Council OK’s shorter hold times for stray pets
A bill allowing the Hawaiian Humane Society to shorten the length of time it must keep a microchipped cat or dog to five days from nine days before deciding whether to euthanize it won final approval from the City Council Wednesday despite lingering protests from advocates of a no-kill policy.
Bill 59 (2019), which won approval 8-0, also would require that all registered pet cats and dogs be microchipped, which the Humane Society believes would make it easier to return lost animals to their owners.
The bill also makes a number of other changes that HHS staff describes as necessary to bring Oahu’s animal ordinance — and its contract with the city — in line with animal welfare best practices nationally. The bill now goes to Mayor Kirk Caldwell, who is expected to sign it. If it becomes law, it would take effect July 1.
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