I'm in shock over this!!!

[Novel]

***Cross Posted with Permission***


The Louisville city Council is about to pass the most dangerous BSL I have ever read. Not only does this one include Pit Bulls, you will now have to get a license if you have a kennel and do Agility, can you believe that? Also you will have to license for a fee of $100 any dog on their list if you come to the Louisville cluster. Wonder if that will include Agility and other Performance Dogs? AKC has lots of information about this on akc.org but here is a list of folks to write, tell them you will not support any city that openly discriminates and to me this BSL is total discrimination.

Please note the fee for your breed if you go to shows in Louisville.. .........


email these people....tell them you will no longer attend horse or dog events in their city, and ask if they know how much revenue they will lose when the dog shows go kaput....... ...several hundred thousand dollars per day, by all counts. Wonder if they've done any research on the money generated by the dog shows -- what was it that Eukanuba brought to Long Beach the first time...over 4 million?

It probably wouldn't hurt to write to the hotels where you've stayed when you "did" the Louisville shows in the past, either, and maybe the restaurants. .point out to them that you will not be returning due to this new law......... ...



Contact the Louisville Metro Council

Mailing Address:
Louisville Metro Hall
527 West Jefferson Street Louisville, Kentucky 40202
502.574.2003

Mayor Jerry Abramson
Phone: 502. 574.2003
Email: mayor@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Leonard Watkins
Phone: 502.574.1101
Email: leonard.watkins@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Barbara Shanklin
Phone: 502.574.1102
Email: barbara.shanklin@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Mary Woolridge
Phone: 502.574.1103
Email: mary.woolridge@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember David Tandy
502-574-1104
Email: david.tandy@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Cheri Bryant Hamilton (author)
Phone: 502.574.1105
Email: cheri.hamilton@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember George Unseld
Phone: 502-574-1106
Email: george.unseld@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Ken Fleming
Phone: 502-574-1107
Email: ken.fleming@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Tom Owen
Phone: 502.574.1108
Email: tom.owen@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Tina Ward-Pugh
Phone: 502.574.1109
Email: tina.ward-pugh@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Jim King
Phone: 502-574-1110
Email: jim.king@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Kevin Kramer
Phone: 502-574-1111
Email: kevin.kramer@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Rick Blackwell
Phone: 502-574-1112
Email: rick.blackwell@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Vicki Welch
Phone: 502.574.1113
Email: vicki.welch@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Robert Henderson
Phone: 502.574.1114
Email: robert.henderson@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember George Melton
Phone: 502.574.1115
Email: george.melton@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Kelly Downard
Phone: 502-574-1116
Email: kelly.downard@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Glen Stuckel
Phone: 502.574.1117
Email: glen.stuckel@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Julie Raque Adams
Phone: 502-574-1118
Email: julie.adams@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Hal Heiner
Phone: 502-574-1119
Email: hal.heiner@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Stuart Benson
Phone: 502-574-1120
Email: stuart.benson@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Dan Johnson
Phone: 502-574-1121
Email: dan.johnson@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Robin Engel
Phone: 502.574.1122
Email: robin.engel@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember James Peden
Phone: 502.574.1123
Email: james.peden@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Madonna Flood
Phone: 502-574-1124
Email: madonna.flood@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Ellen Call
Phone: 502-574-1126
Email: ellen.call@louisvilleky.gov

Councilmember Doug Hawkins
Phone: 502-574-1125
Email: doug.hawkins@louisvilleky.gov

For more information, contact:
Louisville Kennel Club
Donnaherzig@hotmail.com
Or go to www.louisville-pets.com



Here is the ordinance in full: http://www.louisville-pets.com/Chapt...fcommittee.pdf

[Kris]

Maybe I missed something but when I looked at the law on your link there is a very clear exemption for non-residents.


Kris

[Novel]

So, just because it does not effect a person personally, we should not be upset by the passing of the law.
The boycott is to show disfavor with the city and their ordinance that they have passed.

[Sayuri]

This law is one of the more awful things I've seen proposed in recent years, and that is saying a lot. I've been writing letters to my own city council recently about laws I thought were bad enough, and they don't even approach the insanity of the Louisville campaign. They'll be receiving a piece of my mind shortly. Thanks for giving us the heads up on this!

[12weimgirl]

I LIVE in Louisville, Kentucky imagine how I feel!!!!!

Lauren

[Novel]

Well, Lauren this is the show that I was planning to come meet you at... I sure hope something can be done, or I may have to meet you at some other time. I cannot support a city that will not support me or my ethics.

[calgal]

Has anyone seen this???

http://www.louisville-pets.com

[c0_re]

WOW I support more rules,regulation fees ect for people to own animals especially in the city but come on this is WAY over the top.

[StephOfOz]

A.) I don't live there. Thank God.
B.) The people who live there need to tell their Democrats where to stick it when they create laws and ordinances like this.
C.) (In all seriousness) How do they plan on maintaining this order?
D.) Who is paying for the costs of making sure each resident has the correct number of pets per acre?

I don't understand the basis for this? Has pet ownership been this much of a problem that an ordinance that strict is necessary? I agree that rules, regulation and fees are very important! They help keep the ignorant from hurting animals. But seriously, are there THAT many complaints about animals there??

Is anyone on this forum from Louisville and what are people in that area doing about it?

[DogLover8]

Those laws go way too far. The laws would be abused by people who hate dogs.

I would move out of that town quick if that was passed.

Interesting. I did not know that microchips could cause cancer in dogs.

[Beryl]

Here comes the voice of dissent.

These laws will enable the town to prosecute those who shouldn't have animals in the first place. I highly doubt that responsible owners will be affected in the least. The problem is this:

Responsible owners usually are law-abiding and will sweat being in violation in any way. (At least that is me.)

What people don't understand, IMO, is that you can provide all of the education in the world but there will still be abusers. You can never prosecute abusers (and stop them) -- legally -- without having laws on the books. "Naughty, naughty" just won't do it.

For example, educated and moral people know that incest is sick and wrong but it happens all of the time and will continue until the end of time. There are incest laws on the books so that society can prosecute violators.

I suggest that the Louisville residents require their lawmakers to ensure the new laws are followed via inspections of kennels. Inspections must be auditable for accountability to the citizens. Once they realize how burdensome inspections will be to the town, they will be forced to amend the ordinance.

[DogLover8]

Originally Posted by Beryl

What people don't understand, is that you can provide all of the education in the world but there will still be abusers. You can never prosecute abusers (and stop them) -- legally -- without having laws on the books.

Most of this has nothing to do with stopping animal abusers.

Originally Posted by Beryl

Responsible owners usually are law-abiding and will sweat being in violation in any way

Laws requiring spaying/neutering violates the rights of dog owners. The other laws also violate the rights of dog owners.

CalGal, It is shocking they would try pass this.

[KennelMom]

I didn't read the WHOLE thing, but skimmed through it and I couldn't find the proposed regulations that the website cites. I wish they would note where in the document they are finding this info.

For example...the only place I saw about enclosures for unaltered dogs was that a dog in heat must be kept in an enclosure that would prevent it from coming in contact with any animal other than the one it is intended to be bred to...nothing about the enclosure having to be approved in writing by the Director. Granted, I could have missed it somewhere else, but since the website doesn't say WHERE in the regulations these restrictions are, it's hard to know for sure that they are even being honest.

A lot of what I read seems to be common sense and fairly good management of pet animals (meaning - preventing one person's pet ownership from infringing upon another person's enjoyment of their property).

I did find this on pg 29:

(C) Any animal which is sold, traded or otherwise removed from a kennel or
cattery must be re-vaccinated against rabies by a veterinarian or qualified person, and
must be re-licensed by MAS.

It's pretty vague and could be read to mean that a dog has to be revaccinated after being boarded...Not my dogs....no way. Surely they can't intend for that to apply to dogs simply being boarded while their owners are out of town.

[KennelMom]

Of course, citizens are always within their rights to challenge laws in court if they infringe upon their rights.

[DogLover8]

I did not even think of that. Some of these laws will probably be challenged in court.