HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0140.048 2000-2002 ,Jeanne Fuller
HCit-2 Sox. 6~F08, Keaau, Hawaii 9679
808-961-3539 (D~ys~ fax: 808-961-38
Date: May 17, 2001
County Council -County of Hawaii
25 Aupuni St.
Hilo, HI 96720
For: Mr. Arakaki Ms, Jacobson Mr. Safarik
Mr. Chung Ms. Leithead-Todd Mr. Elarinoff
Mr.~ Elarinoff Ms. Pisicchio Mr. Yagong
Subject: Dog Adoptions by Pig Hunters
Per today's Hawaii Tribune-Herald story the Hawaii Island Humane
Society must permit adoptions of dogs to our local pig hunters as
part of a "deal" to obtain county funding. The operative word here
is "humane." `T-here is nothing "humane" with the treatment of these
dogs by pig hunters.
If you think it is "humane" to put a dog on a 6' chain or in a 6'x8'
kennel and have to lay in its own feces and urine, then Hawaii is
really a third world country. Come around with me to some Garage
Sales on Saturdays, and see the abominable conditions that these
"revered" pig hunting dogs and other unfortunate dogs are "living" in.
The stench around these locations is so bad, that it permeates your
nostrils, and the smell stays with you for awhile, and what amazes me
is that the owners are oblivious to the stench. What if we put these pig
hunters and other dog owners of this ilk on 6' chains with locking
collars, and tied them up to a tree or car bumper for a just week or
two, and maybe give them food and water once a day, would that be
considered unjust and inhumane treatment, um-m-m? I can hear the
hue and cry arising now, especially if the only place to get out of the
rain is under the car they are chained to, and most of these guys
wouldn't fit.
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I have been at a local veterinarian's when pig hunters have brought in
dogs with ripped necks and chests, but this was out of the norm,
because most of these guys sew the dogs up themselves, saving the
veterinarian costs,
Another point is the transport of these dogs in open pick ups without
being restrained by leashes or kennels, It is a little disconcerting to
be behind one of the vehicles and either have a dog fly out due
to an abrupt stop, or on a leash too long allowing the dog to go over
the edge of the pick up, The owner then forcibly throws the dog back
into the pick up as though it was the dog's fault instead of the owner's
irresponsibity, It is a danger for the motorists behind this vehicle, and
this matter should also be brought up as law regarding restraint of
animals in the back of open pick ups or flatbeds.
Seems like society is going backwards here, and back to the "Me
Caveman" days.
Yours truly,
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,Jeanne Fuller
cc: Hawaii Island Humane Society - Mtr. Hashida
Hawaii Tribune-Herald