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nf~:~.~ sPH:NCr:iz <br /> ~anuair 29.'006 <br /> ticn[ cma Lmail to comrcihcsnmoi7~~ nkn.haraait.hi.us <br /> Dear Comuihne¢ <br /> Thu mat be lute. however, I suppni t die following changes [o eouun~ ordnanecs. <br /> - Section 422. ae0de A mandates .r OS hour holding perod foe impounded stray dogs-, bu[ mendous nothing about <br /> care Cm-renik dae holding period for ca[s is 24 how~s. It usuall~~ takes at Leas[ 2d hours for an owner/feeder m <br /> notlce if a cat a mrssing. Please ceques[ [hat this 48 hour IroLdurg period be mandated foz cuts as well <br /> - The anun~.d redemption Cr~c is bang urcreased Cmm $l0 m $25 You may or may not know that when notified by <br /> die I LLllS of die holding of an ear tipped (i.e., neutered cat), this' redemption fee die[ we must pav is hArd.hip <br /> euoug6 after dac $GS/$~~I im-ested in neutering the animal. ]'lease request the[ this fee should be wareed for <br /> AdvoCats because the~~ hate volunraxil~~ and umh pxio:uc (no[ county) funds and volunteer labor, under[aken a rob <br /> whidr should be under ILe domain of the HIHS, bur due to a lack of resources, these animals arc cuthamzed <br /> unnecessarih~ because it ~s the "cheapest' option. (Phis is ~a liU" increase in the redemption fee, wludi comes out <br /> oC pocket from the penou who redeems the cat and tries trr find rts rightful owner.) <br /> - penalties for crudn~ [o ununals which mentions dogs and arts hate been raised, which rs 'a good dvug hoccecer, <br /> Section ~1-29, regarding "i njucy or poisoning of dogs", should be reworded m include ca[s as well. lac ace .cell <br /> aware of the rush of cat potsonurgs acrd the hanbnngs of pouoncd feral cars at Honokohau Harbor lust tear. ~:ats <br /> should be uuluded Gong ~r~rh dogs m 130T7 ~ measures .A and H <br /> - A[ost of the ordinance ~..nd fee changes award the lowest tier of fees to animals- utirh microebips There arc <br /> problems wnh mta~odvp~nng that council members maq be umawas oC ur drat dre drips can move m[ernalh~ and <br /> arc not Coolpn>of for tdcndficntion. Also, rt ts' di EEtailt and somGtmcs impossible to scan a terrified, aggresstcc <br /> .uumal (which mad be chat ca'ac only because it has been traamadze d)- I believe dos "fee bias" io encom age <br /> micruchippnig s mapproyri:nc. <br /> - <xn:uu factious of dog owners have raised the issue at heaemg about licenses for cats. Nuisance dogs can be <br /> spec Ecallc tied to dreir bduivwr, i-e. amdnuous barking, egg rescioq arlack, and rn [his caregorv, licenses help trace <br /> owners.phis' iro u>iall~• imprucdcal, and unxdiabLe m require Lcenses for ca[s. AC'earing a collar and tag presents a <br /> drokmg danger for ouidn.>r cats, so Ihis is not an "equaht}~ of the speucs" kind of issue 1'hereb~~ I strongly urge <br /> coo SOT [o consider Lcrnses for cats. ~I~h~s wdl be impossible to enforce. Tlie best identification for a cat is a <br /> micnxhip, but [hat should be enluntare with the pct owner, not a coerced deasion with finanaal penahies Cor <br /> diousmg not to microduF. <br /> <br /> 7 hope considcranon wdl be green i.r these maucrs. ~Lah~a]o~ <br /> Stncerelc. <br /> '1 J i i. ~~.e a.r.. <br /> ~'z <br /> ~I1:LH C SPI(NCI':A <br /> CO~TIItI. NO. 2 ~ <br /> ~~~,i srssst ar,sn . iii i. o. u~~~ iii ~~n~z~~ aeii Ref. To: 1 <br /> i~ur~tii roux; osv i i^~~ r s~ xos~ o,o suec. Ref. i:a'°, <br /> ~,,,,,~,,,~.~~r~,.,~~,.<<<,,,, <br /> <br />