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zo2 <br />Tag CAn~ittee July 30a', 2007 <br />APPENDIX I: <br />Creation of the Orange County Tethering Corruruaee and Board of Coanty <br />Comnu~ioiiers' Abstract for G~eation of the Tethering Committee <br />Commie Creatiaa <br />The conceias smmanding tethering vary greatly and include issues of both animal and public <br />welfare. Because of these concerns, the practice of tethering has become a policy issue, not only in <br />our own eommnnity, bat in communities tlnaoghout North Catalina. and amend the coimiry. : . <br />Of particular concernn are dogs that spend their lives tethered, as they are naturally social beings and <br />thrive on frequent i~eraction with humans and other animals. Additionally, there is caacera that <br />tethered animaL4, deprived of socialization aad exercise, develop behavioral Problems or aggression, <br />. .and as a result; pose a risk to the community through dog bites and attacks. Other coacems involve <br />the role of tethered dogs in conta'buting to community Problems such as pet overpopulation and ' . <br />The issue of tethering is Orange County initially surfaced from the efforts of some local animal <br />advocates, who created an area "Coalition to Unchain. Dogs," and began to advocstee against the <br />practice of tethering. Their efforts mirrored initiatives elsewhere to limit, restrict or outlaw <br />All of these efforts are concerned with both Public safety and animal welfare. <br />The Osage Cou~y Tethering Committee was fom~ed by the BOCC in October 2006 in response fn <br />local concerns about the issue. An. abstract for the creation of the Tethering Committee appears at <br />the end of this Appeadix.a The BOCC charged the committee with: <br />• Reviewing tethering as a policy issue and reporting on it as a means of con5nemeat, <br />including the activities and efforts of other comm~mities; <br />g The issue of tethering was otiginaily considered by the ASAB, which dated a saber to address the mattxr. <br />The sobcamomittx met and decided that it world need tie bring in oudsida members of the comnuanity, a timdion <br />reserved fior' fhe BOCG It was at that time that the BOCC created the Tethering Commit6ee to work in conloncfina with <br />the ASAB m deciding is what ways, if any, fire ordinance that governs tethetzng should be changed. <br />16 <br />