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From: Me [xntrk@hotmail.com] ~ ~ <br /> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 12:06 PM ~ j li;.~ ~'rI . <br /> To: Cou nciltesti m ony@co. hawaii. hi. u s <br /> Cc: Safarik, Gary <br /> Subject: Bill 4, Revision 5 [Animal] r;l)i; <br /> Re: Bill 4, Revision 5 [Animal] <br /> [The bill was unavailable on the County website] <br /> I have raised, and shown AKC dogs for over 20 years, and have strong opinions about Animal <br /> Control Legislation. I also have been the victim, here in Keaau, of 2 attacks on my dogs in my <br /> own yard, which resulted in criminal charges being filed. Needless to say, this gives me some <br /> experience with the current dog laws. <br /> The Council should be aware that the general pet-owning population can be broken into two <br /> groups: Responsible Pet Owners and Irresponsible Pet Owners. The responsible pet owner <br /> never comes in contact with the personnel enforcing Animal Control Laws unless they become <br /> victims of the other group. <br /> In my experience, the only way to get the attention of the scofflaws is thru their pocket books. <br /> Here in Hawaii County, this doesn't happen because of lack of enforcement of current laws. <br /> There is no point in amending existing laws if the County is unwilling to enforce them; it is <br /> simply a waste of everyone's time. Testimony reported in the Hawaii Tribune Herald indicated <br /> that one Hilo resident has been trying to get the anti barking laws enforced since 1988 - No <br /> Luck! <br /> In my case, the neighbor's 2 Rottweilers and their Pit-bull came into my yard and attacked my <br /> 11-year-old spayed Pembroke Welsh Corgi on March 6, 2004. I managed to somehow get her <br /> out of the jaws of the 2 Rottweilers and ran with her to the garage with the dogs chasing me. It <br /> was only because of the intervention of another neighbor that I was not attacked as I tried to <br /> protect my injured Corgi. I called the Police; they came, took pictures, interviewed the Good <br /> Samaritan and got a copy of the Veterinary report after the Vet did surgery to save the dog. <br /> It took 3 months and repeated telephone calls and discussions with the officer's supervisor to <br /> <br /> get the open and shut case filed -and in the meantime, on April 6, 2004 one of the same <br /> Rottweilers and the Pit-bull returned to my property at 6:00 AM, went into the garage and <br /> Comm. No. Z Z <br /> 1 Ref. To: Pre <br /> Ref. Cote <br /> <br />