Resolution 233-2007
RESOLUTION NO. 233 -2007
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY IN SUPPORT OF
THE HEMINGWAY HOUSE CONTINUING TO KEEP CATS
WITHOUT BEING CONFINED TO CAGES
WHEREAS, the Hemingway House and grounds is a favorite destination for residents
and visitors to the Florida Keys; and
WHEREAS, the Hemingway House has been designated as a national historic landmark;
and
WHEREAS, it is documented that Ernest Hemingway and his wife kept polydactyl cats
on the grounds of the present day Hemingway House and Museum; and
WHEREAS, the cats which presently are kept and cared for at the museum are
descendants of cats living on the property when the property was purchased from the
Hemingway family; and
WHEREAS, the family of cats presently residing at the Hemingway House are an
integral part of the experience of a visit to the Hemingway House; and
WHEREAS, the cats reside at the Hemingway House just as cats did in the time of
Hemingway himself, they are not on exhibition in the manner of circus animals; and
WHEREAS, caging the Hemingway cats is unnecessary and silly; there is no indication
that the cats or the public will be better served by confining the cats to cages; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County's ordinance Sec. 3-28 specifically does not restrict the
number of properly licensed, vaccinated, housed and cared for cats.
WHEREAS, It is important to the residents of Monroe County that the Hemingway
House, grounds, retaining walls and other structures be maintained as a historical landmark.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, that:
I. It is integral to the history and the overall feeling of the Hemingway House that the
family of polydactyl cats be left to live on the grounds as cats did in the days of
Hemingway.
2. The Board of County Commissioners does not support the caging of polydactyl cats
residing at the Hemingway House.
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3. The Board of County Commissioners does not support any action which would
jeopardize the designation of the Hemingway House as a national historic landmark.
This Resolution shall become effective upon the date of its adoption herein.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a meeting of said Board held on the 20th day of June, 2007
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