BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors withheld from approving an ordinance that would ban people from feeding wild animals and feral cats on county property, including public parks.
The proposed ordinance would make it unlawful for any person to provide access to food, feed, or bait to wild animals, including, coyotes, deer, squirrels, feral cats, foxes, raccoons, skunks, or beavers without a license or permit granted by the county within or upon any public park, building, or recreational area owned, maintained, or operated by the county.
The ordinance said there were health and safety concerns due to the feeding of wild animals and feral cats in Kern County Parks and at County buildings, including rabies, attacks, and overpopulation…