[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: STOP ILLEGAL KENNEL DENIALS
- From: "Ruth Hartridge" <rhartrid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Showgsd" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 12:28:36 -0500
I justread this and gingers statement is true . Also, the cities go by the
COUNTY laws , ( NO Limit!)
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: STOP ILLEGAL KENNEL DENIALS
It was reported in the Mansfield News Journal... there is a link to the news
story in the post from John. This sort of thing happens all across the
company... AC officers/dog wardens deciding to enforce laws that don't
exist. I just got done talking to a woman in Gwinnett County GA (county, not
in any city)... AC there was trying to enforce a pet limit... there is NO
pet limit in Gwinnett County.
Ginger Cleary - Rome, GA
www.rihadin.com
Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But
notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism
seeks equality in restraint and servitude. Alexis de Tocqueville
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From: "LuAnn Kennedy" <brendangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, January 3, 2009 11:42:20 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] STOP ILLEGAL KENNEL DENIALS
Does anyone have first hand knowledge of this?
LuAnn Kennedy
Ohio
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Stop Illegal Kennel License Denials
by JOHN YATES
American Sporting Dog Alliance
http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org
asd@xxxxxxxxxxxx
MANSFIELD, OH - When Richland County Dog Warden Dave Jordan tried to break
the state law in order to deny kennel license applications, dog owners
didn't take it laying down.
They carried their fight to the county auditor, the county commissioners and
the local newspaper, and they won.
We urge all Ohioans to read this report, as we have some evidence that the
Ohio Dog Warden's Association is encouraging other counties to break the
law. We also have received an unconfirmed report that at least one other
county is breaking the state kennel licensing law, and there may be more.
Application for annual licenses must be filed before January 31, and anyone
without a license is subject to fines and the possible seizure of dogs.
For decades, Ohioans who raise dog have been permitted by law to purchase a
kennel license for five or more dogs that is more economical than purchasing
individual tags. In Richland County, the kennel license fee has been set at
$80, and individual licenses are $16 apiece. For people who raise dogs, the
cost savings is significant.
But Jordan tried to ignore the state law by issuing kennel licenses only to
people who make at least 50-percent of their income from breeding dogs. Of
the 25 county residents who have applied for their 2009 licenses thus far,
Jordan granted only four and denied the rest. Last year, a reported 235
county residents received kennel licenses. Thus, it would appear that
Jordan's actions are discouraging law-abiding people from complying with the
licensing law.
State law clearly allows people who raise dogs to qualify for a kennel
license, and there is no requirement in the law for any income derived to be
an applicant's livelihood or even a substantial source of income. Most
hobbyists, including hobby breeders, consider their kennels an avocation,
and most of them lose a lot of money to pursue their love of dogs.
We can only speculate about Jordan's motivations for attempting to rewrite
the law.
At best, it can be seen as an attempt to fund animal control by soaking
law-abiding dog owners for added costs. This is irrational as well as
illegal, as law-abiding dog and kennel owners do not contribute
significantly to animal control costs or burdens.
Instead of unfairly burdening law abiding dog owners, the American Sporting
Dog Alliance suggests that Jordan work a little harder at enforcing existing
laws, as a reported 60-percent of county dog owners don't bother to buy a
license of any kind. People who are guilty of breaking the law should be
penalized and pay the costs, not law-abiding dog owners. Jordan should work
harder at finding the scofflaws, and spend less time harassing the innocent.
At worst, Jordan's actions could be interpreted as part of the animal rights
agenda to try to gradually eliminate people who raise dogs by increasing
costs and subjecting them to heavy-handed enforcement measures. This tactic
is a cornerstone of the animal rights political strategy to gradually
eliminate all private ownership of animals in America.
Jordan was quoted in an article in the Mansfield News-Journal as saying that
his application process was meant to prevent situations where animals are
abused. He referred to an elderly woman whose kennel was raided last June,
and 80 dogs were seized because they were in very poor condition.
The American Sporting Dog Alliance simply doesn't buy this explanation.
While the June situation was tragic, existing laws already provide all of
the tools that an animal control officer or humane society police officer
needs to shut down any operation where dogs are treated inhumanely. The June
incident was proof that existing laws work, and is not a justification for
new laws.
Moreover, the questionnaire that Jordan gave to kennel license applicants
did not address humane care issues, but was concerned only with finances.
Existing law already gives Jordan and other dog wardens the power to inspect
every licensed kennel and to enforce humane standards of care.
Richland County dog owners began to protest Jordan's actions as soon as
their applications started to be denied, in violation of the law.
The law requires county auditor's to issue the licenses when payment is
received. Once the license is issued, a dog warden then is empowered to
inspect kennels and enforce the law.
However, this year, reportedly at the request of Jordan, Auditor Patrick W.
Dropsey, turned the entire process over to the dog warden. That is when
Jordan began to rewrite the law and illegally deny applications.
Concerned dog owners approached Dropsey, who refused to help them by
assuring compliance with the law. They then approached the county
commissioners.
The commissioners should be commended for listening to the concerns of dog
owners, and then acting promptly to assure compliance with the law and to
stop Jordan from breaking it. Please contact County Commissioners Ed Olson,
Gary Utt and Tim Wert to thank them for their help. They did a fine job.
Here is a link to a form to send an email the commissioners:
http://www.richlandcountyoh.us/comments.htm.
Please also thank Mansfield News-Journal Reporter Jami Kinton for her fine
job of providing fair, balanced, accurate and thorough press coverage of
this issue. Ms. Kinton's email is jkinton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Here is a link to the report written by Ms. Kinton, and also readers'
comments about the article on an open blog:
http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20090101/NEWS01/301010004&referr
er=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL.
The American Sporting Dog Alliance assisted and supported local dog owners,
and wish to commend them for taking action in the face of considerable risk.
We provided information and suggestions, but they carried the fight to the
commissioners and won. Their courage and dedication are an inspiration to
dog owners everywhere.
This report is archived at
http://eaglerock814.proboards107.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&;
thread.
The American Sporting Dog Alliance represents owners, breeders and
professionals who work with breeds of dogs that are used for hunting. We
also welcome people who work with other breeds, as legislative issues affect
all of us. We are a grassroots movement working to protect the rights of dog
owners, and to assure that the traditional relationships between dogs and
humans maintains its rightful place in American society and life.
The American Sporting Dog Alliance also needs your help so that we can
continue to work to protect the rights of dog owners. Your membership,
participation and support are truly essential to the success of our mission.
We are funded solely by your donations in order to maintain strict
independence.
Please visit us on the web at http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org.
Our email is asda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
PLEASE CROSS-POST AND FORWARD THIS REPORT TO YOUR FRIENDS
The American Sporting Dog Alliance
http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org
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