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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Proposed Dallas animal ordinance a matter of life and death

By Staff of Adopt a Dallas Pet

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On April 28th the Quality of Life Committee voted unanimously in favor of sending the new Dallas animal related ordinances to the full City Council in June.

One of the proposals causing the most controversy centers around mandatory spay/neuter legislation. Even though this plan contains numerous exemptions, it has become the center of a very vigorous debate. Simply stated, the proposal will require owners to spay or neuter their pets (dogs, cats) unless they pay a yearly breeder fee.

Opponents argue that this interferes with their "rights" as pet owners. What they leave out of the discussion is that last year Dallas Animal Services euthanized almost 30,000 animals. The number rises to nearly 200,000 when you look at totals for shelters city wide. 25% of the animals euthanized each year are purebred.

The bottom line: this ordinance is not about "rights", it's about life and death. Every three minutes a dog or cat is killed in Dallas. It is cruel to bring one more litter, even a purebred litter, into the world as long as we are killing so many healthy animals on a daily basis.

Please help show your support for responsible pet ownership by signing this petition in favor of the new mandatory spay/neuter ordinance.

The animals of Dallas thank you!

Please go to www.spayandneuterdallas.com and help show your support by signing our on-line petition.

Every signature counts so please forward this email, or send a personal note, to everyone you know who is also in favor of passing the mandatory spay and neuter ordinance.

Thanks so much for your time!

Laura Beikman

petition@spayandneuterdallas.com

www.spayandneuterdallas.com


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Pavel Lishin

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But not letting my dog run around the neighborhood impregnating whatever holds still long enough interferes with my right as a pet owner, and with my pet's rights as a space-suit for DNA!

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EdWeirdness Anonymous

The same argument might reasonably be extended to many Dallas Residents! If only we could find the technology that would prevent policticians and bureaucrats from breeding (if their appearance won't stop it, nothing will)?

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