Subject: BSL in Dallas HARD HIT
Content: Please Help Dallas Dog Owners The American Sporting Dog Alliance is urging all of our members and supporters to offer assistance to Dallas dog owners in this vital fight to preserve their fundamental rights. The proposed ordinances are slated to be discussed at a meeting of City Council’s Quality of Life Committee on Monday, April 28. The announcement did not state the time or place of this meeting, or if the public will be allowed to attend or participate. Trimble’s Texas Humane Legislation Network, a radical animal rights group, prepared and distributed the official announcement. The American Sporting Dog Alliance urges all Dallas residents to contact City Council members (contact information is given below) prior to this meeting. We are supporting the efforts of two Texas groups to fight these proposed ordinances: The Responsible Pet Owners’ Alliance ( www.responsiblepetowners.org ) and The Texas Kennel Club (contact Nancy Wright at OrielPWCs@verizon.net ). Dog owners have retained an attorney, Zandra Anderson, to represent them before City Council. Residents of Dallas should forward information to Ms. Wright or The American Sporting Dog Alliance, to be passed along to the attorney. She needs to know that you are a resident of Dallas, your profession, the kinds of dogs that you own, and the events in which you participate. This information will be submitted to City Council. The American Sporting Dog Alliance also urges dog owners who do not live in Dallas to offer their support to dog owners in that city. Please contact Ms. Wright and let her know how you can help, or contact us at asda@csonline.net , and we’ll pass on your information to the appropriate people. We strongly suggest letters of protest to the Dallas Morning News as a letter to the editor, and also to each member of Dallas City Council. The American Sporting Dog Alliance has written to all of them, but it is vital that citizens respond vocally, too. Here are their email addresses: Dallas Morning News Letters to the Editor bmong@dallasnews.com City of Dallas 1500 Marilla Street Dallas, Texas 75201 Mayor Tom Leppert Phone: (214) 670-4054 Fax: (214) 670-0646 Tom.leppert@dallascityhall.com City Manager Mary Suhm Phone: (214) 670-3296 Fax: (214) 670-3946 Mary.Suhm@dallascityhall.com Asst. City Manager David Brown (supervises Animal Services) Phone: (214) 670-3390 Fax: (214) 670-4965 David.brown@dallascityhall.com Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Elba Garcia Phone: (214) 670-4052 Fax: (214) 670-3409 Elba.garcia@dallascityhall.com Councilmember Pauline Medrano Chairman: Quality of Life Committee Phone: (214) 670-4048 Fax: (214) 670-5117 Pauline.medrano@dallascityhall.com Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway Phone: (214) 670-0781 Fax: (214) 670-3409 Dwaine.caraway@dallascityhall.com Councilmember David Neumann Member: Quality of Life Committee Phone: (214) 670-0776 Fax: (214) 670-1833 David.neumann@dallascityhall.com Councilmember Vonciel Jones Hill Vice-Chair: Quality of Life Committee Phone: (214) 670-0777 Fax: (214) 670-5117 Vonciel.hill@dallascityhall.com Councilmember Steve Salazar Member: Quality of Life Committee Phone: (214) 670-4199 Fax: (214) 670-5115 Steven.salazar@dallascityhall.com Councilmember Carolyn Davis Quality of Life Committee Phone: (214) 670-4689 Fax: (214) 670-5115 Carolyn.davis@dallascityhall.com Councilmember Tennell Atkins Phone: (214) 670-4066 Fax: (214) 670-5115 Tennell.atkins@dallascityhall.com Councilmember Sheffield Kadane Quality of Life Committee Phone: (214) 670-4069 Fax: (214) 670-5115 sheffield.kadane@dallascityhall.com Councilmember Jerry Allen Phone: (214) 670-4068 Fax: (214) 670-5115 Jerry.allen@dallascityhall.com Councilmember Linda Koop Phone: (214) 670-7817 Fax: (214) 670-5117 Debra.brown@dallascityhall.com Councilmember Ron Natinsky Phone: (214) 670-4067 Fax: (214) 670-5117 District12@dallascityhall.com Councilmember Mitchell Rasansky Phone: (214) 670-3816 Fax: (214) 670-5117 Mitchell.rasansky@dallascityhall.com Councilmember Angela Hunt Phone: (214) 670-5415 Fax: (214) 670-5117 Angela.hunt@dallascityhall.com The American Sporting Dog Alliance represents owners, hobby breeders and professionals who work with breeds of dogs that are used for hunting. We are a grassroots movement working to protect the rights of dog owners, and to assure that the traditional relationships between dogs and humans maintains its rightful place in American society and life. Please visit us on the web at http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org. The American Sporting Dog Alliance also needs your help so that we can continue to work to protect the rights of dog owners. Your membership, participation and support are truly essential to the success of our mission. We are funded solely by the donations of our members, and maintain strict independence. PLEASE CROSS-POST THIS REPORT AND FORWARD IT TO YOUR FRIENDS
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