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Dear General Public,
Animal Advocates and Members:
As you know, Miami Dade Animal Services was and will be in
crisis mode. All the animals were taken out of the shelter and
they were either adopted or into rescues. This was a direct
result of the massive support from the general public, a
handful of caring Miami-Dade County politicians, Vets and
Boarding facilities, the MDAS staff and the fabulous rescue
groups.
The Miami Coalition Against Breed Specific Legislation, NKN ,
The Miami Voice, Heidi’s Legacy, 1Luckydog, FurAngels, APR,
Underdog, WeeWaggin, Second Chance, and hundreds of other
animal advocacy orgs, heeded the call to save these innocent
animals from being euthanized thru 5 days of tears, sweat and
no sleep . The animals are safe with them. However, we fear
that these animals in the general populations’ hands are at a
high risk. Even with good intentions, they do not have the
knowledge or may not have the funding to deal with disease
ridden animals. Therefore, we are requesting that, effective
immediately, a bulletin be mailed to ALL Miami-Dade County
residents, warning them of a possible outbreak of infectious
diseases. Some of the warnings should be, vaccinated your dog
now, do not socialize your dog with other unfamiliar dogs, if
your dog displays any symptoms immediately take to a Vet, and
refrain from taking them to public places. Speaking of that,
ALL dog parks should be shut down for the time being…this is
an excellent preventive measure. The virus is out there
already…we need to control it as best we can. Protocols must
be in place.
I am imploring MDAS and Miami-Dade County to allow for rescue
groups to continue not being charged any pull fees. This I am
sure can be arranged. They have their hands full with the
incurred expenses as a direct result of this manmade disaster.
On behalf of our organization, and all others involved in this
mass effort…we thank you for your assistance and the will to
save these sentient beings.
God Speed …
In Hope and Commitment,
Dahlia Canes
Director for the Miami Coalition Against Breed Specific
Legislation.
Tax ID: 27-1081950
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