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>From RPOA Texas Outreach and
Responsible Pet Owners Alliance
"Animal welfare, not animal 'rights'
and, yes, there is a difference."
Permission granted to crosspost.
May 30, 2010

Heads Up, Austin Animal Owners!
Copies of the proposals and Austin Animal Advisory Commission Agenda
mentioned below are on our RPOA Texas Outreach website:
www.rpoatexasoutreach.org under the "Austin Alerts" Tab.

The Austin Animal Advisory Commission is holding a Special Meeting and
Public Hearing Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 6:00 PM in the Austin Energy
Building, First Floor Assembly Room, 721 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX.

The agenda includes Item 2. Public Hearing:
a. Proposed Amendments to the Pet Trader Ordinance
b. Proposed Ordinance Banning Retail Sales of Companion Animals

The agenda includes Item 3 under New Business:
a. Discuss and take appropriate action on the Proposed Amendments to the
Pet Trader Ordinance.
b. Discuss and take appropriate action on Proposed Ordinance Banning Retail
Sales of Companion Animals.

The Pet Trader Ordinance went into effect in Spring 2009 and appears to be a
failure. So the predominantly animal "rights" Animal Advisory Commission
wants to amend it to tighten the noose to end all breeding and sales of pets
in Austin eventually. The Pet Trader Ordinance addresses sales other than
Pet Stores. One San Antonio animal "rights" extremist put it succinctly at
a recent meeting: "We must STOP the sales!"

Under the Commerce in Live Animals Ordinance Proposal, Pet Stores will no
longer be allowed to sell dogs and cats with exemptions for "sales of only
animals that were bred and reared on premises of owner."

We're all familiar with the "Incremental Steps" Strategy of the Animal
Rights Industry. So bear in mind that exceptions listed today will be
eliminated in the next round.

California's West Hollywood and South Lake Tahoe have already banned the
retail sale of cats and dogs. San Francisco now has a proposal to ban the
sale of dogs and cats, as well as smaller animals including hamsters, rats
and chinchillas. One commissioner wants a statewide ban. Get the big
picture?

No pets is NOT the way to become a No Kill City. Both San Antonio and
Austin have adopted the No Kill Plan with Austin adopting it a second time.
The first attempt failed and San Antonio's No Kill Plan by 2012 has already
been declared a failure. While hijacking the No Kill title, these two
cities make a mockery of Winograd's No Kill Philosophy which is programs and
services -- NOT legislation.

The ARAs oppose Pet Shops, Backyard Breeders, Commercial Breeders, Show and
Hobby Breeders. Remember Westminster with PETA interrupting Best In Show
and other dog show demonstrations, blaming exhibitors for the death of dogs
in shelters?
Please attend this meeting and ask them where our future pets are to come
from? Puppies and kittens don't grow on trees! Maybe they really don't
know.