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Dallas, TX, Animal Ordinance Passes Intact!
Posted by: "Responsible Pet Owners Alliance" rpoa2@xxxxxxxxx terrifictaz2002
Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:04 pm (PDT)
From
Responsible Pet Owners Alliance of Texas:
June 25, 2008
Bad news from Dallas. The Chapter 7 Animal Ordinance Revisions were
overwhelmingly approved today by city council. Mayor Pro Tem Elba Garcia
proudly proclaimed: "It's the first step in trying to solve a complex
problem ..."
We heard that in San Antonio also - a good "first step." Do these nutcases
all get together and memorize their lines? It's the first step to eliminate
animal ow nership by an extreme group of "animal rights" fanatics. So what's
next? What's the second step? There are truly no exceptions to the pet
spay/neuter as stated in the newspaper UNLESS the animal control director
says so. The director has final control over who can breed or not breed
dogs - leading to extinction of many large breeds and all mixed breeds.
The "animal rights" brigade in Texas must surely be celebrating tonight with
San Antonio and Dallas under their belt and Austin, Corpus Christi, and
Houston in the headlights!
More later.
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Dallas City Council passes new animal control ordinance
02:37 PM CDT on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Several new animal control measures will soon become law in Dallas under
regulations overwhelmingly approved today by the Dallas City Council.
By a vote of 10-3, the council enacted tougher spay/neuter regulations,
limited the number of pets in one home, and banned tethering dogs to trees
or posts except in limited cases. The law also includes a number of other
new provisions.
Taken together, the majority of council members hailed the changes to the
city's animal ordinance as an important step toward reducing the tens of
thousands of stray animals ro aming city streets and improving quality of
life for pets.
"It's the first step in trying to solve a complex problem that has been
going on for a long time," Mayor Pro Tem Elba Garcia said. "We all agree
it's time to do something."
But some council members, and dozens of animal breeders and owners' rights
advocates, argued that the new ordinance needlessly punishes responsible
animal owners. Many also argued that Dallas' new ordinance would be
difficult, if not impossible, to effectively enforce, noting that the city
can barely enforce animal laws already on its books.
"We should have deferred this; we should have put this off until we could
have gotten both sides together," District 9 council member Sheffie Kadane
said.
Voting for the ordinance: Mayor Tom Leppert, Dr. Garcia, Deputy Mayor Pro
Tem Dwaine Caraway, and council members Linda Koop, Steve Salazar, Mitchell
Rasansky, Tennell Atkins, Vonciel Jones Hill, Dave Neumann and Jerry Allen.
Voting against the ordinance: Council members Sheffie Kadane, Ron Natinsky
and Angela Hunt.
Council members Pauline Medrano and Carolyn Davis were absent when the vote
was taken
As enacted Wednesday, Dallas' expanded animal ordinance would mandate:
* A charge of $70 per animal for breeders to obtain permits. Previously, the
city planned to charge $500 per animal.
* A single house to be limited to six cats and/or dogs. People owning more
than a half-acre of land would be allowed eight - something not contained in
earlier versions of the proposal. People who currently own a greater number
of animals could apply to the city for grandfathering, allowing them to keep
their animals without penalty.
* Dogs and cats must be spayed or neutered. But the ordinance would provide
numerous exceptions to a previously proposed mandatory spay-neuter
provision. Dogs and cats younger than 6 months old, a service animal, or the
property of a licensed breeder woul d be exempt from spaying or neutering
regulations. A veterinarian may also certify that an animal shouldn't be
spayed or neutered for health reasons, the briefing document states.
* Animals cannot be used as prizes.
* The city could seize, and then impound, a dog suspected of causing bodily
injury to a person until after a hearing to determine the dog's fate. Now,
such dogs are quarantined for 10 days and then returned to their owners in
many cases.
* Tethering unsupervised dogs to trees or poles be prohibited except "for a
period no longer than necessary for the owner to complete a temporary task."
* Owners must provide at least 150 square feet of space and a "building or
properly designed dog house" for a dog confined outdoors.
The bulk of the ordinance will take effect July 1. Provisions addressing
outdoor dog confinements go into effect September 25, while spay/neuter
provisions and breeder permit regulations take effect October 25, according
to the ordinance.
Prior to the council voting on the animal ordinance, Mr. Natinsky offered a
substitute animal ordinance, which altered or deleted several provisions in
the original animal ordinance proposal.
By city rules, the council first considered his substitute ordinance.
But the council quickly defeated it by a 9-4 vote, with only Mr. Natinsky,
Ms. Hunt, Mr. Kadane and Ms. Koop voting for the substitute ordinance. Ms.
Medrano and Ms. Davis were absent
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