[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Santa Barbara
- From: "Ginger Cleary" <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Showgsd-L@Freelists. Org" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 10:31:32 -0400
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From CDOC.
SANTA BARBARA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS LISTENS TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS
Today in Santa Barbara, residents from all over the County, for and
against the mandatory spay and neuter proposed ordinance spoke out. And in
the end, the ordinance that had been drafted was set aside. Instead, an 11
person commission, which is to be evenly divided among proponents and
opponents will be established and with even handed input, will work to come
up with a solution.
Supervisors Carbajal and Wolf were not able to get any other aye votes
for their proposal to go ahead with the draft ordinance, which contains
mandatory spay and neuter, as the basis for a new law in Santa Barbara.
Supervisor Firestone indicated he believed the people of Santa Barbara would
not want them to go ahead with something that was so intrusive and that took
away people's rights. He noted that Los Angeles was being sued for just
that.
Supervisor Centeno was eloquent as he thanked all for attending, said he
had learned much, but said he could not see penalizing responsible people
because of actions of irresponsible people. Supervisor Gray was in
agreement. The commission to start over was set up on a motion made by
Centeno and seconded by Gray.
The hearing took most of the day. The Board was concerned about whether
the people presenting were their constituents or not and almost all were
from the County. Support was provided by CDOC, PetPAC and POWER folks. But
the day was carried by the Santa Barbara residents.
Santa Barbara residents attended a planning meeting on Saturday and
worked hard to get their presentations into shape. Even though the Chair,
Supervisor Carbajal, cut speaking time from 3 minutes to ninety seconds, the
speakers were able to adapt and adjust their messages and make their key
points.
For the opposition there were several veterinarians who pooh-poohed all
the new health data saying it was not peer reviewed. Since these health
studies were in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
JAVMA one wonders who their peers are. They also told the Board that dogs
who are spayed and neutered are healthier, live longer and have fewer
medical problems. One of the veterinarians (Dr. Faoro who initially offered
CVMA as the AB1634 sponsor was their lead off speaker) proudly announced
that she is joining the Board of HSUS. One of their veterinarians announced
she was a member of AVAR, the veterinary association that is in opposition
to many AVMA practices as relying too much on just science.
Today's decision is a chance to start with a clean slate. It is not "how
can we make mandatory spay and neuter work" but rather "how do we find and
deal with irresponsible people who breed animals that end up in the
shelters". CDOC believes the residents of Santa Barbara Country will work
hard to find real solutions. Santa Barbara County is home to four all-breed
kennel clubs and members were present from all of them.
For everyone who spent the day (and it was a full day) in Santa Barbara,
thank you for taking the time to share your views and support the residents
of Santa Barbara. And thank you to the Supervisors who didn't want to
punish responsible, caring dog people because the shelters are crowded with
dogs abandoned by those who don't care.
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Ginger Cleary
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to stamp out a moral evil than by men intent on doing evil."-- Fredrich v
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