[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Florida, they are after you...
- From: <almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 19:23:49 -0500
Florida is getting hammered and not only that but at the commssioners
meeting Palm Beach for mandatory spay neuter the chair allowed the animal
rights activists to attack the dog people from the clubs etc
verbally..........however he wouldn't hear of anyone out of line from the
dog clubs at all..............
AMY SAFDIR
Almanya Shepherds
www.almanyagsd.com
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From: <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>
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Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Florida, they are after you...
> Get your clubs going....talk to the AB Clubs, attend these meetings in
> force
> with facts. The main one being "It Won't Work".
> Stormy
>
> http://www.news-
> journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Local/newWEST0200608.htm
> February 06, 2008
> Council to consider pressing for pet spay/neuter law
> By JAMES MILLER
> Staff Writer
>
> The Volusia County Council likely will decide Thursday whether to consider
> requiring pet owners to spay and neuter their animals.
> Proposals in other counties and states sometimes have stirred intense
> opposition, particularly from breeders and pet owners, who argue such
> rules violate
> basic rights.
> But proponents say mandatory spay-and-neuter rules would save taxpayers
> money
> and reduce the number of unwanted animals killed in shelters every year.
> On average, about 10,865 animals were euthanized at the Halifax Humane
> Society in each of the past six years. Adoptions averaged 3,252 each year
> during the
> same period.
> The county and eight Volusia cities paid the organization more than
> $624,000
> for its services last year, records show.
> "It's not something that would make a big impact overnight," said County
> Councilman Carl Persis, who has pressed for a mandatory spay-and-neuter
> ordinance.
> "But I think it's important that we take action because if we don't, it's
> going to be more of the same. . . To me that's shocking."
> Persis said he hopes the council will ask county attorneys to draft an
> ordinance for consideration. Attorneys have been researching laws in other
> places
> since last year. He said he envisions new rules that would apply only to
> the
> unincorporated areas, allowing city leaders to follow suit should they
> choose.
> He also envisions various exemptions, including exemptions for breeders,
> police and guide dogs and animals that are not healthy enough to be spayed
> or
> neutered. He said he doesn't want to add staff members or aggressively
> seek out
> violators.
> County Chairman Frank Bruno described a similar program. He said public
> input
> would be allowed during the afternoon discussion.
> Opponents in other places have cited numerous concerns, including reduced
> licensing compliance and fewer rabies vaccinations, high enforcement costs
> and
> the squeezing out of legitimate breeders.
> Councilwoman Joie Alexander said the potential cost of adding personnel
> and
> equipment was her primary concern.
> "In the short term, we've got to pay the bills," she said. "There's the
> balancing act. It will be an interesting discussion."
> The discussion is not the only animal-related item on the council's agenda
> Thursday.
> The council also will hold the first of two public hearings on a proposal
> that would raise the number of pets per owner from four to five in the
> unincorpo
> rated area, while creating more detailed guidelines for people who seek to
> care
> for and breed larger numbers of animals.
> The council also is scheduled to consider whether to renew its contract
> with
> the Halifax Humane Society for the unincorporated area and DeBary. The
> cost
> per animal will increase from $70 to $80 for a three-day impoundment.
> Officials say the organization subsidizes about 30 percent of the cost for
> keeping -- and in many cases -- euthanizing each animal.
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