[ SHOWGSD-L ] Louisville Dog Ordinance - a different view- from the Louisville Cluster people
- From: Artisanpup@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:09:15 EST
: a different view- from the Louisville Cluster people.. Posted in the name
of fairness..
> Dear Dog Owners, Exhibitors, Handlers (and All-Round Dog Lovers) -
>
> On Wednesday morning, December 20 at 3:45 a.m., the Louisville
> (Kentucky) Metro Council passed an animal control ordinance that was
> originally initially written to control "dangerous dogs." As many of
> you know that have followed this proposed legislation, it has gone
> through numerous drafts, rewrites, and arguments. Throughout this
> entire period, representatives from the Louisville Kennel Club and
> the American Kennel Club, to name only two, have fought to keep dog
> owners' rights intact in the Louisville community.
>
> The ordinance that was passed on Wednesday morning IS, in fact,
> restrictive, and does a disservice to dog owners in the Louisville
> community. LKC, along with AKC and other organizations hope to fight
> this legislation. For your information, the breed-specific/ this legi
> dog language is NO LONGER present in the ordinance that passed - it
> was eliminated at the Metro Council meeting.
>
> In the meantime, there have been NUMEROUS posts on breed message
> boards, personal e-mails, and doggie-related sites to urge people to
> BOYCOTT the Kentuckiana Cluster of Dog Shows in March 2007 because of
> this legislation. The call for a "boycott" was made by an individual
> who is NOT a member of the Louisville Kennel Club and does not speak
> for the club or any other dog-owners association in Louisville.
>
> To boycott the March 2007 shows would be a travesity of justice (for
> lack of a better term!). The Cluster has almost 50 Nationals,
> Regionals and Local Specialties and Supported Entries (combined!)
> that will be participating during that weekend. In addition, vendors
> from all over the country have already been sent contracts, the show
> facility has been reserved, contracts with the judges have been
> signed, trophies have been donated, and the Premium List is going to
> press in the next 24 hours. There have been a LOT of people who have
> put in MANY hours of hard work on this show from across the country.
>
> Please do NOT believe the "rumors" that the show will be "moved to
> Lexington." First of all, the American Kennel Club has approved the
> show for LOUISVILLE in MARCH 2007. All of the judges' contracts
> state that the event will be in LOUISVILLE. The Premium List with
> the LOUISVILLE location is set to go to press. Secondly, the
> Louisville Kennel Club's membership has not been told about moving
> to "Lexington," even though one of the members made such a statement
> in the local newspaper. In fact, many members who read the article
> in the paper contacted me to say they were "shocked that Louisville
> was moving back to Lexington" (we had held our Labor Day weekend show
> there several years ago). (The Lexington Kennel Club was ALSO
> shocked, since they first learned about it by reading THEIR local
> newspaper!)
>
> For those of you who may not know, Louisville, Kentucky, is not only
> home to the Kentuckiana Cluster, and the Kentucky Derby and Churchill
> Downs, but also the International Headquarters of Yum! Brands (the
> parent company of Pizza Hunt, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell,
> etc.). Several years ago, individuals who identified themselves with
> the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) attempted
> to "sabotage" Yum's headquarters. Their offices were forced to hire
> 24-hour security due to various threats from the PETA people, and the
> CEO, who resides in Louisville, had a bucket of blood dumped on his ! <
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> front porch and mailbox. The CEO's children and family were
> continually harrassed as they walked to school and to church. This
> was all because PETA said that Kentucky Fried Chicken was "torturing
> chickens!"
>
> The same people who initiated this ordinance are in bed with the PETA
> people (if they aren't actually PETA members themselves). Yum! and
> Kentucky Fried Chicken didn't shut their doors, and neither will the
> Kentuckiana Cluster of Dog Shows. Please don't play into the hands
> of fantatics (on either side) who seek to destroy this event. By
> boycotting the show, the "bad guys" (the anti-dog people) will have
> WON!
>
> Please realize that this ordinance has absolutely NOTHING to do with
> those exhibitors/handlers those exhibitors/handlers<WBR>/owners
> Kentuckiana Cluster in 2007 (or beyond!). The punitive licensing
> fees and other requirements are for ONLY Louisville residents, not
> those who visit Louisville or who are taking a dog through Louisville
> on the highways or interstate systems. The ONLY language that would
> apply is that which states that if the Metro Animal Services
> (the "dog pound") gets ahold of your dog (if it is lost or running
> loose!), they will not return it to you before it is spayed or
> neutered. In the 15-plus years that I've been involved with the
> Cluster, only one dog got away fro! m the sh ow and was never found.
> The remaining dogs that have "escaped" have been caught inside the
> building or on the show grounds by dog-show personnel (or "search
> parties" that have gone out to look for the dog). It's like saying
> that you're not going to go outside when it's raining because you
> might be hit by lightening.
>
> On another note, a proposal has been made that the Kentuckiana
> Cluster for March 2007 will honor Anne Rogers Clark, who passed away
> a few days ago. Wouldn't it be a shame for people not to show up to
> this event because of an ordinance that still hasn't been signed by
> the Mayor and may be held up in the courts for years? Having known
! > Mrs . Clark for many years, I have a feeling that SHE would be here in
> Louisville no matter what!
>
> Please do not HESITATE to cross-post this message to your breed
> clubs' message boards, judges' lists, etc. There is a LOT of false
> information that is going around, and the Louisville Show Chairman
> and I would like to "nip it in the bud" before the mob mentality gets
> out of control.
>
> As always, I am here to answer any of your questions and to help put
> on a first-rate show. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you
> have any additional concerns.
>
> In the meantime, may you and yours (both two and four-legged) have a
> Very Happy Holiday!
>
> Many thanks!
> Dianne O'Regan
> Secretary of Show Affairs, Louisville Kennel Club, Inc.
> National/Regional Specialty Coordinator, Kentuckiana Cluster of Dog
> Shows
> Secretary, Combined Specialty Clubs of Louisville
> Secretary, Kentuckiana Shetland Sheepdog Club, Inc.
> Show Secretary, Greater Louisville Scottish Terrier Club, Inc.
> _doregan@xxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:doregan@xxxxxxxxxx)
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