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13 <br />Summary of Minutes, For and Aiainst <br />Those in opposition of amending the animal ordinance <br />Name <br />Title <br />Snnport <br />Reasons <br />or <br />opoose <br />Henri <br />Lobbyist for <br />Oppose <br />• Animals do not have rights, but people do have rights and <br />McClees <br />NC Sporting <br />responsibilities <br />Dog <br />a This proposal does not meet the needs of the people <br />Association <br />. Inhumane treatment is already against the law <br />• Questions that tethering is mistreatment <br />• There is no distinguishing between animals that are <br />abused and not abused <br />Jason Payne <br />Member of <br />Oppose <br />. Restricting tethering would not accomplish better <br />Eno River <br />treatment of animals <br />Coon Hunters <br />Association <br />Lamar <br />Citizen <br />Oppose <br />• Some dogs chew through fences <br />Chapman <br />• Most people supporting this are not from Orange County <br />• People from unincorporated part of the County are not <br />aware of the proposal <br />George <br />President of <br />Oppose <br />• This is a people problem, not a dog problem <br />Painter <br />Eno River <br />• Need education of dog owners <br />Coon Hunters <br />. A person who neglects an animal will neglect it in a fence <br />Association <br />or tether <br />• Enforce the laws that are already there <br />Andrea <br />NC Director <br />Oppose <br />• People are being spoon fed the idea that tethering is wrong <br />Press <br />of <br />• Children get killed by dogs that aren't tethered as well <br />Responsible <br />from things such as parental neglect <br />Dog Owners, <br />• Responsible dog owners have the right to chain or not to <br />Pit Bull <br />chain for whatever reason <br />Breeder <br />• The most dangerous dog is an at -large dog <br />• Education is what is needed <br />Bobby Kirk <br />Citizen, <br />Oppose <br />. Has trained dogs for 40 years and his best dogs are <br />Trainer <br />tethered <br />• Tethering is not bad and some of the most aggressive dogs <br />have to be tethered to train them <br />• Education is what is needed <br />• Every dog is different <br />Michael I <br />Citizen <br />Oppose <br />• Doesn't know how the cost of the amendment will be <br />