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Posted by Karen on August 30, 2007, 3:28 am Our ad forced the ordinance proposal out in the open and disclosed the contents as there are attempts to ram it through quickly before the public finds out what it says and opposition can mount. I've served on the San Antonio ordinance rewrite committee since February with FIVE animal rights activists. So it is an "animal rights" manifesto including CA's AB 1634 and more. Our work was to be kept confidential until it was presented to the Animal Care Services Advisory Board on July 11th. The San Antonio Animal Care Services Advisory Board is predominantly "animal rights" activists so there'll be few changes there and could possibly get worse. It is now on a fast track for passage so no one would find out what it really says and have time to mount opposition. All public hearings will be held before the predominantly "animal rights" ACS Advisory Board, not city council. City council votes in September with a hasty public hearing held right before the vote, where it will already be carved in stone. It affects every animal owner in the city with increased fees and new permits and fees, with the threat of seizure and impoundment running through the entire document for noncompliance. All outdoor cats must be spayed/neutered. All dogs over 6 months must be spayed/neutered, Intact Dog Permits, New more restrictive Pet Limits which require spay/neuter to own excess animals, Breeder/Litter Permits, Permits and large fees required for every animal including livestock -- all annual fees. A bond is required every 30 days for dangerous dogs held for hearings which means the dogs will surely be killed for lack of payment. If passed this ordinance will be the death knell to the 5 Year Plan for A No Kill Community by 2012 which was adopted last year. This ordinance is in direct opposition to the No Kill Philosophy which is programs and services, not legislation. www.nokilladvocacycenter.org . We have many new proactive programs in place in San Antonio now including five free and low cost pet spay/neuter programs. Requiring all dogs to be spayed/neutered at six months of age or buy an Intact Dog Permit is clearly defined but the extremists supporting this are telling city council and the public this is NOT mandatory pet spay/neuter which is opposed by "breeders." (Read the article.) So was CA AB 1634 not mandatory pet spay/neuter either? I hope everyone realizes buying a permit allows animal control personnel access to your home at any time with no search warrant. All animal owners in San Antonio are already governed by pet limits, animal nuisance, animal cruelty and leash laws which aren't enforced. There are many good provisions in the proposal; such as the tethering law, animal cruelty law and the feral cat TNR programs. However cats are excluded from all animal nuisance laws and will be allowed to do anything they want to as long as they are sterilized. Good luck on checking these feral/stray cats for surgical scars! The "animal rights" activists have worked all these years laying the groundwork to get the Mandatory Spay/Neuter and Breeder Permits proposal back on the table in San Antonio since it was defeated here 16 years ago. San Mateo County, CA, Montgomery County, MD, and King County, WA, passed it at that time and it has been a proven failure and resulted in more animals being killed at city facilities. Montgomery County, MD, rescinded it and said it would take 5 years to get back where they were before passage. All Texas animal owners should sign on to our announcement only TX-RPOA E-News to keep informed. Just email rpoa@texas.net to subscribe. We're working up info for our website and will issue an action alert early next week. As San Antonio goes, so goes the great state of Texas. PS: After reading the article, you can click on "Feedback" to give your opinion. Responsible Pet Owners Alliance Here is a link to the City of San Antonio Animal Care Services website that has the proposed ordinances: http://www.sanantonio.gov/animalcare/Chapter5.asp?res=1024&ver=true Amy B
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taken from: http://www.dpca.org/Legisltv/bills/TX.htm
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San Antonio Ordinance
http://tinyurl.com/yt8nm7
For a real snow job on the proposed San Antonio animal ordinance, go to this url at the SA Express-News and read Monday's article which just happened to be on the newspaper's front page the day after our full page Sunday ad appeared in the Metro Section.
Mary Beth Duerler, Executive Director
Responsible Pet Owner Alliance
900 NE Loop 410 #311-D
San Antonio, TX 78209
Phone: (210) 822-6763
Fax: (210) 822-9038
Website: www.responsiblepetowners.org
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