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Bethea, Skip <br /> From: David Hammes [hammes@hawaii.edu] <br /> <br /> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 4:21 PM j ' ~L~-, <br /> <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us f~~~ <br /> Cc: pbinder hawaii.edu _ _ <br /> Sub'ect: Communication 22.1, Bill #4, Draft 2 0"ta~-l-{- ~/a <br /> f ~ G9~+^7 ~nclG ,.F <br /> Dear Members of the Hawaii County Council: <br /> I write urging you to pass legislation on animal control including <br /> more owner accountability and steeper fines for re-incidence. I think <br /> that Bill #4, Draft 2 is the direction to go. <br /> I have been attacked numerous times by unleashed dogs (and dogs that <br /> have broken their leashes) while walking in my own neighborhood. I am <br /> also threatened by ferocious looking and acting dogs as I walk through <br /> my neighborhood, some of whom appear to be held back by very tenuous <br /> tethers. Walking by a house with a'tethered' wild-acting, snarling, <br /> barking dog, is like walking by a house with a'crazy' person waving a <br /> loaded pistol at me. That dog, if it breaks free is every bit as deadly <br /> as a well-aimed bullet. <br /> My wife has also been attacked numerous times in our neighborhood <br /> with puncture wounds requiring medical care. Something has to be done <br /> and if the Council will not, the court system will be the next resort <br /> with the county as a co-defendant. <br /> Why should people be afraid to walk in their own neighborhood? Please <br /> choose the safety of humans over the convenience of lazy, thoughtless, <br /> and dangerous dog-owners. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> David Hammes <br /> 155 Alohalani Drive <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> Comm. No. ?-'-t~~-a- <br /> Ref. To: ~ ~u~ <br /> Ref. Late FF6 1 2005 <br /> 1 <br /> <br />