[ SHOWGSD-L ] TX-breeder permits among ideas in Lubbock
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TX-breeder permits among ideas in Lubbock
Date: Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:30 am ((PDT))
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Breeder permits among ideas as Lubbock seeks solutions to dog problem
By Eric Finley | Avalanche-Journal
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Story last updated at 3/26/2008 - 1:51 am
Lubbock's animal services director said he would recommend requiring
permits
for dog breeders, one of several ideas that could make their way to the
City
Council to curb a growing dog problem.
"If you open up the Sunday paper, you see pages of for-sale or free
puppies,"
director Kevin Overstreet said. "That's where the problem starts."
Overstreet and other city officials met Tuesday with the city's Animal
Shelter Advisory Board and the Lubbock Board of Health to discuss
options for
dealing with dangerous dogs in the city as well as plans for a new
animal
shelter.
There have been multiple dog attacks on animals and several against
people in
the past few months, and Overstreet described a situation of
heightened
awareness among the public - his office has received 11,293 calls since
Jan. 1
and more than 22,000 since October from people reporting loose dogs.
The committees didn't come up with any surefire solutions. They'll meet
again
in April. But their discussion and input from several residents who
spoke
gave Overstreet enough to work with, saying the city needed to
encourage
responsible pet ownership. Those recommendations could be:
â?¢ Require those who breed dogs as a business to buy a pet litter
permit from
the city. Overstreet praised the animal service program in Albuquerque,
N.M.,
which has such a program, and he said he and other city officials
would
visit that city soon. Overstreet didn't say how much such a permit
would cost.
Albuquerque's costs $150.
â?¢ Increase fines against owners whose dogs get loose. Current fines
are up to
$500.
â?¢ Revoke a $50 fee charged to out-of-city residents who drop off dogs
at the
animal shelter. Committee members said they believe that would result
in a
"county full of dog catchers" and reduce the number of strays in
unincorporated
areas.
But city officials said they didn't know if an already crowded animal
shelter
would have room to take those dogs, nor did Overstreet know what
eliminating
that fee would do to his department's budget.
â?¢ Require owners pay to have a microchip inserted into their dog as a
way to
identify the animal and its owners if the animal gets loose.
â?¢ And increase public service and education programs, which include
reminding
residents there is money available to help pay for neutering their
pets.
"This is a daunting task," said Larry Phillips, the chairman of the
Animal
Shelter Advisory Board. "This is only the beginning, as we've said
before."
The City Council on Thursday is expected to hold a public hearing on
plans to
build a new animal shelter in McAlister Park, west of Milwaukee
Avenue. The
city originally budgeted $3.5 million for the project, but it has
increased
to close to $6 million as officials said the city should build one
larger than
it already has.
Even at close to $6 million, the animal shelter would hold only about
50 more
dogs than it does now, said Scott Snider, the city's assistant city
manager
for community services.
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