HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-21-2024_Open Session_General Comment_Silvestri, Jaclyn_RedactedFrom:Jaclyn Silvestri
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Subject:COMMENT 8/21/24
Date:Wednesday, August 21, 2024 12:38:34 PM
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7-17-24 (SBCC), 8-7-24 (0)
8-15-24 (Best Friends)
8-21-24
“ PUPPIES PUPPIES PUPPIES”
“DOG OVERPOPULATION CRISIS”
“MAN MADE DISASTER” “BOOTS ON THE
GROUND
“ENFORCEMENT “
“Man-made disaster is caused by human activity. A
disastrous event caused directly and principally by one or
more identifiable deliberate or negligent human actions.
Also called human-made disaster”.
Addressing animal cruelty is a priority for many who are
witnessing the dog overpopulation crisis first hand and it is
negatively affecting the morale of this community.
As long as irresponsible, indiscriminate backyard breeding
continues , unregulated, illegally , for profit, for blood sport or
as a consequence of an unresponsive community …we will
not recover from the dog overpopulation crisis. It’s impossible
and we know it, we feel it, we all are exhausted , we are falling
behind no matter how much time rescuers spend on rescuing,
adopting, or fostering; weeks-old puppies and beautiful
healthy dogs end up euthanized every week to make room for
more momp n weeks-old puppies and beautiful healthy dogs
in a vicious cycle.
Pregnant females, large breeds are wandering about in
neighborhoods delivering litters of six to eight puppies in
abandoned lots, in dog parks, wherever they’ve been dumped
(Cane Corso, Staffordshire Pit Bull mixes and German
Shepherds, German Shepherd mixes. These tragic situations
are a huge burden for decent , caring residents and rescue
groups who cannot keep pace. Dogs far outnumber qualified
adopters…there simply are not enough people to adopt.
“We cannot adopt our way out of this” We cannot rescue,
foster or even pay our way out of this, SO , as a Last Resort
we euthanize our way out ? For God’s sake NO !
Definition of insanity: “Doing the same thing over and over and
expecting a different result “.
TARGET THE REAL PROBLEM
*Enforce a Ban on backyard breeding , any way you possibly
can, slow down the productivity , slow down the
overproduction, and stop needlessly killing the overflow.
Animals are coming down the line faster than we can adopt
and save.
PUNISH THE OFFENDERS
*Punish the offenders of the laws with $500, $750 $1000
fines. Yes we need a focused task force to do this, a “boots on
the ground” approach. We have a radical problem , we need
an equally radical solution… please let’s just get this crisis
addressed.
Are irresponsible breeders any less criminal than the gangs ,
drug dealers or dog fighting cartels.?
FREE SPAY NEUTER
*Create more free s/n events , these event appointments fill
up so fast that residents say they simply cannot get an
appointment , so they stop trying . Spay and neuter costs are
out of range for most San Bernardino residents.
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