[accmemberdiscussion] Fwd: NC: Phone/Fax/Email Guilford County Day, Monday, October 18th
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NC: Phone/Fax/Email Guilford County Day, Monday, October 18th
PLEASE CROSS POST WIDELY
The outrageous Guilford County draft ordinance passed the first
commissioners’ vote. Because the vote was not unanimous, a second vote is
needed
which only requires a simple majority for approval.
Guilford County plans to license and inspect newly created classes of
"high volume breeder", defined as anyone who owns SEVEN intact females; and
"high volume retailer", defined as anyone who sells or transfers 50 or more
dogs per calendar year, which includes all rescue groups in the county.
Under the new regulations high volume breeders/retailers are required to:
-hire trained staff to help care for the dogs
-have documented protocols that dogs’ behavioral needs are being met
-allow animal control to inspect premises without notice
-take dogs to the vet for annual checkups even if they are in good health
and condition
-provide all dogs full body contact with other dogs daily
-provide an opportunity for dogs to reach a full running stride; however
physical activity is not allowed to be repetitive
-a minimum 5X10 kennel is required for each dog 25# or more
Refusal to allow inspection is grounds for animal control to revoke
permit. Any person who is denied a permit or whose permit is revoked has 30
days
to comply with ordinance requirements or must reduce the number of animals
not spayed or neutered on the premises to no more than four. Upon appeal,
the county manager may decide whether the permit should be revoked.
In addition, the ordinance bans feline and canine hybrids; requires
permitting for exotics, defined as "wild animal or a species of animal not
indigenous to the United States or to North America (exempts non-native
species
used as domestic farm animals and aquarium fish). The ordinance requires
permitting for certain reptiles.
TALKING POINTS
* The owner of 7 intact females is a high volume breeder even if the dogs
are not being bred.
* The committee that was assembled to draft the ordinance changes did not
include representatives from all areas of animal ownership that will be
impacted by these revisions. For example, cat breeders, bird owners, reptile
keepers, and hunters were not included in the panel and discussions. There
should be no further vote; the draft should be sent back to an expanded
committee that represents county animal owners fairly.
* Photos of substandard kennels were presented to the commissioners to
solicit emotional response and gain sympathy for adding restrictions on
breeders. Some of these photos can be found on existing anti-breeder websites
and
are not representative of conditions in Guilford County. In addition, the
photos could just as likely have been taken at the home of a hoarder; there
are no facts to prove the dogs in the photos belong to breeders.
* Area income generated by the AKC circuit held in Greensboro is
approximately $3 million dollars. Greensboro and Guilford County are at risk
of
losing this income if the dog show circuit moves to a more dog-friendly
location.
* Protocols for dog enrichment and exercise inserted into the ordinance
are for use in facilities raising dogs for research. They should be removed
from the draft in their entirety.
* The county's own animal shelter would not be able to pass inspection
based on the criteria as written. Reports posted on the NC Department of
Agriculture site show that the shelter has struggled to meet state
requirements.
Guilford county should focus on addressing this issue and assist in
upgrading their shelter which provides valuable services to the community.
This
should be the priority rather than trying to regulate animal owners out of
existence.
* It is not realistic to stipulate every aspect of raising dogs and leave
enforcement of these complicated regulations to the discretion of untrained
animal control officers.
* Banning hybrid cats (Bengals, Savannahs, and Chaussies) makes criminals
of law abiding Guilford county residents who may currently own any of these
breeds.
MORE TALKING POINTS AT NCRAOA WEBSITE:
_http://www.ncraoa.com/guilford.html_ (http://www.ncraoa.com/guilford.html)
WHY SHOULD YOU CARE about these regulations if you are outside Guilford
County? Proponents of this ordinance have a plan to use this as a model for
state breeder regulation.
This ordinance MUST be stopped. Join us with phone calls, faxes, and
emails to the commissioners on Monday, October 18th.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone 336.641.3351
Fax 336.641.3209
_www.co.guilford.nc.us_ (http://www.co.guilford.nc.us/)
Commissioner Melvin (Skip) Alston
Chair
(336) 272-5779 - Business Number
(336) 854-2910 - Home Number
_skip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:skip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Commissioner Steve Arnold
Vice-Chair
(336) 887-8383 - Home Number
_sarnold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:sarnold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Commissioner Kay Cashion
(336) 273-2820 - Business Phone
(336)274-6272 - Home Number
_kcashio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:kcashio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Commissioner Carolyn Coleman
336) 202-0335 - Cellular Phone
(336) 674-4699 - Home Number
_ccolema@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:ccolema@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Commissioner Bruce Davis
(336) 688-2431 - Cellular Phone
(336) 889-4356 - Home Number
_bdavis2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:bdavis2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Commissioner Paul Gibson
(336) 282-1114 - Office Phone
(336) 288-7280 - Home Number
_pgibson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:pgibson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Commissioner John Parks
(336) 878-7576 - Office Number
(336) 454-4254 - Home Number
_jparks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:jparks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Commissioner Kirk Perkins
(336) 697-0007 - Business Phone
(336) 697-9832 - Home Number
_kperkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:kperkins@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Commissioner Linda Shaw
(336) 641-3368 - County Number
(336) 855-7533 - Home Phone
_imlshaw@xxxxxxxx (mailto:imlshaw@xxxxxxx)
Commissioner Mike Winstead, Jr.
(336) 389-9992 - Business Phone
_mwinste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:mwinste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Commissioner Billy Yow
(336) 674-9198 - Business Phone
(336) 674-2149 - Home Number
_byow0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:byow0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Send an email to all commissioners and county manager with one click thru
the NCRAOA website: _http://www.ncraoa.com/guilford.html_
(http://www.ncraoa.com/guilford.html)
Susan Wolf
North Carolina Responsible Animal Owners Alliance (NCRAOA)
_www.ncraoa.com_ (http://www.ncraoa.com/)
Sportsmen's & Animal Owners' Voting Alliance (SAOVA)
_www.saova.org_ (http://www.saova.org/)
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