The law, you, and your cats: The CFA’s Joan Miller online
By Christie Keith
February 7, 2008
Joan Miller, legislative coordinator for the Cat Fanciers Association, the largest feline registry in the world, will be doing an online presentation and taking questions on feline legal issues and legislation. The chat will be held on Friday, February 8, at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific Time. You can find a link to the chat room, get more information, and sign up for a free email reminder here.
From Joan:
The cat fancy and CFA’s future is impacted by unduly restrictive laws, such as limits on the numbers of cats per household, mandatory spay/neuter, cattery licensing with high fees and intrusive inspection. While detrimental to the hobby of pedigreed cat breeding many laws do not solve community animal population problems. They do keep new people from coming into the cat fancy.
Miller has been an all-breed judge for more than two decades, and is former president of the Winn Feline Foundation, former Chair of the CFA Health Committee and Advisory Board Chair for the Center for Companion Animal Health, University of California, Davis. She was the first president of the San Francisco Revelers Cat Club in the 80s, and instituted the concept of an “educational ring” with events to interest the general public in pedigreed cats.
CatHobbyist.com is welcoming Joan as part of its Tenth Annual Chat Month. You don’t have to register for the site or download anything to attend.
Hope to see you there!
