It's happening again- the animal rights activist/extremists/terrorists are trying to take away our pet ownership rights in San Antonio, Texas.

If you live in Texas, Bexar County, or San Antonio and the surrounding areas, please tell a friend and take action to get this legislation stopped!

Here are the details courtesy of the RPOA:
The ordinance proposal includes the following and more:

Mandatory Spay/Neuter of all dogs!

Any person who keeps a dog over the age of six months that is not spayed or neutered must obtain an Annual $50 Intact Dog Permit in addition to the $75 license fee; subject to seizure and impoundment for noncompliance.

All outdoor cats must be spayed/neutered (as is in Rhode Island state law).All cats roaming at large are exempt from animal nuisance laws which is a public health and safety issue for city residents. Unvaccinated cats can spread Rabies which can be fatal to humans. Disease can be spread to humans from cats defecating in flower beds or children s sandboxes.

How will we be able to determine which outdoor cats are spayed/neutered, and more importantly, up to date on their vaccinations?

Breeder/Litter Permit
Must be purchased prior to or within 10 days of the litter's birth. One litter per female dog/cat per year. If a person fails to obtain the permit, the female dog/cat and litter are subject to impoundment. Permit number must be displayed in all advertising or give aways. Breeders are already regulated under existing ordinances for pet limits, animal nuisance and animal cruelty laws just as all pet owners in the city. Permits allow animal control personnel intrusion into private homes at any time without a search warrant.

Pet Limits – Dogs and Cats!

8 Cats or 5 dogs OR aggregate of 8 animals. Must apply for Excess Animal Permit to keep more animals, which mandates all excess animals be sterilized, photograph attached to animal profile sheet for each animal, animals can t be kept exclusively outside, and much more or subject to seizure and impoundment.

Annual Pet License of $10 altered and $75 unaltered.
(Now $5 and $20 and no one buys them.)
Unlicensed dogs/cats are subject to seizure and impoundment; humanely euthanizedif not timely redeemed.

Livestock Limits, Annual Permits and Fees.

No livestock allowed without an annual permit and fee.
$150 for first animal: bovine or livestock, $50 each additional animal.Total of 5 domestic fowl AND livestock allowed which
may include 3 domestic fowl and 2 livestock animals.
For more, must apply for Excess Animal Permit (no guarantee of getting it).Domestic Fowl includes but not limited to birds for ornament/show (parakeets,etc.), food, eggs.Livestock includes equines, bovines, sheep, goats and llamas.

Resident Fee of $25 charged for each animal turned in at Animal Care Services which means they’ll be turned loose on city streets. Animal control departments in cities are equally as important as police and fire departments who have no fees for services to residents. High fees and fines do not work where animals are concerned and result in more animals being killed at the Animal Care Services Facility.

Dangerous Animals

The owner of an animal impounded by Animal Care Services for Dangerous Animal Hearings must post a bond within 3 days to cover the estimated costs of veterinary care, food and board (but not limited to these items). If at the end of 30 days the matter isn’t settled, another bond must be posted and renewed every 30 days thereafter. Failure to post bond at any time will be considered voluntary relinquishment of the animal(s) to the city.

Call San Antonio city officials and tell them this will NOT work and what will work:

• Enforcement of existing animal ordinances: leash laws, animal
nuisance and animal cruelty laws.

• Educate children and adults in responsible pet care, treatment, and bite prevention.

• Target areas of city where most animals are impounded with special programs.

• Increase and publicize existing free and low cost pet spay/neuter programs.

These ordinance changes will be expensive to implement, a nightmare to administer with all the inspections and paperwork, and impossible to enforce. They will require a huge new bureaucracy.

These ordinance changes are not unique to San Antonio. They are the result of a concerted effort by a heavily funded and well organized international fanatic movement, with many local followers. These same proposed changes are being attempted in major cities and small rural communities all over the country.

San Antonio’s proposed Animal Ordinance Revision is an “Animal Rights” Manifesto.

If you live in San Antonio and have an animal, this will affect you!

Help us defeat this proposal which has nothing to do with saving pets!

This is a national legislative agenda and is not a solution to our local animal problems.

If passed, this ordinance will result in:

* More animals killed at the Animal Care Services Facility.

* Increased abandonment of unwanted animals on city streets.

* Increased expense for the Animal Care Services Division.

* Decrease in pet licenses sold and Rabies Vaccinations.

* Discrimination against minority pet owners.

Incredible as it sounds, there is a national animal rights legislative agenda to end all use, breeding and ownership of animals: no rodeo, no circus, no Sea World, no 4-H programs, no dog/cat/bird shows, no hot dogs, ice cream, no assistance animals, no therapy dogs, drug sniffing dogs, search & rescue or police dogs, no animal products for food or clothing, no animals used in medical research, no animals in entertainment or education,no hunting or fishing, no pet ownership, no animals period!

Imagine the economic impact if they are successful!
For more animal rights information, see:
http://www.naiaonline.org/articles/archives/animalrightsquote.htm

If this passes, forget the 5 Year Strategic Plan for a No Kill Community by 2012 as this ordinance proposal flies in the face of the No Kill Philosophy, which is programs and services – not legislation. (www.nokilladvocacycenter.org ).

Please contact city officials below!

Address for all:
City of San Antonio, PO Box 839966, San Antonio, TX 78283

Mayor Phil Hardberger
E-mail: mayorphilhardberger@sanantonio.gov

City Manager Sheryl Sculley
E-mail: citymanager@sanantonio.gov

Councilwoman Mary Alice Cisneros
E-mail: maryalice.cisneros@sanantonio.gov

Councilwoman Sheila McNeil
E-mail: district2@sanantonio.gov

Councilman Roland Gutierrez
E-mail: district3@sanantonio.gov

Councilman Philip Cortez
E-mail: district4@sanantonio.gov

Councilwoman Lourdes Galvan
E-mail: vsalazar@sanantonio.gov

Councilwoman Delicia Herrera
E-mail: district 6@sanantonio.gov

Councilman Justin Rodriguez
E-mail: district7@sanantonio.gov

Councilwoman Diane Cibrian
E-mail: diane.cibrian@sanantonio.gov

Councilman Kevin Wolff
E-mail: kwolff@sanantonio.gov

Councilman John Clamp
E-mail: john.clamp@sanantonio.gov

The text above was part of a full page Ad paid for by Responsible Pet Owners Alliance (NOT an "animal rights" group!)

see more info here: http://www.responsiblepetowners.org
their email: rpoa@texas.net

Please Act Fast- voting is in September- Thanks for helping to stop this!

Alison Voore
http://www.saDOGlist.com
alisonvoore@yahoo.com