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Reduced License Fees & ?Free Ride Home? for Licensed Pets in KCMO

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January 20, 2012

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The City of Kansas City, Mo., Neighborhood and Community Services Department announces that

effective Sunday, Jan. 22, City pet licensing fees will be reduced in an effort to encourage residents

to license their pet dogs, cats and ferrets, as is required by Chapter 14 of the City?s Code of

Ordinances.

?The City?s Animal Shelter receives more than 5,000 lost or abandoned animals annually,? said

David Park, director of the Neighborhood and Community Services Department. ?Many of the

animals are owned pets, but without a license tag, there is no way to contact the owner.?

As of Jan. 22, the changes in City ordinance related to pet licensing will be:

? All one-year pet licenses are $10 (altered or unaltered pets).

? All three-year pet licenses are $27 (altered or unaltered pets).

? Free ride home program ? ?licensed? lost or stray pets will be taken home instead of to the shelter

one time per year. No ticket will be issued for pets that run at large.

? No shelter fees will be assessed if the owner is home when the pet is returned; half fees will be

assessed if the owner cannot be located, and the pet is reclaimed at the shelter.

? Amnesty will be granted on $25 late fees until May 1, 2012.

? All funds generated from license sales support improved care and treatment of animals at the

shelter.

Pet owners can license their pet at the City?s Animal Shelter at 4400 Raytown Road or electronically

at www.petdata.com. They may also contact their veterinarian, who may be able to sell pet licenses

directly.

The pet license fee changes were recommended by a pet licensing task force convened to identify

barriers to pet licensing and develop strategies to increase licensing compliance. In the upcoming

weeks, the task force will launch a new Pet Licensing Campaign: ?Lost Pets Can?t Call Home.? The

campaign will promote the benefits of licensing pets and provide information on how to license a

pet.

The City of Kansas City, Mo., Neighborhood and Community Services Department announces that?effective Sunday, Jan. 22, City pet licensing fees will be reduced in an effort to encourage residents?to license their pet dogs, cats and ferrets, as is required by Chapter 14 of the City?s Code of?Ordinances.

?The City?s Animal Shelter receives more than 5,000 lost or abandoned animals annually,? said?David Park, director of the Neighborhood and Community Services Department. ?Many of the?animals are owned pets, but without a license tag, there is no way to contact the owner.?

As of Jan. 22, the changes in City ordinance related to pet licensing will be:

  • All one-year pet licenses are $10 (altered or unaltered pets).
  • All three-year pet licenses are $27 (altered or unaltered pets).
  • Free ride home program ? ?licensed? lost or stray pets will be taken home instead of to the shelter?one time per year. No ticket will be issued for pets that run at large.
  • No shelter fees will be assessed if the owner is home when the pet is returned; half fees will be?assessed if the owner cannot be located, and the pet is reclaimed at the shelter.
  • Amnesty will be granted on $25 late fees until May 1, 2012.
  • All funds generated from license sales support improved care and treatment of animals at the?shelter.

Pet owners can license their pet at the City?s Animal Shelter at 4400 Raytown Road or electronically?at www.petdata.com. They may also contact their veterinarian, who may be able to sell pet licenses?directly.

The pet license fee changes were recommended by a pet licensing task force convened to identify?barriers to pet licensing and develop strategies to increase licensing compliance. In the upcoming?weeks, the task force will launch a new Pet Licensing Campaign: ?Lost Pets Can?t Call Home.? The?campaign will promote the benefits of licensing pets and provide information on how to license a?pet.

Tags: animal control, animal shelter, Free Ride Home, kansas city, pet licenses

Source: http://www.pawprintsthemagazine.com/?p=15176

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