Spear-headed by the City of College Station, an Animal Control Ordinance Subcommittee is looking for residents input prior to revisions to the current ordinance. The city's ordinance was last updated in 2000. The city is comprised of Brazos County and City of Bryan and City of College Station representatives.

One of the issues up for review is the number of animals allowed in a household. Currently, the ordinance allows households to have up to four cats and dogs. The subcommittee is considering changing it to allow pet owners to have an unlimited number of dogs and cats.

"I think that's a bad idea you can't possibly, if you have 10 pets, you can't possibly provide loving care for every single one of those dogs," said dog owner, Christina Baker.

The subcommittee wants public input on animal restraint, dangerous animals, standards of care, feral cat colonies, safe transport of animals, and restrictions on unauthorized pet sales.

"I really would like some animal cops or something in order to just make sure dogs are treated well," said Baker.

As the number of households grow, the city says it wants to be proactive in making sure all pets have a safe environment. According to American Veterinary Medical Association statistics, pet ownership demographics from College Station showed 14,120 households had pets in 2008. 60% of households owned pets, 38% owner 1 or more pet, and 15% owner 5 or more pets.

"About 60 percent of households have some sort of animal, a dog, a cat, or whatever companion animal they have and so this does potentially touch a lot of people in a place like College Station that could be as many as two to three thousand animals," said College Station council member James Massey.

The last public hearing on the animal control ordinance is scheduled for Thursday night from 6:30-10:30 at the College Station Municipal Court on Krenek Tap Rd. City council members will get recommendations on proposed changes November 23.