Action Alert! August 3, 2007 Oppose: San Antonio Animal Ordinance Revisions "What passes in San Antonio WON'T stay in San Antonio..." Check the "Action Alert!" yellow button on our website for the ordinance draft and more information: www.responsiblepetowww.respo On the same day California's AB1634 went down in flames, a similar ordinance emerged in San Antonio, Texas. Our local "animal rights" extremists have worked three years laying the groundwork and finally got everything they wanted in print. We ask everyone - individuals, breed/kennel local and national clubs - to pull out your California letters to legislators, adapt them and send them to our San Antonio city officials listed below. And please send RPOA a copy for our website. A list of "Ordinance Provisions that must go!" is on our website under the "Action Alert!" blinking yellow button. Please include those points so we present a united front and aren't fragmented in what we are seeking. These ordinance changes will be expensive to implement; a nightmare to administer with all the inspections and paperwork; impossible to enforce and require a huge new bureaucracy with excessive power given to the Animal Care Services director. The proposed ordinance includes these objectionable provisions: Mandatory spay/neuter of all outdoor cats and all dogs over 6 months of age unless a $50 Intact Dog Permit is purchased (in addition to $75 unaltered pet license); Breeder/Litter Permits; new Pet Limits with mandatory spay/neuter requirements; new Livestock Limits with annual permits and high fees per animal; bond required every 30 days for dangerous dogs held for hearings; and a $25 fee for each animal turned in at Animal Care Services. Proposed changes to San Antonio's animal ordinance will do nothing to save the thousands of animals killed in San Antonio every year as claimed - many of them feral cats. San Mateo County, CA, reported an increase in animals killed after passing a similar ordinance in 1991. "Animal Rights" Activists sought this same legislation in San Antonio in 1991 but it was defeated. This is a national "Animal Rights" Legislative Agenda to end all use, breeding and ownership of animals whether you eat them, wear them or pet them. The 5 Year Strategic Plan for a No Kill Community by 2012 will be doomed. The No Kill Philosophy is programs and services - not legislation. San Antonio has many new proactive programs to address their animal problems. Most of the animals killed at San Antonio's Animal Care Services come from only 9 of the city's zip codes. The ordinance changes will affect every animal owner in the city. The ordinance discriminates against low income pet owners and ethnic minorities, making animal ownership cost prohibitive and compliance difficult which creates outlaws out of animal owners. Animals will be dumped or hidden. These proposed ordinance changes are not unique to San Antonio. They are the result of a concerted effort by a heavily funded and well organized international "animal rights" movement which has many local followers. Call San Antonio city officials and tell them this will NOT work and what will work: 1. Enforcement of existing leash laws, animal nuisance and animal cruelty laws. 2. Educate children and adults in responsible pet care and bite prevention. 3. Target areas of city where most animals are impounded with special programs. 4. Increase and publicize existing free and low cost pet spay/neuter programs. Please contact city officials below! Address for all: City of San Antonio, PO Box 839966, San Antonio, TX 78283 Mayor Phil Hardberger Phone: (210) 207-7060; Fax: (210) 207-4168 E-mail: mayorphilhardbergerE-mail: mayoE-m City Manager Sheryl Sculley Phone: (210) 207-7080; Fax: (210) 207-4217 E-mail: citymanager@E-mail: citE-m Councilwoman Mary Alice Cisneros Phone: (210) 207-7279; Fax: (210) 207-6931 E-mail: maryalice.cisneros@E-mail: marE-m Councilwoman Sheila McNeil Phone: (210) 207-7278; Fax: (210) 207-4496 E-mail: district2@sanantoniE-mai Councilman Roland Gutierrez Phone: (210) 207-7064; Fax: (210) 534-1931 E-mail: district3@sanantoniE-mai Councilman Philip Cortez Phone: (210) 207-7281; Fax: (210) 678-0099 E-mail: district4@sanantoniE-mai Councilwoman Lourdes Galvan Phone: (210) 207-7043; Fax: (210) 212-4860 E-mail: vsalazar@sanantonioE-ma Councilwoman Delicia Herrera Phone: (210) 207-7065; Fax: (210) 207-8760 E-mail: district6@sanantoniE-mai Councilman Justin Rodriguez Phone: (210) 207-7044; Fax: (210) 207-8181 E-mail: district7@sanantoniE-mai Councilwoman Diane Cibrian Phone: (210) 207-7086; Fax: (210) 949-0439 E-mail: diane.cibrian@E-mail: diaE-m Councilman Kevin Wolff Phone: (210) 207-7325; Fax: (210) 207-7803 E-mail: kwolff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Councilman John Clamp Phone: (210) 207-7276; Fax: (210) 207-8777 E-mail: john.clamp@sanantonE-mail Faxes and phone calls are best with e-mail a third choice or just do all three! For more information, check out our website. Responsible Pet Owners Alliance 900 NE Loop 410 #311-D San Antonio, TX 78209 Phone: (210) 822-6763 Fax: (210) 822-9038 Website: www. responsiblepetownerWebsite ~~~~~~~~ Stormy Hope California Federation of Dog Clubs www.cfodconline.org ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 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