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Brussels - Belgium is set to embark on a radical plan to sterilise all
> cats in the country by 2016, an official said Wednesday, confirming a
> report by the Sud Press newspaper group.The measure is meant to solve the
> problem of feline overpopulation. In a country of over 10 million people,
> there are an estimated 1 million cats, a spokesman for the health ministry
> told the German Press Agency dpa.According to the "Multi Annual Cat Plan,"
> due to be rolled out in 2011, sterilisation will first be carried out on
> cats held in shelters, then extended to breeding establishments and pet
> shops.At a later stage, sterilisation will be made mandatory also for pet
> cats, which are expected to be identified and placed on a national
> registry.
and this
http://www.sfgate.com/columns/yourwholepet/
> cats in the country by 2016, an official said Wednesday, confirming a
> report by the Sud Press newspaper group.The measure is meant to solve the
> problem of feline overpopulation. In a country of over 10 million people,
> there are an estimated 1 million cats, a spokesman for the health ministry
> told the German Press Agency dpa.According to the "Multi Annual Cat Plan,"
> due to be rolled out in 2011, sterilisation will first be carried out on
> cats held in shelters, then extended to breeding establishments and pet
> shops.At a later stage, sterilisation will be made mandatory also for pet
> cats, which are expected to be identified and placed on a national
> registry.
and this
http://www.sfgate.com/columns/yourwholepet/