A Raleigh, North Carolina, suburb is done with getting a thousand calls a year about cats roaming its neighborhoods.

The town of Cary is enforcing a 50-year-old ordinance requiring all domestic animals, including cats, to be leashed outside their owner’s property.

Cary Animal Services reminded the Raleigh suburb of the ordinance’s existence in a social media post.

“Hey, Cary! Do you know about… the leash law for cats?” the Facebook post said.

The post continued, “Did you know that there is a leash law for them in the Town of Cary? That’s right, cats must be leashed when not on their owner’s property.”

The town’s animal services explained how cats “running loose” can kill more than a million birds per year and a small animal predator can destroy property and cause unnecessary conflict between neighbors.

The ordinance says the leash law is a way to prevent animals from biting a person or another animal.

Owners who violate the ordinance will be hit with fines ranging between $20 to $250.

The local animal control supervisor Chuck Haggist reportedly said they receive 1,000 calls about strays, feral cats, and kitten litters.

Haggist also reminded owners that there are dangers for their cats.

“Coyotes are killing cats; there’s hawks, owls,” Haggist said. “The lifespan of an outdoor cat is about half of an indoor cat.”

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The social media post encouraged pet owners to make their outdoor cats adapt to being indoors or to look into catios or invisible fences.

The town offered to provide tips for owners struggling with how to avoid fines and keep their cats on their property.