An elderly couple in Des Moines, Iowa stood before the City Council and threatened to divorce if they didn't modify the city's laws on how many cats and dogs a household could keep. The existing law said that a household could keep no more than 3 cats or 3 dogs. The couple has 5 cats, and were threatened by animal control officers with fines.

The couple explained that they were not going to give up their cats, and would instead divorce so that they could split up the cats in two separate homes. Yesterday, the city council agreed to expand the law limiting ownership to 6 cats.

However, the couple also have 4 dogs. The City Council is now considering expanding that law as well.