I’m not necessarily opposed to a pet tax, but I do believe in equal taxation. In the article it stated Commissioner G. Brown doesn’t want the hunting dogs affected; there is a big industry here and he wants to work with them. I guess that means don’t tax the good ol’boys’ hunting dogs. If hunting dogs are part of a big industry, then the county should seize the opportunity for tax revenue. No different than vacationers paying a hotel tax, or county sales tax. Make it an Domesticated Animal Tax, which taxes all animals like dogs cats, horses, birds, etc. and exempt animals that are commercially raised for food production: pigs, cows, chickens, etc. If you disagree with the Pet License proposal by the Pender health chief, please contact our county commissioners.