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Gary and his wife Linda are the proud parents of an eight year old daughter named Casey. Her birthday was last month and she was, excited about it, as most young people are. Her parents had planned her party for more than a week, the cake, the presents, right down to the Barbie napkins and pink silverware. The night before Casey's big day a medium rain fell on her inner city San Angelo home. It was no big deal at first, however, until Gary walked out into his backyard to an overwhelming aroma of wet dog. He like many other San Angelo inner city residents fell victim to living next door to neighbors with an alarmingly large amount of canine companions. Casey's day was ruined; her party was forced to be held indoors due to the consuming odor. Gary and Linda both decided to talk to their neighbors about the incident. The neighbors were sorry that the aroma upset the family but said there was nothing they could do about it. Well there is; 12 dogs with an average weight of 17 pounds each have no place in an inner city backyard. Gary and Linda believe many dogs need extra care and should belong in a more appropriate place; they believe also, even though the dogs are loved, they should not be kept against
If current laws and standards concerning neighbors to dog owners action should be taken. If we as inner city residents can not help our neighbors in their problems how can we expect them to help us when one day we are in Gary, Linda, and Casey's position? their well being, and that laws concerning inner city dog ownership should be under similar restrictions as Livestock. The second issue under consideration by the city council is; some people love their pets like their children, even unwealthy people have lots of children. These dog enthusiasts insist they could never give up their children how could they give up a pet; any of them? We have been together for too long. Families come in all shapes and sizes, yes some families are very large but with a big family comes a big responsibility. Especially financially. The San Angelo SPCA does try to limit the number of dogs as far as adoptions go because of the burden of a lot of animals. Dogs are more expensive than people think. There is not just feed and water; there are vet bills and vaccinations that need to be repeated annually. Even children need constant care; they need daycare and shots and baths; inner city dogs need about the same care. It would not be
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