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1� <br />Kirk <br />absorbed back into the budget <br />• Drove around within 5 miles of Chapel Hill alone and <br />counted 38 tethered dogs and 72 in kennels smaller than <br />those proposed <br />• His tethered dogs are his friendliest <br />• Thinks this is a slippery slope <br />Steven <br />Citizen <br />Oppose <br />• Thinks there needs to be an exception for sporting dogs or <br />Hopkins <br />people who cannot kennel <br />• Existing laws should be enforced <br />Susan Kelly <br />Citizen <br />Oppose <br />. Her dogs are tethered because they dig under the fence and <br />jump the fence <br />• Her dogs are not mistreated and she has no other options <br />• People want to do the right thing for their animals and she <br />thinks for some, that may be tethering <br />Lauren <br />Citizen <br />Oppose <br />. Has one tethered dog because she is overprotective of him <br />Knapp- <br />because of an accident he had while running free <br />Resnik <br />. The ordinance should be on a case by case basis <br />Joseph <br />Representativ <br />Oppose <br />. Do not fall into animal rights agenda <br />Clees <br />a of NC <br />. It is the responsibility of humans to protect these animals <br />Sporting Dogs <br />and take care of them <br />Chad <br />Citizen <br />Oppose <br />. If dogs on chains bite people, we should merely teach <br />Resnik <br />children not to go near strange dogs <br />• His dog is on a huge tether and it would be infeasible for it <br />to move to a much smaller 12 x 12 kennel <br />Tim Frazier <br />Officer of Eno <br />Oppose <br />. Didn't know how to get on the committee <br />River Coon <br />• He has a dog that will climb or dig out of a fence <br />Club <br />. Tethering is ok if people tether in a humane way <br />• The problem in Orange County is the breed <br />.Diane <br />Breeder <br />Oppose <br />. Problem is not tethering but the implementation of <br />Genteel <br />tethering <br />• Proper tethering socializes, cares for, and exercises <br />animals very well <br />• This is a question of education <br />• A dog on a 10 -ft tether has more room than a dog in a 10- <br />ft pen <br />Josh <br />Citizen <br />Oppose <br />. Just because a dog is on a chain does not mean it will be <br />Chapman <br />depressed <br />• You can abuse dogs by uttin them in a pen <br />Dennis <br />Quail Farm <br />Oppose <br />• This ordinance invades their rights as hunters and dog <br />Carden <br />Beagle Club <br />owners <br />• The USDA already has a standard size pen <br />Charles Best <br />Citizen <br />Oppose <br />• Does not see how smaller dogs need the same size pens as <br />larger dogs <br />• More laws are not needed because there are laws now for <br />