Do you think signing the petition will really help? I wish I could do more for these poor animals.![]()
>From: "ACALA PET ISSUES" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: The Facts - Akron's Animal Control Ordinance
>Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2004 20:15:49 -0500
>
> The number of cats and kittens killed to date due to Akron,
>Ohio's June 2002 cat ordinance is well over 2,500. They not only
>kill all cats and kittens that appear feral or frightened, but those
>with fleas, ringworm or diarrhea, as well as a number of other minor
>aliments. Also no low cost spay/neuter program has yet been
>established by the administration or the Akron City Council. They
>have recently put out a weak proposal to local vets, that in their
>own literature claims that they don't expect much participation (it
>has a relatively high co-pay and low-income status requirement as
>well).
> Effectively dealing with the source of the problem or
>comprehensive, humane solutions just hasn't been of any interest to
>the many cat haters in Akron's government. Please keep the pressure
>on them, they need to hear from everyone. Please visit
>http://www.summitcare.org and http://www.saveourcats.org for more
>information and links to those responsible for Akron's tragically
>cruel cat-killing program.
>
>
>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: Re: The Facts - Akron's Animal Control Ordinance
>>Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 19:33:45 EST
>>
>>I got the same response to my letter. I responded to him by
>>pointing out
>>that the city's own report admits to killing over 700 cats, and to
>>killing all
>>trapped cats who are feral, and that both of these facts are
>>unacceptable. I
>>also pointed out that the report claims that it would take over a
>>year to set up
>>a spay/neuter program, while at the same time admitting that a task
>>force
>>recommended such action in 2000 -- well over a year ago. How much
>>time do they
>>need? What are they doing? I asked them to return to the old policy
>>until they
>>have a TNR program in place. Importantly, I added that I will
>>boycott Akron
>>until I hear that such a program has replaced the current policy,
>>and that I will
>>tell everyone I know to do the same. I mentioned that I have stayed
>>in Akron
>>several times for conferences and on my way to Indiana, but that I
>>will not
>>spend a dime there while this policy is in place. Akron is a big
>>conference
>>locale, and they depend a lot on this kind of tourism money.
>>Michelle
>
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