Nailed to the wall in Louisville:
Testicle Wars rage on
Preliminary reports from Louisville showed that Cheri Hamilton Bryant and the Democratic Metro Louisville City Councilmembers pulled a classic bait-and-switch in the wee hours of the morning.
Disregarding the property interests of all Louisville's dog owners, blowing off the Fifth and Fourteenth amendments to the U. S. Constitution, Bryant--a lawyer--and her Democratic Party cohorts stuck to their guns and furthered an agenda offered to them by the Humane Society of the United States.
This morning's Louisville Courier-Journal reported that the City Council enacted yet another revised version of Councilwoman Bryant's mammoth dog law proposal. A summary of the various shiny new requirements for all Louisville dog owners follows. The portions of the proposal allowing breed profiling were dropped, but the Testicle Wars continue unabated, now in Louisville.
Dog owners and lovers, we've been sucker punched once again.
Louisville residents get ready for a visit from the Gonad Nazis
The new ordinance includes the following:
Pet limits on dogs outdoors--3 dogs on up to .5 acre; 7 dogs on up to 2 acres and no limit on tracts greater than 2 acres.
Revaccination/relicensing requirement for all dogs/cats removed from a kennel or cattery at any time.
Prohibits use of invisible fencing for unaltered dogs.
Requires 6 foot fence with one foot underground for "dangerous" and "potentially dangerous" dogs, 4 foot leash, and microchip for unaltered dogs.
Defines "potentially dangerous" dogs as any dog that bites, scratches or bruises a person "in an aggressive manner."
Mandates spay/neuter for any unaltered dog that is impounded for any reason before the owner can reclaim the dog.
Requires vets to report rabies shot information to Metro Animal Services so that dogs which got a rabies vax but not a license can be impounded.
Allows dogs to be impounded for "irritating" or "perturbing" ANYONE.
Prohibits ownership of ANY animals by anyone who has two violations within 5 years-no matter how minor.
Requires reporting of all litters, including brief description of all puppies.
Requires reporting of all sales of all dogs, with buyers name & address to be sent to Metro Animal Services, even if buyer is not local.
Requires dog license # to be published in paper in any advertisement.
Watch your balls, boys.
The Testicle Wars are coming your way. Will the Democratic Party continue to be the greatest asset and ally of Best Friends, HSUS, and other animal rights organizations dedicated to eliminating domestic animal ownership? The Republican Party looks better each day to this born-to-vote-Democratic resident of a very blue state.
The Louisville dog ordinance is mandatory spay/neuter. It will make it more difficult for responsible breeders to continue raising puppies that are well-bred and carefully socialized. It will make people who want a purebred dog have to resort to either puppy mills, pet shops or back yard breeders to get one.
ReplyDeleteEvery city in which MSN has passed has seen a massive increase in shelter turn-ins and euthanasia. The Council was informed of this fact, but chose to ignore it.
Kelly Downard offered 87 amendments, many of them simple matters which should not have involved any controversy. However, the Democrats had dug in, and the vote went party line for most of the night. Hal Heiner, previously a help to us, chose last night to vote with the Democrats against the interests of his constituents who are involved in hunting and agriculture.
The meeting did start out packed, and several LKC members, Responsible Dog Owners of Louisville members, and hunters did stay until the end.
The new law includes the following provisions:
Pet limits--3 dogs on up to .5 acre; 7 dogs on up to 2 acres and no limit on tracts greater than 2 acres.
Revaccination/relicensing requirement for all dogs/cats removed from a kennel or cattery at any time.
Prohibits use of invisible fencing for unaltered dogs.
Requires 6 foot fence with one foot underground, 4 foot leash, and microchip for unaltered dogs.
Mandates spay/neuter for any unaltered dog that is impounded for any reason before the owner can reclaim the dog.
Requires vets to report rabies shot information to Metro Animal Services so that dogs which got a rabies vax but not a license can be impounded.
Allows dogs to be impounded for "irritating" or "perturbing" ANYONE.
Prohibits ownership of ANY animals by anyone who has two violations within 5 years-no matter how minor.
Requires reporting of all litters, including brief description of all puppies.
Requires reporting of all sales of all dogs, with buyers name & address to be sent to MAS, even if buyer is not local.
Requires dog license # to be published in paper in any advertisement.
And so on. This thing is still some 94 pages long, even with all the strikeouts removed.
It is mandatory spay/neuter. It will make it more difficult for responsible breeders to continue raising puppies that are well-bred and carefully socialized. It will make people who want a purebred dog have to resort to either puppy mills, pet shops or back yard breeders to get one.
ReplyDeleteEvery city in which MSN has passed has seen a massive increase in shelter turn-ins and euthanasia. The Council was informed of this fact, but chose to ignore it.
Kelly Downard offered 87 amendments, many of them simple matters which should not have involved any controversy. However, the Democrats had dug in, and the vote went party line for most of the night. Hal Heiner, previously a help to us, chose last night to vote with the Democrats against the interests of his constituents who are involved in hunting and agriculture.
The meeting did start out packed, and several LKC members, Responsible Dog Owners of Louisville members, and hunters did stay until the end.
The new law includes the following provisions:
Pet limits--3 dogs on up to .5 acre; 7 dogs on up to 2 acres and no limit on tracts greater than 2 acres.
Revaccination/relicensing requirement for all dogs/cats removed from a kennel or cattery at any time.
Prohibits use of invisible fencing for unaltered dogs.
Requires 6 foot fence with one foot underground, 4 foot leash, and microchip for unaltered dogs.
Mandates spay/neuter for any unaltered dog that is impounded for any reason before the owner can reclaim the dog.
Requires vets to report rabies shot information to Metro Animal Services so that dogs which got a rabies vax but not a license can be impounded.
Allows dogs to be impounded for "irritating" or "perturbing" ANYONE.
Prohibits ownership of ANY animals by anyone who has two violations within 5 years-no matter how minor.
Requires reporting of all litters, including brief description of all puppies.
Requires reporting of all sales of all dogs, with buyers name & address to be sent to MAS, even if buyer is not local.
Requires dog license # to be published in paper in any advertisement.
And so on. This thing is still some 94 pages long, even with all the strikeouts removed.
The fencing is for dangerous dogs, not intact dogs. Please read the ordinances carefully.
ReplyDeleteThe bad things are the mand. spay neuter if your intact dogs is picked up apparently no matter if the dog was properly licensed as an intact dog.
The re-vaccination any time an owner changes is also bad and goes against their previously quoted use of vet recommended vaccination schedules.
Thank you for pointing out the discrepancy. I try for 100% accuracy, and have updated the piece accordingly.
ReplyDeleteThe final version of the ordinance specifies 6 feet above ground, one foot below on fencing for "dangerous" and "potentially dangerous" dogs. "Potentially dangerous" in Louisville is "any dog that bites, scratches or bruises" a person (in an aggressive manner").
http://www.louisville-pets.com/CH_91_ORD_2006_FINAL_SIGNED.pdf