Petition Tag - pets

Green practices sweep the nation and our individual communities, yet we have found that there is at least one useful practice that is not allowed in Pinellas Park, backyard poultry keeping.

Backyard poultry keeping is not permitted for residentially zoned properties in Pinellas Park even though it is allowed in other cities in Pinellas County. Even the keeping of potbellies pigs is allowed but not the raising of the much more environmentally friendly and productive chicken.

We believe that allowing backyard poultry in Pinellas park will promote individual sustainability practices and public welfare without sacrificing the safety or health of the citizens in our county.

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Most Americans are aware that animals are abused and neglected daily. It is a saddening fact. There are many groups and organizations who aim to stop this cruelty to animals, such as the ASPCA. However, domestic animal abuse is not the only problem. There is another terribly depressing issue, which completely violates animal rights. Worse yet, our American government is doing very close to nothing to stop it. This is exactly why we, as citizens of the United States of America, must speak up and act out, in order to call on our government to fix these problems.

Overpopulation is a huge problem. Dogs and cats are overpopulated as is, yet greedy breeders and puppy mill owners get more and more each and every day, for the sole purpose of money. Although some puppy mills and breeders might actually care, many are careless when it comes to the wellbeing of the animals; they only want their money. As a result of this greed, numbers of euthanized animals are skyrocketing each year.

There are statistics now that in recent years, seven to eight million dogs and cats wound up in animal shelters. Of that ridiculously high number, three to four million were euthanized by the shelter due to overpopulation or disease. This is an absolutely outrageous HALF of the dogs and cats who go to a "shelter" annually and end up dead. All because said breeders and puppy mill owners continue to make more.

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This petition is to have Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia re-open or pass a similar bill to BILL M 203 -- 2000 PETS IN RENTAL HOUSING ACT, 2000 (http://qp.gov.bc.ca/36th4th/1st_read/mem203-1.htm), amending the Residential Tenancy Act.

In 2002, a poll conducted for the BC SPCA by McIntyre and Mustel Research, indicates that a majority (79%) of BC residents are in favour of legislation that allows pet guardians the right to keep companion animals (i.e. cat or dog) in their rental units, provided they do not cause unreasonable noise or damage.

Once again the people ask the province listen to their VOICE in this regard and enforce their WILL. The people have a VOICE and both the people and the animals deserve a LIFE with dignity. Let the people's voice be heard!

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Why can I own FOUR dogs that may be up to 34" tall and weigh potentially over 190 pounds EACH such as St. Bernards, Mastiffs and Great Danes that is over 700 pounds of animal in one house! But yet I can't own a 30" tall, 100 pound goat? They are quieter, safer, and can be used as therapy animals. Many cities including Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Nashville, St. Paul, St. Louis, and even New York NY allow goats as pets.

Plus having goats is one more way for the city to make revenue with licensing fees. It's a win win for everyone!

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Gunner is beloved by many and missed by his friends already in RP World Group. Gunner adds value and fun to the pages and needs to be with his family and friends.

It's not right to continue to exclude him from the group. Please send this link your family and friends, anyone who is an avid reader. We need all the help we can to overturn this decision.

THANK YOU! We love you GUNNER!!!!

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At present, there is compulsory quarantine for all pets entering Australia, from 1 month to 6 months depending on where the animal is coming from. There are also some countries from which animals must complete 6 months quarantine in another country before being allowed to do some quarantine in Australia.

Apart from the fact that quarantine is exorbitantly expensive it is also considered inhumane in many countries, particularly when pets are coming from countries that do not have rabies or vaccination rules that are equally stringent to Australia.

Europe introduced the PETS program which allows pets from most countries in Europe and a large number or non European countries (including Australia) to move freely around Continental Europe and the UK without any quarantine.

Animals face an extremely long and stressful flight from other countries to Australia and are then expected to stay in a concrete floored barred cell for at least one month rather than experiencing the comfort of being with their families. It is true that families are allowed to visit their pets, but quarantine places are usually in distant locations with their permitted visiting hours usually only during working hours, when presumably pet owners will be at work.

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By keeping fish for almost 30 years, we have witnessed first hand the thousands of creatures that are treated with It's just a fish attitude, and found out they are not just a fish. They have personality. They think, they feel and they have individual personalities. They have good days and bad days. They like some people and others they run from. They bring us joy, laughter, and greet us when we approach them. We hear the peoples complaints. We would like to speak FOR these creatures (In a language everybody can understand).

STOP THE KILLING!

Our proposal is not to shut the whole thing down but properly educate the hobbyist, the pet store owners (and staff), and wholesale facilities on how to care for these pets properly. We have less than a 1% loss by practicing a few simple principles and using virtually NO chemicals. We should not be playing vet. with these creatures lives. They get 14 feet, You can't let them go and the Aquariums won't take them.

Please help us STOP THE SALE OF NURSE SHARKS TO PET STORES.

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Shelters all across America are euthanizing thousands of pets daily, from overcrowding of shelters,some in very inhumane ways, gassing chambers that leave most still alive, but unable to move that are stuffed into barrels, or plastic bags waiting to go to the landfill, and heart sticks.

We need to stop this by making it mandatory to have pets fixed, unless they have a breeders license. This will put an end to back yard breeders, Hoarders, and unwanted pets. We can stop these deaths by passing this law, please do the right thing, and stop the killing now.

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Parakeets, such as the one pictured, are beautiful birds. They are very popular as pets in the UK, but many people get one without doing their homework and researching the species first. When they realise what's involved in looking after one, they simply release it into the wild.

Now Defra are saying that they could pose a threat to crops, other species and electricity pylons. No creature, other than us, deliberately harms any other species. Predators do not harm other species of animals, instead they help to maintain the populations in certain areas so that the animals do not breed too much and eat up all the food and then starve.

As for the electricity pylons and crops, we could just employ bird scarers to frighten them away humanely. Not only would this save the birds, but it would also provide employment for the unemployed.

Perhaps the most amazing thing is that the RPSB are not condemning this, but they are actually supporting it.

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My eldest son Jack is Autistic. I was advised last year that a pet would be good for Jack to help with his Autism and bring him out of himself and help teach him to care for somebody else, to help give him a sense of responsibility.

After a lot of research in October last year We got small Shih-tzu puppy for him. At the time we were living in a 2 bedroomed first floor flat owned by Notting Hill Housing Group, we recently moved to a 3 bedroom house with a garden owned by Notting Hill Housing Group. I

have just received a letter saying we must get rid of our puppy or face being evicted, Whilst living in the first floor flat we were allowed to have an Alsatian for 7 years who sadly passed away 4 years ago. Since getting our puppy(Gino) my son has completely changed and come out of himself, He is due to start a mainstream secondary school in September which is something I couldn't have predicted a year ago.

To take away Gino will cause him such heartbreak and trauma it could set him right back.Gino has changed Jacks life in so many ways for the positive, please help my family.

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We request that the Los Angeles City Council increase the current pet limits per household from 3 cats and 3 dogs to 5 cats and 5 dogs. We believe this will help decrease the number of animals that are euthanized in Los Angeles, which in 2009 included 19,547 cats and dogs.

Raising pet limits will help us save more lives by connecting homeless shelter animals to households who want them. Increasing pet limits will also generate badly needed revenue for Los Angeles Animal Services through registration fees.

Councilmember Bill Rosendahl introduced a motion to the City Council June 5 to increase pet limits, and Councilmember Paul Koretz seconded the motion. Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette also strongly supports increasing pet limits from 3 dogs and cats to 5 dogs and cats. As of early December 2010, the motion remains in committee.

Many areas around the country do not have such strict restrictions on household pet ownership. For example, our neighbors in the city of Santa Monica have no limits on either cats or dogs. Riverside County allows nine cats before a kennel permit is required. San Diego County and Santa Barbara County have no cat limits.

For the last 10 years, the City of San Diego has not had a cat limit. The limit on dogs is 6. The Live Save rate for San Diego County Animal Services that covers both the City and the County is 82% for dogs and 54% for cats (Fiscal Year 2008-09 with intake of 48,878). During this same Fiscal Year 2008-09, the Live Save rate for Los Angeles is 73% for dogs and just under 39% for cats.

Councilmen Rosendahl wrote that “The current downturn in the economy has resulted in a higher rate of animal abandonment and has contributed to a 20% increase in the rate of impounds. To exacerbate the problem, over the past several years budget reductions in the Department of Animal Services have reduced the level of service provided to animals in the City’s shelters.”

PLEASE help get the word out! Do it for the animals who are counting on us. We must show the Council members that saying “Yes” to the increased pet limits is the right thing to do and is what the community wants.

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Bill 218 or Fluffy’s Law is meant to provide landlords and their tenants with legislation to guide them in dealing with the often controversial topic of pet ownership in rental properties. There are numerous studies that show that owning a pet has measurable health benefits including increased physical fitness and lower incidents of depression. These benefits are especially pronounced in seniors who are most often tenants and frequently live alone.

The Winnipeg Humane Society has endorsed Bill 218 citing the growing number of pets that are surrendered each year due to a lack of pet-friendly rental properties in Manitoba.

Nearly each and every day our shelter faces the upset of owners turning over their pets due to a no-pet policy. Frankly I find it baffling that landlords are being so shortsighted and hard-headed on this issue. We have learned that in the 11 years Fluffy’s Law has taken effect in Ontario, only 1% of the 800,000 complaints received annually by their rental tribunal are pet related.

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We were visited on Sept 1st by the dog warden informing us that we had 1 too many dogs than the town allows. We were then told that 1 dog had to go. We have had our newest dog since December of 09 and she is very much a part of the family. To let her go would be like letting go one of my kids, and totally out of the question.

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I believe if you hit a cat whilst driving you should at the very least call the police, local council animal control or local vet and stay until they arrive if the cat is injured or even dead.

It would help us pet owners to know for certain what has happened to our beloved pets instead of wondering and worrying for years.

Cats are not feral if they live among a family who love them very much.

Most responsible owners have their cat micro chipped, which allows whoever has been informed about the injured/dead cat to notify the owners, also many cats have collars on with name, phone number or address .

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Apartment rules and regulations states... Only if the pet is dangerous, causes allergic reactions or causes problems for other tenants or the landlord (which all must be proven to the Board), must you get rid of your pet or consider moving elsewhere as per http://www.ontariotenants.ca/law/act05.phtml#RTA76

Even if you signed a lease with a "no pets" clause, if the pet is not a problem for anybody they can not enforce it; such http://www.ontariotenants.ca/law/act02.phtml#RTA14 are invalid under the law.
You do not have to move or get rid of the pet unless the Board issues a written order to do so.

If you own a pet and are finding it hard to rent...the rule states a landlord cannot discriminate and not rent to you based on your pets... but they do... all the adds I see are NO DOGS... UNSUITABLE FOR PETS ...this is ridiculous... they cannot make their own laws but they try to... so what I recommend because they are being so dis-honest, is avoid mentioning your pet, and once you move in you will have no problems because according to the laws in Ontario they cannot do a thing, and if they bother you they can be charged up to $2500.

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I would like to put forward a petition against the transportation of dogs in the back of utility vehicles, as I believe it to be cruel and dangerous for the dog.

Too many times have I seen the remains of a family pet splattered on the highway, and even (in a few instances) hanging from a rope at the back of a ute (in these instances the dog has obviously tried to jump out and the rope has been just that little bit too long).

I believe that dogs SHOULD NOT be transported in the tray of a ute (or other open vehicle) unless they are confined in a secure cage or box, which is secured to the floor of the ute tray.

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Σκοπός είναι να πείσουμε τους ιδιοκτήτες των pet shop που εμπορεύονται ζώα, να σταματήσουν το εμπόριο ζώων γιατί τα ζώα μας τα αγοράζουμε αποκλειστικά από εκτροφείς ή υιοθετούμε αδέσποτα.

Στόχος: 1.000.000 υπογραφές μέχρι τον Σεπτέμβριο 2010.

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Animals can get cancer from second hand smoke the same way humans can.

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In the UK, anybody can set themselves up as a 'professional' dog trainer.

Many people are unaware of the fact that it is possible to have never owned, trained or even seen a dog for a person to set themselves up and call themselves a dog trainer, let alone have any professional credentials or business competency.

Given the elevated position of trust that dog trainers are in, it is absolutely wrong that the public is offered no protection from the con-artists and downright incompetent trainers, many of whom have only ever read the odd book or watched TV dog trainers before embarking on their careers.

As competition amongst more and more 'dodgy dog trainers' heats up, there is an increasing and worrying trend for certain individuals to rely on gimmicks and downright lies in order to win business from unsuspecting members of the public. Unscrupulous marketing methods and downright lies are often used by these dogdy trainers in order to con members of the public in to using their services.

For instance, some trainers have been publicly exposed as blatantly misrepresenting their professional credentials and lying about their associations in order to trick trusting dog owners in to believing they are more competent than they are. This has to stop.

This petition is to call for tighter regulation and insistence on a set professional code of conduct as well as competency testing for anyone who sets themselves up as a professional dog trainer.

This will help to prevent the public being duped by so-called professional dog trainers who, in any other profession, would simply be referred to as con-artists.

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Heart of Denver Dogs is a community group for dog owners who believe in the health, welfare, and socialization of our pets. Due to geographic limitation such as condo living and zero yards, pet owners need to get the City of Denver and our representatives on board to allow us the freedom to exercise, solcialize, and play freely but responsibly in our local parks.

PLEASE JOIN THE MOVEMENT.

We are asking for off leash hours in all Metro Parks in a safe and community oriented way.

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Όχι ζώα στα κλουβιά...
Η διατήρηση των ζώων σε συνθήκες αιχμαλωσίας, παρόλο που τους παρέχεται τροφή, νερό, και στοιχειώδης ιατρική περίθαλψη, δεν παύει να είναι μια φυλακή που εξασφαλίζει ως ένα βαθμό την επιβίωσή τους, απαγορεύει όμως την ευζωία τους. O αφύσικος τρόπος ζωής που προκύπτει από την έλλειψη ερεθισμάτων, τον περιορισμένο ζωτικό χώρο, την αδυναμία εκδήλωσης φυσιολογικών συμπεριφορών, και την διαρκή έκθεση στον ανθρώπινο παρατηρητή, δεν μας διδάσκει τίποτα για τα ίδια τα ζώα. Στην πραγματικότητα μας μεταφέρει μια αλλοιωμένη μόνο εικόνα των άγριων συγγενών τους ενώ πλέον το διαδίκτυο, τα ντοκιμαντέρ, αλλά και η δική μας διακριτική και υπομονετική παρουσία στην φύση μπορούν να μας μάθουν πολύ περισσότερα για τις πραγματικές τους συνήθειές, τις ανάγκες τους και τις θαυμαστές τους ικανότητες.

Αντίθετα στις αρχές της οικολογίας που αντιμετωπίζει κάθε ζωντανό οργανισμό ως μέρος ενός πολύπλοκου συνόλου με το δικό του μοναδικό ρόλο στην διατήρηση της ισορροπίας των οικοσυστημάτων, τα ζώα που βρίσκονται στον δημοτικό κήπο και σε κάθε κήπο, αναγκάζονται να ζουν απομονωμένα σε ένα στείρο, ξένο για αυτά περιβάλλον. Η έκθεση ζώων και τα θεάματα που τα χρησιμοποιούν, σύμφωνα με την Διακήρυξη των Δικαιωμάτων των Ζώων, αποτελούν καταστρατήγηση της αξιοπρέπειας και του σεβασμού προς τη ζωή τους.

Αν μας διδάσκει κάτι η έκθεση των ζώων σε κήπους αυτό είναι η βίαιη φύση του ανθρώπου. Του ανθρώπου που θέλει να κυριαρχεί στη φύση και χρησιμοποιεί τα ζώα ως σημάδια της δύναμης του, όπως τα χρησιμοποιούσε άλλοτε για να δείξει το μεγαλείο των αυτοκρατοριών του. Του ανθρώπου που γυρνώντας επιλεκτικά και επιδεικτικά την πλάτη στην επιστήμη, αρνείται την εξελικτική συνέχεια των ζωντανών οργανισμών και χρησιμοποιεί τα κάγκελα για να διαχωρίσει στη συνείδησή του τη θέση του από τα μη ανθρώπινα ζώα.

Για τους παραπάνω λόγους απαιτούμε τα ζώα που βρίσκονται σήμερα έγκλειστα στον Δημοτικό Κήπο της πόλης μας να είναι και τα τελευταία. Οι αρμόδιοι φορείς, σε συνεργασία με ειδικούς επιστήμονες θα πρέπει με γνώμονα το συμφέρον των ζώων, να επεξεργαστούν τις δυνατότητες απελευθέρωσης τους ή αν αυτή είναι αδύνατη επειδή έχουν γεννηθεί και μεγαλώσει σε αιχμαλωσία, της μεταφοράς τους σε χώρους με καλύτερες συνθήκες διαβίωσης. Ο Δημοτικός Κήπος πρέπει να είναι ένας χώρος πρασίνου που με την οικολογική και κοινωνική του αξία, να ομορφαίνει την καθημερινότητά μας, και όχι μια φυλακή ζώων με κλουβιά, κάγκελα και συρματοπλέγματα.

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Lamar County in South Mississippi is one of the fastest growing counties with an agrarian history. For at least the past five years, homeowners have allowed their animals to roam the streets freely with little regard to other animals or humans alike.

In 2009, there were 16 reported animal nuisance calls to the Lamar County Sheriffs Office and during the week of 01/18/10 there were two incidents concerning animals. One incident occurred in a neighborhood where a woman on her daily walk was accosted and bitten by a neighbor's dog; the other incident involved a neighbor's dog gaining access to another neighbor's little dog via a locked fence and gate. The little dog, Belle, was torn from head to tail by the other dog.

We are constantly hearing about how Lamar County has no leash laws, has no animal laws, and has no animal control. In today's 21st Century, it is time to at least pass a leash law levied with fines to those pet owners who disregard the proposed law.

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ELMBRIDGE COUNCIL ARE PROPOSING A DOG CONTROL ORDER, TO ENSURE ALL DOGS ARE WALKED ON LEADS IN ALL OPEN SPACES AND NO MORE THAN 3 DOGS PER PERSON. THIS INCLUDES PARKS AND WOODS AND COMMON LAND.

This was apparently first discussed at a Cabinet meeting on the 1st April 2009 and we now only have until 30th November 2009 in which to register our complaints.

(We also urge you to log onto www.elmbridge.gov.uk and go to the Dog Control Orders and complete the online questionnaire. You can also write to Elmbridge Council at Civic Centre, High Street, Esher, KT10 9SD or ring the council and ask for a questionnaire to be sent.)

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Many thousands of homeless cats and dogs perish in shelters while there are as many people who would love to adopt them, but are not ALLOWED to have pets.

Citizens FOR Pets in Condos

http://www.petsincondos.org is a 501-c3 tax exempt private operating foundation dedicated to increasing acceptance of companion animals in condos and other types of association-run housing. We educate the public about the health benefits of having animal companions and also advocate for responsible pet ownership/guardianship. Our motto: “creating a win-win situation for both people & pets.”

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I'm writing this petition against human beings that sexually abuse animals.

How can there be people doing this to our animals? We as human beings have the ability to express ourselves, but our animals dont have a voice.

Everyday more and more websites are created catering for beastiality. Beastiality is wrong and should not be practiced, the animals dont have a choice, they can't tell you they are being abused. They can't express themselves to you in a way that you could possibly understand how they're being used and abused everyday to beasteality.

The people who run those kind of websites should not profit from torturing the animals, and the users viewing the sites should seek help if this is the kind that gets them off. We have the right to say no to any kind of sexual advance, but animals do not, they are at our mercy.

Beastiality is not normal, is not natural, its just wrong, sick and disturbing.

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Apartment property managers have recently agreed to escalated the cost of renting with a pet at the worse times. They have collectively raised Pet deposits to outrageous amounts ($250 - 300 per pet) with rent increase. There must be competition among the Nashville Tennessee property owners and equal housing opportunities.

Pet deposit fees are OUT OF control in Nashville Apartment Complexes. We must unite to save housing for pets and pet owners.

Even though tenants are quickly vacating apartment complexes that price gouge pet owners, there are few places to move too. This is tramatizing the pets and some are not keeping the homes they have.

We must act now to prevent pets from being abandoned and homeless because the greed of apartment owners/managers. Sign a petition for state legislators to cap the apartment cost of pets or to investigate the collusion of the property associations in forcing pet owner out of their homes.

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The City of Austin is facing a budget shortfall, and difficult decisions must be made about what services are most valuable for our community. Included in a menu of potential budget reductions are two proposals that threaten Emancipet’s successful partnership with the City, a program that provides 4,000 free pet sterilizations (spay/neuter) and over 3,500 free rabies vaccinations to pets living in low-income neighborhoods each year. This program costs the City $195,000 per year.

There are two proposals for reducing the city outlay for this important spay/neuter program. One calls for a reduction in funding for the program by half, and funding it instead through unsolicited citizen donations. Because of the nature of a donation fund, this is far too unreliable a funding source for such an important and effective core program. The second proposal is to cut out the other half of the program completely, reducing the number of surgeries available by 2,000.

Unfortunately, these proposals will not save money. In fact, they cost more money than they save, will cause more animals to die, and will put human health and safety at risk in the neighborhoods we serve. The free sterilization program is an investment in prevention and sustainability, and it works. It is imperative that the free sterilization program remain fully funded, and as a core part of the City’s general fund.

1. REDUCING THE FUNDING FOR SPAY/NEUTER ACTUALLY COSTS MORE MONEY THAN IT SAVES.
A 2005 LBJ School study of five years of program data conclusively determined that the free sterilization program reduced the intake of dogs and slowed the intake of cats at the shelter when compared to the non-program area. A reduction of half the program funding would cause a decrease of about 1,200 dog surgeries and 800 cat surgeries per year. Eliminating these sterilizations will lead to an increase in shelter intake, and that will cost the City far more than they will save by reducing this funding. One surgery costs about $33. The cost to shelter one animal is $141.95. This means that if eliminating these free sterilizations increases shelter intake by just 683 animals, the cost of housing those additional animals will be equal to the savings gained by City, resulting in net zero savings from this “reduction.”

2. REDUCING THE FUNDING FOR SPAY/NEUTER PUTS HUMAN HEALTH AND SAFETY AT RISK.
Spaying and neutering animals makes them safer to live with humans. The vast majority of dog bites are from unneutered males, and most victims are small children. Further, because the budget reductions also include the elimination of free rabies vaccinations, these animals will also be more likely to transmit the deadly rabies virus when they do bite humans. Eliminating the only source of accessible pet sterilization and vaccination in these neighborhoods puts Austin’s poorest children and families at risk of dog bites and attacks and of needlessly contracting dangerous diseases transmitted by unhealthy animals.

3. REDUCING THE FUNDING FOR SPAY/NEUTER MEANS MORE HOMELESS ANIMALS WILL DIE.
Shelter intake rates drive euthanasia rates. If more animals enter the shelter next year, the number of animals killed will also increase, reversing the inspiring progress Austin has made in the last several years. This is especially dangerous as we move forward with the construction of a new animal shelter that has the same capacity for housing animals as the current shelter. If we reduce this program, intake will quickly outrun the capacity of the new shelter, leading to higher euthanasia rates and a public outcry. Further, if this program displaces what is currently funded through the donation fund, such as treating sick and injured animals, something the shelter treats now, like a broken leg, will become a death sentence for otherwise adoptable dogs and cats in our shelter.

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The residents at Slaton Manor are mostly elderly people who often live with no one. This can sometimes get lonely.

According to a study by the Minnesota Stroke Institute that followed more than 4,000 cat owners over 10 years, owning a cat can dramatically reduce a person's chance of dying from heart disease.

Some psychologists have found reason to believe that owning a dog helps lower your blood pressure and your cholesterol. And other research shows that pets help us feel better overall and help us to deal with stress, which can be a source of illness.

We are the ONLY condominium in the area that does not allow pets and it doesn't seem fair. Overall, changing the pet laws at Slaton Manor can affect many of our elderly residents in a positive way.

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The growing number of abandoned and free roaming pets have become a problem in Mcminn County. More and More are we confronted with horrific news about animals that have been killed or otherwise subjected to terrible abuse.

Animal welfare activists have been trying for many years to improve the situation for strays and have made great personal and financial efforts to do so. Mcminn Regional Humane Society for instance, is a drop off point for most homeless pets in Mcminn County.

Sadly, the fastest solution for solving the stray population is euthanasia of the animals. Instead of stopping the mass production of pets by uncontrolled breeding.

At the Athens location animal shelter, animals remain there only a few days (30 days being the limit, but hardly any animal stays that long) before they are set up on a hard metal table, euthanized (some go into seizures before they die), then their bodies are dumped in the Mcminn Landfill. In the same manner animals will be increasingly treated as disposables by irresponsible people.

Euthanasia of our companion animals becomes a solution for a human made problem that people are not willing to solve. To eliminate the stray problem people need to develop compassion or responsibility.

The right to practice euthanasia in order to eliminate a self created problem obviates the necessity of teaching citizens to treat animals with respect.

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The citizens of Richibucto and surroundings are finally banding together to help the lost, abandoned, abused, and injured animals in our community and surrounding areas of Kent County.

With urging from the Kent County Veterinary Hospital, and like-minded friends, I am now pulling together a group of caring citizens for the purpose of:

1. Helping each other help the animals;

2. Building our own shelter right here in Richibucto to serve all Kent County. Even the most caring individuals can only foster so many animals at one time – so the need for a shelter is great.

As you probably know, the nearest SPCA shelter is over an hour away – and is always full. We're not aiming for elaborate – merely functional. This could be a long process. But until we begin, we cannot finish.

Will you help? Your sponsorship or donation will be a building-block on the way to assuring that like Rex, Charlie and many more ( see pictures ) can be rescued, given veterinary care, and placed in loving homes.

If anyone wants to donate visit the Credit union or you can also mail in a donation small or big everything helps 39, Chemin Pointe du Mirage Aldouane, N.B. E4W 5C7. Please make the check out to Kent County Animal Rescue.

I am sad to report that we don't have the funds yet to build a shelter. But we are doing different things to raise funds but this is just helping us in providing care for the animals, which is great but it is very difficult to place these animals in different homes...

We have proven that we can save animals lives and place them in loving homes but we need our shelter built and we are going to show this petition to the political leader of our area...

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