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> Message: 6<br>> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:46:22 +0100<br>> From: Chris Hill <osm@raggedred.net><br>> To: tagging@openstreetmap.org<br>> Subject: Re: [Tagging] Animal_shelter, multiple semicolon separated<br>> Message-ID: <505B2C3E.6030003@raggedred.net><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed<br>> <br>> Why? We don't label hospital and hotel in the same way, with some extra <br>> tags to describe them. They are both places people stay for a while, but <br>> we recognise they are very different.<br>> <br>> > Maybe animal shelter doesn't sound very good in some cases, but it is the<br>> > most general definition we found.<br>> ><br>> >> I have a cousin who runs boarding kennels for cats, dogs and a few other<br>> >> small pets. If he saw his business described on OSM as an animal shelter<br>> >> he would be horrified.<BR>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.<br>> >><br>> >> An animal shelter is a place where abandoned or injured animals are<br>> >> taken to be cared for. Some stay for life, some pets may be found new<br>> >> homes and some wild animals that recover from injuries may be released.<br>> >> The wild animal version and the pet versions are usually separate.<br>> >> Animal shelters are often run by charities.<BR>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.<BR>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.<BR>animal_shelter = pet (companion animals)<BR>and if necessary, but I doubt it<BR>animal_shelter = catlle<BR>and<BR>animal_boarding = horses<BR>riding_stable = yes<BR>Greetz Hendrik<BR> </div></body>
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