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Tethering Committee Report July 3&, 2007 <br />APPENDIX I:. <br />creation of the Orange Cownty Tetkernng Committee and Board of County <br />COMML siomrs' Abstract for creation of the Tednersng COl MAMee <br />0 <br />Committee Creation <br />The concerns stMM ding 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 com numity, but in communities throughout North Carolina and around the country <br />Of particular concern are dogs that spend their lives tethered, as they are naturally social beings and <br />thrive on fivquent •interaction with humans and other animals. Additionally, there is concern that <br />tethered animals, deprived of socialisation and exercise, develop behavioral problems or aggression, <br />and as a result, pose a risk to the community through dog bites and attacks. Other concerns involve <br />the role of ted red dogs in contributing to community problems such as pet overpopulation and <br />The issue of tethering m Orange County initially surfaced from the efforts of some local animal <br />advocates, who created an area "Coalition to Unchain Dogs," and began to advocate against the <br />practice of tethering. Their efforts mirrored initiatives elsewhere to limit, restrict or outlaw <br />tethering. All of these efforts are concerned with both public safety and animal welfare. <br />The Orange County Tethering Committee was formed by the BOCC in October 2006 in response to <br />local concerns about the issue. An abstract for the creation of the 'tethering Committee appears at <br />the end of this Appendix.$ The BOCC charged the committee with: <br />• Reviewing tothwing as a policy issue and reporting on it as a means of confinement; <br />including the activities and efforts of other communities; <br />$ The issue of tdthaing was originally considered by the ASA% which created a saboommmttm to address the matter <br />The suboau mittm and and decided that it wooldmeed to bring in outside mambas of he oommunky, a fimation <br />reserved for the BOCC. it was at that time 9W the BOOC crated the Te dw ft' Committee to work in conjunction, with <br />the ASAB in deciding in what vat's, if any, ihe ardumce that governs tethaing should be chsagmL <br />16 <br />66 <br />