From: ward.mcafee@att.net
To: ward.mcafee@att.net
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:58:50 +0000
This doesnt look good! This will continue until the State is in the hands of the animal rights activists...
We will need to write / fax letters and email the Mayor and City Council when the appropriate time comes...
Ward
March 21, 2008
Action Alert for Dallas, Texas!
After being told repeatedly that nothing was in writing yet, Responsible Pet
Owners Alliance finally received a copy of the Chapter 7 Animal Ordinance
Revisions under an Open Records Act Request. As we notified you previously,
this was unanimously approved by the Dallas Animal Shelter Commission in
January -- exactly one month after passage of the onerous San Antonio
ordinance. It must have been in the hopper ... waiting. The Revisions are
tentatively scheduled to be presented to the Quality of Life Committee for
consideration in late April but that date could change at any time.
We have no objection to the Dangerous Dogs Section as it appears to be well
written with due process provisions. However we do oppose the sections
below because they are not in the best interests of the animals nor their
owners:
1) Pet Limits. (Dallas has no pe t limits now.)
2) Mandatory Spay/Neuter Requirements and Breeder Permits for dogs and
cats.
3) No Tethering.
4) Miscellaneous Section which includes a Fine Schedule for violations and
criminal and
civil penalties which are "per day per dog."
This ordinance means fewer homes for pets, more animals killed by Dallas
Animal Services and mixed breeds will become extinct among other concerns.
People will be forced to buy only registered dogs and cats the Animal
Services director decides can exist which could lead to breed specific
concerns.
Mandatory Spay/Neuter and Breeder Permit Ordinances are proof of the "animal
rights" agenda to end all use, breeding and ownership of animals - if you
had any doubts. Just follow the legislative trail all over the country. It
defies all reason and understanding that elected officials do not see that
if all pets are sterilized, where does the next generatio n come from? And
who could afford to buy one if they can find it? It's up to us to tell
them!
To help Dallas animal owners please go to our web site for the Action Alert:
www.responsiblepetowners.org
Click on the yellow blinking Action Alert button (lower left) and under
"Dallas" you'll find links with talking points and contact information to
write, phone and/or email all city officials.
There are also links to each of the Chapter 7 Animal Ordinance provisions.
Be sure to scroll down on each one provision as they have multiple pages.
Responsible Pet Owners Alliance
900 NE Loop 410 #311-D
San Antonio, TX 78209
Phone: (210) 822-6763
Website: www.responsiblepetowners.org
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