[ SHOWGSD-L ] FW: [ Worcester MA

From: "Ginger Cleary" <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:17:32 -0400
 

Ginger Cleary, Rome, GA

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Men fight for freedom, then they begin to accumulate laws to take it away
from themselves.  ~Author Unknown

 

 


DOGS AT RISK IN WORCESTER! ACT NOW!


August 8, 2010 - 2:02pm - duncan <http://worcesterite.com/users/duncan>  

City Manager Michael V. O'Brien is recommending to the City Council an
ordinance intended to deal with public safety concerns that have been raised
by city councilors in recent months about pit bulls. Your attendance is
required Tuesday, August 10 at 6pm.

Worcester Residents;
Your help is needed to prevent dogs from being seized and destroyed simply
because of their appearance. The City council will be taking public comments
at Tuesday, August 10 meeting. 

Breed Discriminatory Measures are Ineffective -Request Effective Breed
-Neutral Dangerous Dog/Reckless Owner Ordinances
Best Friends opposes canine profiling as it does not reduce dog bite
incidents nor effectively manage dangerous dogs. Rather than
breed-discriminatory restrictions, legislators should mirror good
breed-neutral dangerous dog/reckless owner laws that have been enacted in
Illinois and Minnesota.
Some of these laws include regulations that:
. Protect innocent dogs and responsible owners.
. Encourage residents to spay/neuter their pets.
. Effectively identify and manage truly dangerous dogs.
. Restrict tethering.
. Prevent reckless owners from having dogs.
. Encourage effective leash laws

Please contact the Mayor and city council members today!
1. Provide your name and address
Legislators want to know that you are one of the people they represent.
2. Ask for specific action
Ask members to oppose any ordinance that bans or regulates a specific breed
of dog.
3. Give reasons and examples
. Chose from the list below or share your own. Remember to be always be
respectful and avoid being emotional. This is your chance to educate someone
about truly effective ways to manage dangerous dogs.
. It is often difficult for even experts to determine the breed of a
dog-particularly with mixed breed dogs. Click here to find the pit bulls on
the web. Many dogs are misidentified and confiscated simply for their
appearance.
. Breed discriminatory laws cause unintended hardship to responsible owners
of friendly dogs that happen to fall within the regulated breed category.
. Breed-discriminatory laws compromise public safety by requiring officers
to enforce regulation on dogs that may or may not be dangerous instead of
investing resources into proven, effective tactics that make the community
safer.
. A dog is an individual with its own personality. It should be judged on
its temperament and not its appearance.
Studies of pre and post breed ban dog-bite-rates in the United Kingdom and
Spain concluded that their pit bull breed ban had no affect whatsoever on
reducing dog bites.
Italy recently revoked its breed ban stating the ban had no scientific
justification.

Calgary, Canada has lowest dog bite rates in 25 years, without enacting BDL.

Denver County has been rated as having the highest dog related injury rate
of the state over the last decade in spite of a 20 year old breed ban while
the national trend has been drastically shrinking.

Help keep Worcester, MA from persecuting innocent voiceless victims due to
the actions of reckless and irresponsible owners.

Contact City Council Today!
Mayor
Joseph C. O'Brien
17 Oread Place
Worcester, MA 01610
Phone: (508) 799-1153
Fax: (508) 799-1156
Email: mayor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
City Council
Michael J. Germain GermainM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Konstantina B. Lukes LukesK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Joseph M. Petty PettyJM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Frederick C. Rushton RushtonR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Kathleen M. Toomey ToomeyK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Joffrey A. Smith SmithJA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Philip P. Palmieri PalmieriP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Paul P. Clancy, Jr. ClancyP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Barbara G. Haller HallerB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
William J. Eddy EddyW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
City Manager
Michael O'Brien
CityManager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
City Clerk
David Rushford
clerk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Worcester City Council
City Hall Room 112
455 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608
Phone: (508) 799-1049
Fax: (508) 799-1194
Email: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

LeeAnn O'Reilly, Pres.DLCC
president@xxxxxxx
www.dlcc.ca
"Fighting ignorance since 2003..it's taking longer than we thought."

 






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