type of animal - is that right? Sounds like invasion of privacy to me.

I think the truth is the county is looking for more money. What about abandoned animals - left to roam and fend for themselves? are left alone. I already pay propety tax - isn't that enough for me and my animals?
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dbaugh
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January 10, 2012
No, the biggest problem is government trying to stick it's nose into everything we do.
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CopperCanyonResident
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January 10, 2012
I remember when Spalding County tried to implement a similar regulation in the 1970's.

A county official came to tell one of my neighbors that he needed to get licenses for his dogs.

My neighbor pointed to his piece of earth moving equipment and said, "You know, I could dig a hole big enough for both you and your county truck and could bury you both and ain't nobody gonna find you."

The county official never came back to bother my neighbor.