[ SHOWGSD-L ] From PetLaw lists..Henderson County NC

  • From: Stormy435@xxxxxxx
  • To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 14:09:05 EDT

North Carolina needs letters...   You helped us in California, so everybody 
get out your computer and fax machines again.   The idea went east :-(   
Cross post this widely, please
STormy

From: Susan Wolf
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 3:41 PM
Subject: Henderson County NC: Proposed Unaltered Animal Permitting

Permission to cross post.

North Carolina continues to be under attack at the local level with 
anti-breeder proposals.

Henderson County has proposed an addition to their animal ordinance making it 
mandatory to spay/neuter at 4 months or purchase an Unaltered Animal Permit 
for *$100 per animal per year*. The County has secured a small grant from 
PetSmart Charities to spay/neuter about 200 animals for low-income residents 
once 
this law passes. Animal Control does NOT record the reasons that animals are 
surrendered; they record only the numbers of strays picked up vs owner turn-ins.

Public meeting to be held August 14th at 5:30. If you cannot attend, CALL or 
email the county commissioners with your objections. Your county may be next.

PROPOSED ORDINANCE:

§ 66A-25 Spaying and neutering requirements. Unaltered animals permit 
required. No person shall own or harbor any dog or cat over the age of 4 months 
that 
has not been spayed or neutered unless such person holds an unaltered animal 
permit issued for such animal by the Animal Services Center, or any successor 
agency authorized by law to issue such a permit, except: (a) persons who own or 
harbor service dogs or police work dogs; (b) individuals who are 
non-residents of Henderson County and reside temporarily therein for a period 
not to 
exceed thirty days; (c) animal shelters and veterinary hospitals; and (d) 
Exemptions. Upon a written report from a licensed veterinarian stating that the 
life or 
health of the animal may be jeopardized by surgery, the Animal Services 
Center shall grant a written 30-day extension of the period within the altering 
would otherwise be required. Further extensions may be granted upon additional 
veterinary reports establishing the necessity for such extensions.

A. Adopted Animals. No dog or cat may be released for adoption from the 
Animal Services Center unless such animal has been surgically spayed or 
neutered. 
People who choose to adopt animals that are under 2 months or under 2 pounds 
must pay a $100 refundable deposit insuring they will spay or neuter the animal 
when it is old enough or weighs more than 2 pounds.

B. Obtaining an Unaltered animal permit. Owners of unaltered animals must 
register their animal with Animal Services and pay the fee. The form may be 
mailed or dropped off at the Animal Services Center along with the fee. Each 
year 
after the initial registration, Animal Services will send out registration 
renewals which owners must send back with the accompanying fee. Owners must 
provide proof if they no longer need to pay the fee because 1) their animal has 
been 
altered; 2) the animal is deceased; 3) the owner no longer owns the animal.

C. Fee. The fee for an unaltered animal permit shall be $100.00 per year per 
animal.

TALKING POINTS:

· Costs for animal control have greatly increased in areas that pass this 
type of legislation

· MSN and breeder permitting punishes responsible pet owners and breeders 
while ignoring irresponsible animal owners

· MSN and breeder permitting are tactics of the animal rights movement to end 
breeding of animals and pet ownership

· MSN and breeder permitting negatively impacts feral or stray cat caretakers

· MSN will have little or no impact on claims of public health and safety 
problems caused by unwanted animals which can be better dealt with by enforcing 
existing laws

· MSN and breeder permitting fail to address the problem of pet retention. It 
is undisputable that the number one reason for owner surrender is related to 
pet behavior and health problems, or the owner's lack of time or ability to 
care for the pet.

· The emphasis must be placed on pet retention if animal control and shelter 
intake is to be lowered. Those pets relinquished had an owner who chose not to 
keep them.

COMMISSIONER CONTACT INFO:

Henderson County Board of Commissioners
100 N. King Street
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Phone: (828)697-4808
Fax: (828)692-9855

William Moyer, Chairman wmoyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Charlie Messer, Vice Chairman cmesser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Larry Young young@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Mark Williams mwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Chuck McGrady cmcgrady@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Enforcement Officer: Toby Linville Tlinville@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Susan Wolf

North Carolina Responsible Animal Owners Alliance (NCRAOA)

www.ncraoa.com

~~~~~~~~
Stormy Hope
California Federation of Dog Clubs
www.cfodconline.org




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