[ SHOWGSD-L ] Fwd: AKC: Dallas Vote Wednesday: Action Needed Now!

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  • Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:22:48 EDT

Dallas Vote Wednesday: Action Needed Now!
[Monday, June 23, 2008]

The Dallas City Council will vote on the proposed changes to Dallas' animal 
control ordinance on Wednesday, June 25th, 9:00 A.M., at Dallas City Hall, 1500 
Marilla Street, Dallas. These changes include mandatory spay/neuter, breeder 
permitting, and limits on the number of pets that can be owned. It is vitally 
important that Dallas-area responsible dog breeders and owners express their 
opposition via calls, mailed letters, and faxes, and attend the hearing to show 
opposition to this unreasonable ordinance proposal.
The American Kennel Club opposes the concepts of breeding permits, breedings 
bans, or the mandatory spay/neuter of purebred dogs. Instead, we support 
reasonable and enforceable laws that protect the health and welfare of purebred 
dogs and do not restrict the rights of breeders and owners who take their 
responsibilities seriously.
Unfortunately, the proposed draconian changes to Dallas' animal control 
ordinances conflict with the positions stated above. For example, the proposed 
changes would:
     â?¢     Require Dallas dog owners to spay or neuter each dog they 
own. The 
AKC believes that mandatory spay/neuter is an ineffective solution to animal 
control problems because it fails to address the heart of animal control 
issues-irresponsible ownership. Mandatory spay/neuter laws are extremely 
difficult 
to enforce and can be evaded by irresponsible animal owners who do not license 
their pets. More laws, rules, and regulations increase the workload of 
already financially strained animal control offices, making it even more 
difficult 
for them to perform their duties.
     â?¢     To keep a dog intact, breeders are required to purchase a $70 
breeder permit for each intact dog every year. However, breeder licensing fees 
place an undue burden on responsible breeders and owners and fail to address 
irresponsible individuals who neither comply with existing law nor will comply 
with new laws. Such fees therefore punish responsible breeders who give the 
care 
and attention that puppies need in order to grow into healthy, well-adjusted 
companions and neighbors. Responsible local breeders encourage responsible dog 
ownership and should be viewed as assets to their communities and should not 
be subjected to punitive fees.
     â?¢     Impose a limit on the number of pets owned to six dogs or cats (or 
combination of both) per dwelling.However, limit laws are easily evaded, 
difficult to enforce, and fail to address the actions of irresponsible owners. 
In 
the alternative to limit laws, effective enforcement of existing leash and 
curbing laws, rather than passage of burdensome new laws, will prevent pet 
owners 
from allowing their animals to run loose.


WHAT YOU CAN DO:
First, it is imperative that all Dallas-area residents call and fax Mayor Tom 
Leppert and the members of the Dallas City Council (contact information 
below) to respectfully let them know that you OPPOSE the proposed changes to 
Dallas's animal ordinance.
Second, attend the Dallas City Council's meeting on Wednesday, June 25th 
(9:00 AM, at Dallas City Hall, 1500 Marilla Street, Dallas). Show--and, if 
allowed 
to testify, respectfully express--your opposition to the proposed ordinance 
change.
Mayor Tom Leppert 
Dallas City Hall 
1500 Marilla Street, Room 5EN 
Dallas, TX 75201-6390 
Phone: (214) 670-4054 
Fax: (214) 670-0646 
Tom.leppert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Elba Garcia 
Dallas City Hall 
1500 Marilla Street, Room 5EN 
Dallas, TX 75201-6390 
Phone: (214) 670-4052 
Fax: (214) 670-3409 
Elba.garcia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilmember Pauline Medrano 
Dallas City Hall 
1500 Marilla Street, Room 5FN 
Dallas, TX 75201-6390 
Phone: (214) 670-4048 
Fax: (214) 670-5117 
Pauline.medrano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilmember David Neumann 
Dallas City Hall 
1500 Marilla Street, Room 5FS 
Dallas, TX 75201-6390 
Phone: (214) 670-0776 
Fax: (214) 670-1833 
David.neumann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine 
Caraway 
Dallas City Hall 
1500 Marilla Street, Room 5EN 
Dallas, TX 75201-6390 
Phone: (214) 670-0781 
Fax: (214) 670-3409 
Dwaine.caraway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilmember Vonciel Jones Hill 
Dallas City Hall 
1500 Marilla Street, Room 5FN 
Dallas, TX 75201-6390 
Phone: (214) 670-0777 
Fax: (214) 670-5117 
Vonciel.hill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilmember Steve Salazar 
Dallas City Hall 
1500 Marilla Street, Room 5FS 
Dallas, TX 75201-6390 
Phone: (214) 670-4199 
Fax: (214) 670-5115 
Steven.salazar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilmember Carolyn Davis 
Dallas City Hall 
1500 Marilla Street, Room 5FS 
Dallas, TX 75201-6390 
Phone: (214) 670-4689 
Fax: (214) 670-5115 
Carolyn.davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilmember Tennell Atkins 
Dallas City Hall 
1500 Marilla Street, Room 5FS 
Dallas, TX 75201-6390 
Phone: (214) 670-4066 
Fax: (214) 670-5115 
Tennell.atkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilmember Sheffield Kadane 
Dallas City Hall 
1500 Marilla Street, Room 5FS 
Dallas, TX 75201-6390 
Phone: (214) 670-4069 
Fax: (214) 670-5115 
sheffield.kadane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilmember Jerry Allen 
Dallas City Hall 
1500 Marilla Street, Room 5FS 
Dallas, TX 75201-6390 
Phone: (214) 670-4068 
Fax: (214) 670-1843 
Jerry.allen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilmember Linda Koop 
Dallas City Hall 
1500 Marilla Street, Room 5FN 
Dallas, TX 75201-6390 
Phone: (214) 670-7817 
Fax: (214) 670-5117 
Debra.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilmember Ron Natinsky 
Dallas City Hall 
1500 Marilla Street, Room 5FN 
Dallas, TX 75201-6390 
Phone: (214) 670-4067 
Fax: (214) 670-5117 
District12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilmember Mitchell Rasansky 
Dallas City Hall 
1500 Marilla Street, Room 5FN 
Dallas, TX 75201-6390 
Phone: (214) 670-3816 
Fax: (214) 670-5117 
Mitchell.rasansky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Councilmember Angela Hunt 
Dallas City Hall 
1500 Marilla Street, Room 5FN 
Dallas, TX 75201-6390 
Phone: (214) 670-5415 
Fax: (214) 670-5117 
Angela.hunt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
For more information, contact AKC's Government Relations Department at (919) 
816-3720, or e-mail doglaw@xxxxxxx; contact AKC's Texas Federation, the 
Responsible Pet Owners Alliance at rpoa@xxxxxxxxx; or 
contact www.Dallasdogs.org.


Begin forwarded message:


From: "doglaw" <doglaw@xxxxxxx>
Date: June 23, 2008 8:33:28 AM PDT
To: <Legislation@xxxxxxx>
Subject: AKC Legislative Alert: Dallas Vote Wednesday: Action Needed Now! 
Reply-To: doglaw@xxxxxxx

A new Legislative Alert has been posted on the AKC's web site.  To view
this alert, please click on the following link, or cut and paste it into
your web browser:  http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=3535.   

Government Relations Department
American Kennel Club
8051 Arco Corporate Drive
Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27617
(919) 816-3720
(919) 816-4275 FAX





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