The Dog & other Animals committee have done a detailed & timely research presenting to the County their suggested new laws for protection of its people & its animals. We should feel proud to know they had such care & concern to give of their free time.
Having attended the Council meeting last Wed. night & reading in the Daily Times the statement from a disgruntaled objector I felt it necessary to get this information out to the people. As the last person appearing before Council stated , " I've been called a lot of things in my life, but never a Natzi!". Well said , I might add.
For ones objecting to authorities saying they can't leave a dog in a vehicle without proper ventalation, please remember the area policeman who left his K-9 companion locked in his air-conditioned car while he went into the police station. Upon returning to his vehicle he found it had STOPPED RUNNING, & HIS DOG DEAD!!!!
Yes, people , things like this can happen & it did. I can't imagine how devastated he must have been.
Our MD Statutes/Law under Transportation-Title 21 Vehicle Law , Rules of the Road, states IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO LEAVE A DOG WITHOUT PROPER VENTILATION!!! It appears the County Law actually is not needed if our State of MD mandates this. It will be interesting to see how County votes .
For the person at the meeting saying his dog was trained to protect his property, & he was concerned as to the Countys proposed description of "Dangerous Dogs" , & what could happen to his dog because of it, I recommend they go to MD Code, Criminal Law, 10-619 which describes dangerous dogs, which our State of Maryland enforces. This would perhaps help his understanding & also to know when a person is on your property, this is entirely a different story.
I hope this will help clarify questions I see in the GrapeVine of the Daily Times & would suggest you get on your computers & look up our MD State Laws also.
A bunch of NATZI pet owners?-----I don't think so. The Laws of our County have been primitive for way to long. It's time a voice for the animals was heard. I hope our County takes this into consideration when they pass their vote as to what is not stated as Law by the State of MD.
Concerned Citizen & Pet Owner
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It's Nazi.
ReplyDeleteJoe, this is pure crap. We have way to many laws now. We are suppose to be a free country.
ReplyDeleteI'm tired of the government trying to control every aspect of my existance. The fact is, accidents are going to happen. People are going to get hurt in life. People are going to die, everyday, today just might be our day.
Stop with this outrage. The majority of dogs in our country are treated 100 times better than most in the world.
Instead of criminalizing this behavior, why not take a better approach. Educate dog owners about the proper ways to handle their pets. Then say a good prayer everyday that our canine friend won't be hurt or harm others.
After that, it's just life. We can't legislate morality. We can't prevent all dogs from dieing thru abuse or accidents. We can't stop all the attacks that take place on innocent victims.
What should we do? Put Granny in jail because she didn't leave her windows down far enough before she went to the drug store?
I never want to see a dog neglected. I never want to see someone hurt or killed by a dog. I never want someone to have to live with there mistake about something happening to their "best friend". Let's face facts.
The police officer who left his pooch in the car with the air conditioning on provided plenty of ventilation. An accident happened and it's a sad loss. Stop trying to protect us from sad losses with criminal charges. That is definitely the way the Nazis handled things. They criminalized every aspect of the German existance. Every little detail was watched including the treatment of animals.
I'm tired of BIG BROTHER taking my freedoms away. Don't try to criminalize accidents. If there is abuse, then charge me with a crime. If my dog is not kept in such a resonable way to prevent a aviscious attack, then charge me.
But if an accident happens, then know that I never intended for such a thing to happen. Understand that the price I have to pay for living with my mistake is the harshest punishment I could get.
Just enforce the laws written in the Md. Code.
ReplyDeleteYour intelligenge is definately
ReplyDeleteshowing through Mardela Hick.
Laws are made for protection, of
the people & the animals . You
must be the same idiot who was
there at the meeting calling the
committee Natzi. Do you have any
idea why we have baby seats in
cars, & seat belt laws? I doubt
it. It's for protection especially
for the children. Just let one of
your grandchildren be mauled by a
dog & we'll see how you like the
current laws or just let your pet,
God help the one that lives with you, and see how little rights you
have as current law states. You
better get your H--- out of your
a-- & look at what's trying to
be accomplished in a non-bias way.
However , I do not think that is
of your mentality anyway. Natzi,
no way, the only Natzi is your
way of thinking !!!
Honest to God , somebody trys to
ReplyDeletedo something to benefit our society
& some jerk , calls this Natzi.
There is a certain mentality out
there who has straight ahead think-
thinking, so wake up & look at all
sides of the picture, cause I'm
talking to you Mardela, & others
who can't see the forest for the
trees!!!!
It's funny how 9:34 and 9:39 make fun of the "Mardela Hick" when then can't even spell Nazi. Maybe they should stay in their condo with their lap dog or better yet move back to the city and leave us "hicks" alone.
ReplyDeleteIf something is not done to help
ReplyDeleteprotect the citizens & animals of
this County you are going to see
all Hell brake out with the Street
Gangs that are forming with their
dog fighting, & dogs used for their
protection & against us. TWENTY
YEARS AGO, yes, I said TWENTY yrs.
ago I know for a fact there was a
gang in Salisbury whose initiation
was to rape a white woman. Just
look at your State Laws as to how
people are restricted, & what they
can do if they , or a loved one is
attacked. You better wish for
stricter laws from this County!!
The dog laws were outdated and needed a review, which is what the committee did and suggested changes. It's up to the county to make the changes or not as they see fit. They are not Nazis. As for the dog collars, I agree, the chokers should not be used on a tether. Dogs should not be left in vehicles without ventilation. Some of these are common sense and some of their suggestions came from MD State law. Dogs don't choose their owners and these laws aren't designed to micromanage how you treat your pet, they're regulations on how people in a community deal with pets who are dangerous (or become dangerous), abused, or without supervision from an owner. These laws define the minimum definition of abuse as agreed upon by reasonable people, when a dog should be put down because it is dangerous and caused harm to other pets and humans, and what to do with the stray population. I think this is a responsible way for a growing community to deal with problems that have already been identified, sometimes at the expense of our children and pets. It's unfortunate, but necessary.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I truly believe the
ReplyDeleteCounty owes it to the public to
have stricter laws for animal &
personal protection. I think you
are taking this is the wrong way!!!
Or are you someone who is not
going to be told by ANYONE what
to do , even when it comes to the
Law? There is only good in what
is trying to be accomplished here,
not what you are reading in to it.!!
Yes, accidents happen to pets. It
ReplyDeleteis good that this committee has
presented their ideas from this
State & how other States & counties
enforce their laws for protection.
It doesn't matter if the statement
of the majority of animals being
treated good is true or not. This
is not what we are looking at here.
Rather, it is how our County recognizes its responsibility to
its citizens & animals rights for
protection!! So , County Council
I do hope you understand that we,
as well as ALL animals have the
right to be protected & hope you
will enforce laws for protection
that have been long over due in
coming forth. Thank you for listening Council
The approach of teaching people
ReplyDeleteresponsible animal care is to
be commended, however, sir there
are absolutely to many that are
not . For these ,stricter laws
need to be written & enforced in
this County. If you call that
Nazi , then you're definately in
the wrong country sir!!!
Where was that person from that
ReplyDeleteannounced the pet owners were
Nazi? Perhaps they should go
bk to Germany, & relearn how the
Nazi operated.
Where is the law to euthanize dangerous kids ?
ReplyDeleteOh dear, God forbid anyone should ever mis-spell "Nazi." What a travesty.
ReplyDeleteWhat's a NATZI?
ReplyDeleteCalled them NATZIs did they? Ha.
ReplyDeleteThis is from "Natzi" the Non Nazi.
ReplyDeleteI was reading the first comment on your site . "People are going to
get hurt", they quote. Yes, people
are . However , if this County provides strict enough laws to protect all concerned we will be a
lot better off then by the old
County primitive Laws. Do you realize when the Sypbert child was
attacked, these dogs had attacked
before. Nothing done!! Then they
attacked an innocent child riding
a bike, who probably would have died had he not had a cell phone to
call for help! The owner of these
dogs finally surrendered them to
be put down. Had he not, by old
current County Law, these dogs would be granted the right to live
on, possibly break loose again &
could kill the next time!!! I actually want my County to protect
me from this & expect them to!!! That is not natzi, nazi , that
is down right crazy thinking!!!!
Natzi, Nazi, who gives a crap!
ReplyDeleteSounds like the person who made the
remark has lost their focus, as well
as the mind. It's not about the
spelling it's about the County
changing Laws that have been made
hurridly, & carelessly in the past.
Who the Hell ever passed a law that
said an animal could live if it killed a person. God help us all!
Hope this isn't going to happen
with this Council, or that they
think for one minute the owner
of a dog that will kill is in
any way going to be responsible.
If we kill---what happens to us?
Hay , I love my animals too, &
want them protected as much as
I want protection!!! So let us
see what carries the most weight
in this County. This should be
really interesting come Dec 2nd !!
Let us hope right overpowers wrong here, & that our goverments re-sponce is governed by its responsibility to keep us, our children & those 4 legged children safe.
ReplyDeleteI think pet owners should be held responsible for their pets. I've never seen a dog able to open a car door by themselves. People need to be trained on how to treat their pets with love and care. You can't just give it food and water and think that everything will be okay. The reason that some animal protection laws should be in place is to protect the animal. To many pet owners are negligent and/or abusive. No animal deserves to be treated unkindly.
ReplyDeleteThe reason for these laws is some people are just too ignorant to know they should not leave a dog in the car on a blistering hot day or let them run around untethered and unchecked.
ReplyDeleteAnother peeve of mine is people who live out in the country and see that as a free pass to "let the dogs run".I cannot tell you how many times I have almost ende dup in a ditch because some idiots dogs chased my car and I had to swerve to keep from hitting them!The irony is that some of these dogs in my area are already missing a leg where they have been hit before!Dee,dee,dee!!!!!Thats irresponsible and stupid.
PERHAPS THE COUNTY NEEDS TO TALK
ReplyDeleteAGAIN, WITH THE SYBERT CHILD.
IF PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO BE
RESPONSIBLE, THEN THEY JUST ARE
NOT GOING TO BE, JUST AS IN THIS
CASE. WE NEED PROTECTION, & WE
SHOULD GET THIS FROM OUR GOV. !!
IT ISN'T ABOUT TAKING PEOPLES
RIGHTS AWAY AS THE FIRST COMMENT
SUGGESTED. THIS IS ABOUT MAKING
PEOPLE REALIZE THEY WILL----HAVE
A PRICE TO PAY BY NOT BEING A
RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER. I SURE
HOPE THE COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS
WHERE THEY SHOULD CAST THEIR
VOTES FOR PROTECTION!!!!!!!
I can't believe what was said at
ReplyDeletethe County meeting. Did that man
really call the Council Nazi & the
committee presenting the suggested
laws to Council a bunch of Nazi
pet owners?? What & where is this
persons thinking? Anytime we can
inact laws for protection, the better off everyone is. I remember
well a lady who told me she was petrified to let her grandchildren
out to play alone in her yard any
more because the people next dr had
gotton 3 pit bulls to protect their
property. Should one of them break
out, & attack one of those children, look at your current
State Laws, as to what rights
she would have . Do you honestly
want a dog who has viciously attacked without provocation to be
able to live on when the attack
is off its owners property. I sure
as heck dont, & I'm an avid animal
lover !!!!