The problem is that the city probably does not really care whether these
cats live or die, and certain city actors are probably of the opinion that cats
with long-term illnesses, like FeLV should not be allowed to live anyway and
only nuisance-causing crazy cat ladies keep them alive. Shocking and awful
as that is, that may be what Hideyo is battling. I think it is very
helpful that the head of an animal agency is apparently going to bat for Hideyo
and stating this very thing in a letter, but it probably is not the clincher in
reality. The clincher, in reality, is probably the condition of the house and
the cats, whether neighbors are complaining or supportive, and whether the right
people in the community (ie people who work with and are respected by city
government) are supporting her. The other thing that could be the clincher
is whether there is any rational basis for the city to make a nuisance
determination based on numbers alone. The PA court case Hideyo mentioned
could be persuasive (though a NM court has no obligation to follow it).
Because animals are, appallingly, our property in legal terms, the city can
not just take away animals or impose criminal sanctions because it feels like
it-- it has to have, in the least, a rational basis for making these
determinations. Hideyo might be able to prove they don't. But this is where it
would be helpful to have an ALDF attorney who has either done these cases or has
access to ALDF's database of court pleadings and decisions and can pull up
similar cases from other parts of the country.
Michelle
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