FW: [NJDogLaw] Legislative Alert: TX San Antonio Animal Ord

> This is a huge defeat for all of us.
>
> This ordinance includes Mandatory Spay/Neuter, Breeder Permits, a
> Dangerous Dog provision that is based on arbitrary perceptions where any
> dog of any breed can be deemed vicious for protecting its own property and
> impounded from an owner's backyard without a hearing, pet limits and new
> livestock and domestic fowl limits.
>
> I would expect to see similar bills introduced nationwide so be on the
> lookout for newly proposed animal ordinances in your community.
>
> Linda Hartheimer
> Legislative Liaison
> Weimaraner Club of America
> http://grayhart-weimaraners.gotpetloversonline.com/
>
>
>
>> TX-RPOA E-News
>> From Responsible Pet Owners Alliance,
>> the reasonable voice regarding animal issues in Texas.
>> Responsible Pet Owners Alliance is an animal welfare organization,
>> not "animal rights" and, yes, there is a difference.
>> Permission granted to crosspost.
>>
>> December 13, 2007
>> San Antonio votes to go "Mo' Kill, not No Kill."
>>
>> San Antonio City Council voted unanimously to approve the Chapter 5
>> Animal
>> Ordinance Revisions today. (Councilman Philip Cortez was absent.) After
>> two hours of listening to citizens to be heard during the public hearing,
>> council adjourned at 11:30 am for lunch and the mayor announced they
>> would
>> assemble in Executive Session at 1:30 pm briefly for private discussion
>> before returning to council chambers. Upon returning discussion
>> continued
>> with the council members questioning Jef Hale, Animal Care Services
>> director, for another hour.
>>
>> However it soon became obvious that all council members supported the
>> ordinance. The Executive Session was simply to coordinate their votes
>> and
>> not a single word in the ordinance was changed. Council members said the
>> revisions were constitutional as written since some speakers expressed
>> concerns about that. They also said the city is "on the right road with
>> this ordinance and heading in the right direction."
>>
>> Thanks to all of you who came today. We heard from others who would have
>> liked to been there but had to work. It was very early with sign-in
>> before
>> 9 am. There were approximately 25 or 30 people representing each side.
>> Our
>> side had some excellent speakers from varying perspectives but we
>> suspected
>> going in that the vote was carved in stone months ago. Facts, general
>> information and statistics that we've presented the city all along this
>> past
>> year have been ignored. Why would today be any different? The other
>> side
>> had few speakers but they already had everything they wanted in the
>> ordinance.
>>
>> RPOA held a press conference yesterday morning at City Hall and had made
>> arrangements to bring in "Laddie" and Bob Weatherwax from California to
>> help
>> us since they did such a good job defeating CA's AB 1634. But there was
>> a
>> problem with the airline and they couldn't make it. However we still
>> received good media coverage on the radio and TV with our president
>> Lynnie
>> Bunten (holding a rescue Chihuahua) and Bilinda Marshall (with her
>> rescued
>> Malamute).
>>
>> Mention was made by one council member of thousands of emails and faxes
>> received, even some from other countries! Special thanks to everyone who
>> helped us in San Antonio - wherever you are. Get ready for the copycat
>> fallout because this is the worst ordinance written to date and will
>> certainly spread to other cities.
>>
>> Responsible Pet Owners Alliance
>> 900 NE Loop 410 #311-D
>> San Antonio, TX 78209
>> Phone: (210) 822-6763
>> Website: www.responsiblepetowners.org
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>>