Stray cats prompt Miamisburg to consider ending animal trapping ban

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By Nick Blizzard
Sept 21, 2016
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The city is seeking to address a problem with stray cats by revising its animal ordinance, including dropping its ban on trapping.

Complaints about stray cats are prompting Miamisburg to consider “a full re-write” of its animal ordinance, documents show. Among the proposed changes:

-Rescind its ban on trapping animals in the city, but require it be done with “humane” devices;

-Modify the definition of owner;

-Ban “reckless” outdoor feeding.

Miamisburg City Council is considering the changes in part because “the public nuisance standards regarding animals must be better clarified,” according to the legislation. A vote on the changes is not expected until at least October.

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Nick Blizzard is a staff writer for the Dayton Daily News. He is a graduate of Stebbins High School who earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and its E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Nick is a Riverside native who has lived in Huber Heights and Kettering. He has been a journalist in the Dayton area for more than 25 years.