Such activities are not as issolated as some might think. The "Humane Society" in Portland, OR was caught a number of years ago taking people's cats and killing them instead of trying to find the owner. Big scandal, little punishment. On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:
On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 09:51:06AM -0700, Bill Stewart wrote:
But the opposite will also get you in trouble - if you allow certain plants to grow on your property, numerous federal agencies will _also_ be very, very angry :-) And if you try to argue that *you're* not growing the plants, the plants are doing the growing themselves, they'll bust you for aiding and abetting plants...
See also these hysterical articles about birds on your property (or, in this case, city property).
-Declan
D.C. humane society pleads guilty Apr. 18, 2001 05:34 ET www.washtimes.com/metro/20010418-82251554.htm
Humane Society In D.C. Chastised For Bird Killings Apr. 18, 2001 03:16 ET washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29831-2001Apr17.html
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