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<br />Marie Gallo <br />From: Lahdvm@aol.com <br />Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 9:13 PM <br />To: gallom@north-olmsted.com <br />Cc: Lahdvm@aol.com <br />Subject: proposed Ordinance 2010-108 <br />Dear Members of the North Olmsted City Council, <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />c~ <br />I am writing to you as a North Olmsted taxpayer and resident and asking you to oppose the proposed <br />ordinance 2010-108 regarding dog breeding limitations. I would also like to state now that I would like my <br />comments read into the record. <br />I am a veterinarian locally and have many good clients who live in North Olmsted who breed dogs well and with <br />great care for the health and long term homes for the puppies. I myself am a breeder of French Bulldogs for 10 <br />years now. I breed for betterment of the breed, health and temperament. I am an active member of many dog <br />clubs, including my national breed club where I chair the Breeder Education committee, as well as I show my <br />dogs on weekends and educate potential pet owners. Sadly, most people do not realize that breeders are NOT <br />the problem for rescue, instead it is impulsive buyers and bad pet owners who do not spay and neuter their dog <br />and let them be bred accidentally. My puppies are never without homes, often they are spoken for before they <br />are even born, as are most breeders. They are placed in lifelong homes (usually by 2-3 months of <br />age) because breeders, like me, screen potential adopters carefully and consequently our dogs do not end up <br />in rescue. In fact, if ever a problem arises, dogs are more often then not taken back by their breeder and a new <br />home is found. Breeders are not the problem here. One dog on a tie out can be much more of a nuisance than <br />a breeder's pack. Most breeders I know are painfully careful that their dogs do not disturb anyone, and far <br />exceed anyone's standards of care, nutrition, veterinary care and training. <br />I believe this new ordinance is a huge infringement on my rights. I have lived in North Olmsted more than 20 <br />years now, first as a youth and now as a home owner. I chose to settle here permanently but will have to <br />reconsider that if this bill passes. I see no reason to make this into law, as there are currently provisions on the <br />books for fining pet owners whose dogs are not clean, are noisy or running loose. I think this city has many <br />more important things we can spend taxpayers' money on rather than counting how many intact dogs a person <br />has on their own property. <br />Respectfully, <br />Lori Hunt, DVM <br />9/7/2010 <br />