The municipality launched a community education program aiming to share the benefits of keeping your feline companion inside your home. The initiative comes after a councillor suggested there’s a feral cat problem in the municipality. “I’m getting some complaints about feral cats in the community and the havoc they are causing,” Pat Casey said during the Aug. 26 regular council meeting. In Ottawa, for example, cat owners are not required to keep their cat leashed or indoors but rather owners must “control kitty’s outdoor activities and take responsibility by not allowing their cat to cause damage to or disturbance on other residents’ property.”In Peterborough, cat owners face stiffer by-laws. The AAC founding director said that prohibiting domestic cats from roaming the great outdoors would be a “very positive” step in the right direction.