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Notes <br />1. According to the <br />U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook <br />(AVMA, 2002) there are more than 60 million pet dogs and nearly <br />cats in the US. (http://www.avma.org/membshp/marketstats/sourceb <br />2. <br />American Pet Products Manufacturers Association Fact Sheet: Indu <br />, (http://www.appma.org/press_industrytrends.asp) <br />& Trends <br />3. A hard statistic to pin down, but 30% is the number most ofte <br />control agencies as the high end of the compliance curve. Many c <br />a lower compliance rate. <br />4. According to the 2003/2004 APPMA National Pet Owners Survey, <br />of US households (40.6 million) own at least one dog and 34 perc <br />lion) own at least one cat. (http://www.appma.org/pubs_survey.a <br />5. In (Pennsylvania 639 A.2d 1296 Pa.Cmwlth.,1994), <br />Commonwealth v Creighton <br />the appeals court overturned a pet limit and quoted these preced <br />an infringement upon public safety and is not a nuisance cannot be made one by <br />legislative fiat and then prohibited." [Kadash v. City of Willia <br />Commonwealth Ct. 643, 650, 340 A.2d 617, 621 (1975).] Further, " <br />mate legislative goals cannot be pursued by means which stifle fundamental person- <br />al liberty when the goals can be otherwise more reasonably achie <br />Commonwealth v. Sterlace, 24 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 62, 66, 354 <br />A.2d 27, 29 (1976). For more information, see: <br />http://www.naiaonline.org/body/docs/penny2000.doc <br />6. by Anna Sadler, <br />Pet Overpopulation Ä A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? <br />Cat Fanciers Association <br />(http://www.cfainc.org/articles/legislative/pet-overpopulation.h <br />Included in this article is the following: ÅThe healthy puppy an <br />euthanized on live television as a kick-off to Kim Sturla's orig <br />ing ban proposal sent animal lovers scurrying to their checkbook <br />this tactic is being repeated nationwide.Æ <br />7. <br />The San Mateo County Pet Overpopulation Ordinance: A Legislative <br />, a report from The Animal Council <br />Failure <br />(http://www.fanciers.com/npa/sanmateo.html) <br />8. , <br />San Mateo ordinance fails test of time <br />http://www.naiaonline.org/body/articles/archives/smateo01.htm <br />9. In 1993, a Pennsylvania legislator introduced a bill that call for a <br />Åvoluntary moratoriumÆ on all dog breeding in the state. <br />(http://www2.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BT/1993/0/HR0194P2697.pdf <br />#search='breeding%20moratorium') <br />10. AKC Canine Good Citizen program, <br />http://www.akc.org/events/cgc/index.cfm <br />11. AKC Companion Animal Recovery program, http://www.akccar.org <br />12. AVID Microchip ID, http://www.avidmicrochip.com/ <br />[ 21 ] <br />© National Animal Interest Alliance, March 2005 <br /> <br />