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19 <br />1q <br />11 <br />• It is the responsibility of the County to act responsibly fior <br />its pets <br />• The majority of your residents are counting on you to do <br />the right bing, despite tfie-very vocal minority <br />Soren <br />Group of 9 <br />Support <br />• Prolonged tethering deprives dogs of necessary eaercise <br />Wig, <br />Coumy <br />and socialization <br />DVM <br />Vegans <br />• Tethered dogs can and do coninbate to various <br />Kay Bisbop, <br />community nuisance issues such as barking and pet <br />DVM <br />overpopulation <br />Ken <br />. Tethered dogs can and do pose a risk to public safety and <br />Redmont, <br />health because they may become aggressive and are not <br />DVM <br />confined behind a bander <br />Kathy <br />• Tethered dogs are sabjected tp a variety of physical <br />Crabtree, <br />dangers, including trachea damage, embedded collars and <br />DVM <br />injaaies from attacks <br />Pat Pagel, <br />. There are many alternatives to chaining <br />DVM <br />Michelle <br />Drake, <br />DVM <br />Deborah <br />Stein, DVM <br />Megan <br />DVM <br />Marjorie <br />Lmdeke, <br />DVM <br />Suzanne <br />ASAB and <br />Support <br />• Neglected animals can be anywhere but there are special <br />Roy <br />Tethering <br />ciiuumstaaces that malae tethering an issue that should be <br />Committee' <br />a policy issue <br />Member <br />• Lack of a bander and lack of protection for people are <br />among main differences between tadming and other <br />farms of confinement <br />• Tethered dogs are a hue for children and children <br />constitute a large portion of shacks by chained dogs <br />• Tethering Committee did consider all sides and <br />recommended an 18 -month phase in period specifically <br />for those people who would have to make changes if this <br />were passed <br />• Many of the opponents speaking are out -of- county paid <br />lobbyist or pit bull breeders <br />• One of the opponent spealm has animal cruelty charges <br />against her in another stare — others have moved due to <br />citations for breaking anti tethering -laws elsewhere <br />• Tdknng Committee did hold two pubhc hearings and <br />11 <br />