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Perhaps farm animals could be exempt?
Here in the US there are very liberal rules for farmers in terms of hunting/'varmint' control and the sorts of structures needed for livestock
I doubt anybody will pick on the farmers...its the dummies in the cities and suburbs that let theyre pets run wild that seem the big issue here

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I don't know if state laws vary, but in my state dogs have to be licensed. The license is good for one year. As a matter of fact, I have to renew my dog's license. Thanks for the reminder! I can do it on-line.
It used to be all dogs six months or older. But the state figured out a way to get more money sooner. Now it's all dogs three months or older, don't know where a three month old puppy is going to roam . But I guess they can.
It's not expensive, it's less if the dog is spayed or neutered, about $8.00. That's a heck of a lot cheaper than the $300.00 fine if they catch you and your dog isn't licensed.

Of course that doesn't always help with some of the dog problems. There was a terrible event in town a few years ago. Some people had a pit bull and they let it loose, actually I think they did it on purpose and it went after a cat and mangled it. The town was so angry. The owners got a slap on the wrist.

I love cats and I've taken in my share of strays. Mine are all neutered and spayed. But there are a lot of irresponsible dopes who allow their cats to roam free and have litter after litter of kittens.

Laws are fine. But you just can't create a law that prevents stupidity! Some people just ignore their fines.

Oh those pythons and other giant snakes, a pet peeve of mine! The irresponsible people who buy them and let them loose in the Everglades to wreak havoc on the local habitat, grrr, they infuriate me!! They need to be thrown into the Everglades themselves and forced to capture as many snakes as they can.

I cannot even believe those snakes are sold to private owners. They keep growing and who has room for a twelve foot python? If people would at least be responsible and turn them over to a zoo or a pet shop instead of letting them loose that wouldn't be so bad.

About ten years ago some nut a few blocks down the street was threatening to commit suicide with one of his snakes. He had a couple of poisonous ones in his house including a western diamondback rattle snake. The police managed to get the guy calmed down and they took the rattler into custody. It was in the newspaper. The police were trying to figure out what to do with the snake. They did not want to keep it.

I was thinking, "Heck, I'll chip in for a plane ticket to send the little sucker back to Texas or Arizona or wherever he calls home."
Why in the world people want to keep dangerous animals boggles the mind.

I can tell you from experience that there are many untamed cats that will avoid humans with great intensity which means you will most likely not be able to trap or shoot them. I would be willing to bet there are many such cats that have never been sighted by people so nobody would know enough to go after them. You might as well try carrying water a distance using a colander (kitchen tool to drain water off from cooked food).

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