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KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — Feral cats roaming the streets of the Hudson River city of Kingston have a reprieve.
Mayor James Sottile on Thursday vetoed legislation that would allow cats to be seized if they cannot be identified by a collar and tag, a tattoo or a microchip. The mayor told about 45 people at a public hearing that the city does not have the resources to enforce the law.
One opponent of the law, a veterinarian, said the law would place a financial burden on the city and probably lead to "mass euthanasia of animals."
The mayor's veto may not stand. The Daily Freeman of Kingston reports that six votes on the nine-member council are needed for an override and the law passed with seven votes last month.
Kingston is 80 miles north of New York City.
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