Germans Mull Cat Tax



(Radolfzell, Germany)

German cat owners could be hit with a special bird-kill tax to compensate for the damage their felines inflict on bird populations - if a leading ornithologist has his way.

Peter Berthold, head of the bird keepers at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Radolfzell on Lake Constance, says cats kill around 50 million birds a year in Germany along.

In opposition, the President of the German Animal Protection Association said a cat tax would prompt people to throw out their kitties, resulting in an increase in the feral cat population. Sounds logical.

Personally, it's troubling that some people in society believe the go-to solution to problems is increased taxation.