Our petition CLOSES today - we’d like to say a HUGE thank you to over 4,000 people who have signed our online and offline petitions – together your voices will be heard!
If you don’t get a chance to sign the petition, it’s not too late to make a difference - you can still send the council a letter (all you need to do is add your details and click “send” – it couldn’t be easier with this HSUS template) or call your council member to let them know you support the proposed animal ordinances before tomorrow’s vote – act now, there’s no time to waste!
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Mayor Tom Leppert has gone on record saying that “Dallas is not only committed to improving the environment, but
is committed to being the Greenest City in America.”
The new Dallas Animal Services shelter is doing some laudable and innovative things to reduce its impact on the environment, that have earned it LEED silver certification. Check out the new shelter’s green initiatives – and some of its green limitations - here.
Dallas Animal Services & Adoption Center is only one of a handful of LEED certified animal shelters nationwide – a fact that that caught the eye of the producer’s of the documentary “Big Ideas For A Small Planet”, so set your DVR to record! The June 24 episode, “Animals”, features Dallas’ new 52,000 square foot animal shelter and airs at 8 p.m. on the Sundance channel.
The one big thing holding Dallas Animal Services & Adoption Center back from being all it can be is that it doesn’t reduce waste sent to our landfill. Instead it contributes over a ton of landfill waste EVERY DAY, in the form of euthanized animals’ carcasses.
This goes to show there is nothing green about euthanasia - and until the Dallas City Council can do something about the pet overpopulation problem, Dallas will never be the Greenest city in America.
So here is your chance Dallas – pass Mandatory Spay/Neuter to help address shelter overcrowding and reduce the number of animals sent to the landfill. Help make the shelter truly “green”, and move Dallas one step closer to leading the nation in environmental initiatives and protecting our planet for future generations.
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There are a lot of reasons these animal ordinance changes make sense. Need convincing?
The Council votes on Wednesday – get informed and make that call or send that email today!
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The SPCA has sent postcards; the HSUS has sent email to its members. Both organisations are calling for Dallas residents and businesses to take action by calling on the City Council to accept the proposed ordinance changes in an effort to curb the pet overpopulation issue and reduce the taxpayer dollars being spent on euthanising animals.
Now, if you live in Texas, you can take action with a minimum of effort – the HSUS has already written your letter for you, all you need to do is put your details in and click SEND. It couldn’t be easier, what are you waiting for?
The HSUS letter is here – https://community.hsus.org/campaign/Dallas_2008_petordinance2 - please take 30 seconds to send yours. The animals of Dallas thank you!
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In a letter to Mayor Leppert and the Dallas City Council members last week, Bob Barker – host of the long-running TV show “The Price is Right” – urged the council to approve the ordinances proposed by the Animal Shelter Commission.
Mr. Barker is a passionate proponent of the benefits of spay/neuter programs, and even formed the DJ&T Foundation in honor of his late wife and mother in 1995 which spends millions of dollars a year helping to defray costs for spay/neuter clinics throughout the nation.
The Dallas City Hall Blog posted a link to Mr. Barker’s letter – which you can view here or on our Letters page, along with many other letters of support that have been sent to the Council recently.
You still have time to do something! Please email or call your City Council Member before next Wednesday’s vote, and urge them to approve these new ordinances – and if you can, please come to the Council meeting next Wednesday (June 25) to show your support.
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From Dave Levinthal’s Dallas City Hall Blog:
“About 150 people are packed into the Dallas City Council’s main chamber, many in support of the ordinance proposal wearing little stickers with paws on them.
Numerous advocates both for and against the ordinance are signed up to speak before the council.
For now, Forest Turner, Dallas’ interim director of code compliance, which oversees the city animal services department, is briefing the council on proposed changes.”
THANK YOU to all the supporters who turned up today – if you were unable to attend the briefing today, you can still be heard!
What can you do to help?
The council votes next Wednesday, so now is the time to MAKE NOISE and speak on behalf of those who can’t!
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THANK YOU to the 2,502 people who signed our original petition! We have now closed that petition in order to submit signatures to the Dallas City Council at our briefing with them this week, however YOU CAN STILL SIGN our new petition – click here - we want to make sure your voice is heard!
in addition to signing the petition, there are other ways you can help.
Call or email the Dallas City Council members who represent your district to let them know you support the proposed ordinance changes – a full list of Council members by district is available on our City Council page - click here.
You can also attend the City Council meetings on Wedndesday June 18 and June 25 to show your support – your presence is an eloquent statement – to the council, presence equals support.
The Council votes on June 25 – you have time to be heard, please speak out for the animals of Dallas!
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[UPDATE: we have closed our original petition in order to deliver the signatures to the Dallas City Council at our briefing this week, but we are still gathering signatures to add to the original petition before the Council votes on June 25 - CLICK HERE for the new petition location and please sign!]
Since yesterday, over 100 people have signed our petition in support of the proposed ordinances – THANK YOU to everyone who has expressed their support! People from all over the world are weighing in, let’s hear from Dallas residents – will you join us and add your signature?
Please sign the petition here and let the Dallas Mayor and City Council know that you’re ready for a real solution to the pet overpopulation problem.
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There are private and public organizations eager to help! Just visit Metroplex Animal Coalition where you’ll find information on spay/neuter as well as links to free programs for low-income City of Dallas residents as well as low-cost programs for everyone!
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