PARK RIDGE — The Borough Council has decided to postpone amending its dog and cat ordinance, which would cap the number of dogs and cats at four and set a three-month limit for how long a resident can keep a foster pet.

Mayor Donald Ruschman made the announcement at Tuesday's Borough Council meeting, before a planned public hearing on the amendment.

He said the council wanted to get more information, which would be forwarded to the Board of Health.

Students from Woodcliff Lake who are members of an animal rescue club and residents attended the meeting to protest the section of the ordinance that would deal with foster cats and dogs.

Some carried signs that read, "Fostering Saves Lives. What have these animals done to you?"

Lynn Gregorski, president of Halfway Hounds, a borough-based non-profit that places rescued pets with foster families while looking for permanent homes for them, asked the council to change the three-month limit for foster cats and dogs.

She wants the council to extend the limit to six months, with an option to renew if the pet is not adopted within that time.

It can take 30 days for a dog to settle into a home, she said. For some dogs, because of their breed or medical condition, adoption can take a longer than three months, Gregorski said.

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