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Please sign this petition.....VinceleeIf the City of Dallas made changes to its animal ordinances thatreduced the number of animals being killed at taxpayer expense inour shelters, and improved public health and safety on our streets,would you support those changes?If you do nothing else, take a minute to sign our petition now athttp://dallasanimaladvocates.wordpress.com/. ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED IS ON THIS SITE! To find out more before you sign, read

on.The City of Dallas Animal Shelter Commission has recently proposedseveral changes to the City's animal ordinances, the mostsignificant of which is Mandatory Spay/Neuter with BreederRegistration. Many people maintain that the decision to sterilize apet should be left to the owner. Well that approach has left Dallasfacing a pet overpopulation crisis. Last year, 26,979 dogs, cats,puppies, and kittens were put down in City of Dallas shelters, whileanother 13,000+ strays or abandoned animals were found dead in thestreets. Our city shelters are overcrowded and unable to keep upwith the flow of animals abandoned or surrendered to Dallas AnimalServices every day.We have tried to address this issue with voluntary programs. We'veeducated people about the benefits of spay/neuter; we've offeredfree spay/neuter services; we've even tried to pay people to spay orneuter their pets.Clearly these measures have

not been enough. The rampant breedingcycle continues and the City of Dallas is forced to use its limitedresources dealing with growing numbers of excess pets every year.The issue is bigger than the huge number of animals dying, thoughthat is unacceptable. Sanitation, public health and even theenvironment are impacted. Large numbers of stray animals defecatefreely in the streets and raid garbage dumpsters for food. They canspread diseases and - as a result of abuse or because they're simplystarving - may be aggressive, increasing the risk of injury to thepublic. Animals that die in the street or are put down in theshelters require transportation by the City's sanitation department –to the local landfill, where they become food for scavengers.Animals that have been put down retain enough sodium pentobarbitalin their bodies to kill the wildlife that feed on them.This is a problem that needs to be fixed, however

we need your helpurgently. Please let the City Council know that you support theseproposed changes - fewer unwanted animals on our street and in ourshelters will reduce risk to the public and save lives.Here are some ways you can have an impact on this important issue:Get educated about the proposed changes and why theyshould be passed. Metroplex Animal Coalition and Companions For Lifehave joined together to create Dallas Animal Advocates, an onlineresource for information, statistics, talking points, links,updates, and more.Sign the petition we will be sending to the Mayor and theCity Council - our goal is 10,000 signatures by mid-June, so pleaseask your friends and family to sign the petition as well.Write a letter to the Editor of the Dallas Morning Newsexpressing your outrage at the existing situation and calling forchange.Call, email or write to the Mayor and other CouncilMembers,

supporting the new ordinances. Complete contact informationis available at Dallas Animal AdvocatesSpeak at City Council meetings to really get your pointacross.Visit our Dallas Animal Advocates blog – leave comments or forwardon to a friend; link to it from your blog or website.This is not the time to stand by and watch as our City continues tobe overwhelmed by a growing deluge of unwanted pets - anyone wholives or works in Dallas can be part of the solution. Think youdon't have time to take action? We challenge you to take less thanone minute to sign the petition – every signature counts!Thank you for your efforts on behalf of Dallas' animals!Elaine Munch, PresidentMetroplex Animal CoalitionLorrin MaughanCompanions for Life http://pets.Fortheanimals7/join http://www.myspace.com/fortheanimals7