The plan comes from Nairobi City County, which wants all cats to be registered by their owners, which some are calling a “cat-astrophe”.
Cat owners in Nairobi would be required to acquire a yearly licence for 200 Kenyan shillings ($1.50; £1.20), as well as confirmation that the animal has been vaccinated against rabies.
Not only that, but “purrents” (as cat owners are known) would have to accept responsibility for their furry friend’s behavior, and we all know that cats do not follow directions well.
According to the city’s Animal Control and Welfare Bill, owners must ensure that their pets do not “scream or cry in a manner that disturbs the peace” of inhabitants.
They would also have to restrain cats in heat.
The proposed legislation aims to improve cat care, but some sceptical city dwellers require convincing.
Kenyans recently forced the government to drop a budget law that proposed a slew of unpopular levies, and some saw Nairobi County’s plan as part of the government’s desire to raise more income.
