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17 Summary of Minutes, For and Against Those in favor of amending the animal ordinance Name Title Support Reasons or O ose Dr. Ross ASAB Chair Support • Humane Treatment of Animals Oglesbee • Tethering Committee akeady took all of these concerns into account and made a fair recommendation David Citizen Support • Give ACOs an additional tool with which to come to the Aman aid distressed and ne lected animals Elaine Animal Support • Laurinburg has a restricted tethering ordinance and it is Modlin Control enforceable Officer, • We found chained dogs to be responsible for more Laurinburg, complaint calls than fenced dogs before passing NC legislation • Passing restrictive legislation has definitely improved our records for protecting citizens • It has helped eliminate residence with multiple chained dogs • It has reduced nuisance, barking, and odor complaints • It has reduced our number of dog bites • It has drastically reduced the number of unwanted puppy litters • Owners have commented that dogs seem happier and are easier to care for Pat Sanford ASAB Support • Tethering is not productive in training animals Member and • Did investigations for Orange County for 17 years and Animal found a very high number of those were with tethered Trainer animals • Ordinance needs to pass to help the animals • All ASAB members are from Oran a Coun Deanna • Humane Treatment of Dogs Rowan • No one wants to take away right to hunt- it is just an issue of how the dogs are kept • This isn't about hunters, but about the hundreds of dogs permanently chained, exposed to elements, rarely given attention and sub'ected to abuse and ne lect Kitty Lynn Animal Support • Has rescued hundreds of dogs and has seen chained dogs Rescuer become aggressive and territorial for lack of love and attention.