I would be in favor of treating cats and dogs equally.I believe a lot ofcats do cause damage and even car accidents from people trying to avoid them on the roads. If you let your children,your dog or your cat run un-controlled through thr streets you should expect bad things to happen.How many cats would you estimate are in the city? Take that times $5.00 each. Probably will pay for a part-time police officer to watch and arrest the un-controlled children that belong to the same household as the cat I just ran over.