> Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:46:22 +0100 > From: Chris Hill <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Tagging] Animal_shelter, multiple semicolon separated > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Why? We don't label hospital and hotel in the same way, with some extra > tags to describe them. They are both places people stay for a while, but > we recognise they are very different. > > > Maybe animal shelter doesn't sound very good in some cases, but it is the > > most general definition we found. > > > >> 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.I am as a newbie horrified by the tags OSM uses, its > >> necessary, but trying to translate all the English terms into my own > >> language it almost needs a dictonary. > >> > >> 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.Hi, agree with Phil, but my > >> comment is more general and I disagree with Phil there should be more or > >> less possible. OSM might be from GB but should every name or tag get a yes > >> from Brittania ? No offence.It could be a bit late, but did anyone spend > >> thoughts about pets (small animals) and catlle (large animals) to divide > >> both groups of animals. By using pet_shelter theres no need to use > >> multiple tags to discripe all the variaties, since I misted one for birds > >> ? Most of the shelters accept lost and found animals, but offer (to earn > >> some extra money) extra boarding services in general. Even the vets in the > >> Netherlands are specialiced along this principle pet or catlle and of > >> course there will be some mix too.animal_shelter = pet (companion > >> animals)and if necessary, but I doubt itanimal_shelter = > >> catlleandanimal_boarding = horsesriding_stable = yesGreetz Hendrik > >>
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