We are looking for a general tag that comprehends all facilities that can host animals of any kind and for any purpose. Maybe animal shelter doesn't sound very good in some cases, but it is the most general definition we found. It is not true that boarding kennels and adoption kennels are very different. Here in Italy it is very common that the same kennel offers boarding and adoption. So I didn't ignore you, but simply it isn't true that they are always different. And a worldwide definition must be open to all cases. In the definition something tagged as: amenity=animal_shelter + animal_shelter:boarding=dog is a boarding kennel, not a wildlife rescue center that would be: amenity=animal_shelter + animal_shelter:release=wildlife But the power of the general definition is that you can correctly describe any mixed case without creating a dedicated key for each case. For example you can describe a facility that recover stray dogs and gives them in adoption while it offers boarding for dogs and cats. Or a facility that recovers any type of wounded animals, including stray dogs, then it gives dogs and cats in adoption while rehabilitates and releases wild animals. Alberto
> I have a cousin who runs boarding kennels for cats, dogs and a few other > small pets. If he saw his business described on OSM as an animal shelter > he would be horrified. > > An animal shelter is a place where abandoned or injured animals are > taken to be cared for. Some stay for life, some pets may be found new > homes and some wild animals that recover from injuries may be released. > The wild animal version and the pet versions are usually separate. > Animal shelters are often run by charities. > > Boarding kennels (or a cattery) is a place where pets are boarded for a > while, but their owners return to collect them. A very few boarding > kennels offer quarantine facilities for people bringing animals into a > country from overseas. Kennels are usually run as a business. > > Animal shelter and boarding kennels are very different in the same way a > charity shop and a supermarket are very different. We should describe > them separately. > >+1 >I have already pointed out how very very wrong the use of the words >animal shelter is in the Kennels thread but it appears to be being >ignored. >http://www.mail-archive.com/tagging@openstreetmap.org/msg11341.html > >Most pet owners do not consider their cat or dog an animal, and would >never consider boarding them at an rescue centre. Humans are also >animals. > >Catterys often describe themselves as 'Cats Hotel' or 'Cats Motel'. > >More upmarket kennels and catterys often provide TV. > >Phil _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
