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<br /> Message Page 1 oft <br /> Murashige, Laura <br /> From: Kunzang Yuthok [KunzangYuthok@earthlink.net] <br /> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 3:30 PM <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Subject: Recommendations <br /> January 22, 2006 <br /> fo: Hawaii County Council: <br /> I am a member of AdvoCats, anon-profit organization comprised of concerned citizens who as <br /> volunteers advocate nn behal f oI the cats in our County, and a voting citizen of the I3ig Island of Hawaii. <br /> It has been brought to my attention that the County Council of Hawaii County is considering some <br /> changes to the County Code pertaining to Animals. <br /> 1 strongly urge County Council Members to consider the following recommendations regarding <br /> upcoming animal legislation on .lanuary 23rd, 2006_ <br /> 's'hank you, <br /> Kunzang D. Yuthok <br /> 75-897 Hualalai Road <br /> Kailua Kona, 1II 976740 <br /> County Code: Section 4 recommendations: <br /> -Section 4-22: Article d mandates a 48 hour holding period for impounded stray dogs, but mentions <br /> nothing about cats. Currently the holding period for cats is only 24 hours. It usually takes at least 24 <br /> hours for an owner/feeder to notice if a cat is missing. <br /> Please make this 48 hour holding period be mandated for cats as well. <br /> -'fhe animal redemption fee is proposed to be raised from $]0 to $25. You may or may not know that <br /> when notified by the HIHS of the holding of an ear tipped (i.c. neutered cat), this redemption fee that we <br /> must pay is hardship enough after the $65 to $50 invested in neutering the animal. Please request that <br /> this fee should be waived for AdvoCats because they have voluntarily and with private (not county) <br /> funds and volunteer labor, undertaken a job which should be under the domain of the HIHS, but due to a <br /> lack of resources, these animals are euthanized unnecessarily because it is the "cheapest' option. (This <br /> S25 redemption fee is a 150°/, increase, which comes out of pocket from the AdvoCats Volunteer who <br /> redeems the cat and tries to find its rightful owner.) <br /> Please waive the Animal Redemption Fec for any ear tipped cat. <br /> - Section 4-29: <br /> Penalties for cruelty to animals which mentions dogs and cats have been raised, which is a good thing. <br /> however, Section 4-29, regarding "Injury or poisoning of dogs", should be reworded to include cats as <br /> well. We arc well aware of the rash of cat poisonings and the hangings of poisoned feral cats at <br /> Honokohau Harbor last year. <br /> Comm. No._ Z 2. fr <br /> Ref. To: <br /> [ ' UU <br /> R~af. ~ p+e <br /> 1 /23/2006 <br /> <br />