THE PETITION CAN BE FOUND HERE: http://www.stop-bsl.com/petitions/mo...uncil_1108.pdf
PLEASE PRINT & FAX To (360) 794-4567
Monroe City Council, C/O Mitch Ruth | 19910 Old Owen Road Monroe, WA 98272
> Nov 7, 2008 07:24:13 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>
> Everyone, Please sign and send in this petition ASAP!!!! If
> you can attend the meeting listed- I URGE you to do so! BSL
> can be stopped, we just have to take a stand! I am going to
> send this information to news stations in the area and local
> papers in Monroe. I ask others to please do the same. If
> they get multiple requests to cover the story they might
> actually do it. It worked in Spokane. I was on 2 news
> stations and ended up on 4 radio talk shows as well as a
> result of emailing my opinions to the news people
> directly.
>Please Cross post Information:In Monroe, WA some
> ignorant council members are proposing the addition of breed
> specific language which would make several breeds inherently
> "dangerous" in the city of Monroe. This alert was
> sent out by an informed member of the council who is asking
> for the publics help in stopping this. He is the only reason
> why there is even a public meeting on the matter as other
> council members wanted to forgo it but he motioned to have a
> meeting. Stop-bsl.com has posted a petition which can be
> mailed or faxed to city council member Mitch Ruth. He will
> make sure ALL statements, letters and petitions make it to
> the city council meeting on the 18th of this month at
> 7pm.Anyone in the Monroe, WA area who can attend PLEASE DO!
> This is a big deal, the Snohomish County Council is AGAINST
> BSL and many ALL BREED and even APBT ONLY events are held in
> Monroe at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds. The director of
> the fairgrounds has even spoken out against this. Below is
> the information sent to me from Mitch Ruth.
>Original
> MessageDate: Thursday, October 30, 2008, 1:46 PMGreetings,My
> name is Mitch Ruth; I am a Councilman for the City of
> Monroe. I need your help in rallying those who may also be
> in opposition to breed specific laws. Currently before the
> City Council of Monroe is a new ordinance which would list
> the following breeds as "Potentially Dangerous";
> · Akita· American Pit Bull Terrier· Cane Corso· Dogo
> Argentino· Dogue de Bordeaux· Kuvasz· Pit Bull Terrier·
> Presa Carnario· Staffordshire Bull Terrier· Tosa Inu· Or,
> any mix of dog which contains as an element of its breeding,
> any of the afore mentioned breeds.By ordinance, the
> definition of "potentially dangerous" would mean;
> ".any dog which inflicts bites upon humans or domestic
> animal, or chases or approaches a person upon the streets,
> sidewalks, or any public grounds in a menacing fashion or
> apparent attitude of attack, or any dog with a known
> propensity, tendency or disposition to attack unprovoked, to
> cause injury or otherwise threaten the safety of humans or
> domestic animals. Potentially dangerous dog also means any
> dog that is known by the owner or should be reasonably be
> known by the owner to be an. [insert above list of
> breeds]". In other words, by owning a dog on this list,
> you understand that "it" has a propensity for
> unprovoked attacks and is a danger to humans and domestic
> animals. This law would be very similar to that of Auburn,
> Washington; which in my opinion is the worst in our state,
> and one of the worst in the country.
>This has come about
> because of several recent back to back incidents involving
> one single irresponsible pit bull owner. I do not contest in
> any way that decisive action is needed in these incidents.
> But to penalize every innocent dog/dog owner on this list is
> unwarranted and unjust. I vigorously oppose this law as
> proposed. But I am only one vote. I need your help, and the
> help of others to prevent this from becoming the first step
> in a breed specific ban. I have proposed that any reference
> to specific breeds be stricken, and the individual behavior
> of the dog be sole the guiding factor in determining whether
> a dog is potentially/ actually dangerous. I support stiff
> penalties and strict liability for those dog owners whose
> irresponsible actions threaten the public safety, or cause
> actual harm/damage others and/or their property.
>This should
> be of concern to all dog owners, not just the owners of
> those breeds who have arbitrarily and capriciously made the
> above list. Unjust and unwarranted laws that trample upon
> the rights of owners of specific dog breeds diminish the
> rights of all dog owners. Please spread the word. This is
> likely to become law within the next 30-45 days. Feel free
> to post this email anywhere it might help and to share my
> contact information as well. I will share any/all emails and
> letters of opposition with the entire council. Rather than
> allow this to fly under the radar and be passed without
> public hearing or comment, I have demanded a public hearing
> before this goes to the final vote of the council. I
> encourage as many as possible to attend the public hearing.
> If attendance is out of the question, please make your
> feelings known through emails and phone calls. I will ensure
> that each and every email becomes a part of the public
> record/testimony against the passage of this law. If you
> wish to address the entire council in one email, please use;
> [email protected] Mitch Ruth Councilman City of
> Monroe, WA I may be individually contacted via email at
> either my personal acct at; [email protected] &
> [email protected]
>Response MessageAllie,Thank you for
> your concern and kind offer of help. Obviously beyond the
> issue of potential bad legislation in our community, the
> more cities that adopt this kind of ordinances, the more
> that will tend to do so in the future elsewhere, and the
> more likely more restrictive breed specific language and
> bans will become reality for all dog owners everywhere. An
> interesting point that very few may be aware of is that only
> one person has come forward in support of BSL in Monroe. In
> fact none of the neighbors who were, in their own words
> "terrorized" by a series of incidents relating to
> one single dog owner of three pit bulls, have come forward
> to support the inclusion of breed specific language in the
> ordinance. One of the immediate neighbors gave public
> testimony on the matter and specifically stated that he
> agrees with harsher penalties for irresponsible owners, but
> does not agree with BSL and still has no issues with pit
> bulls as a breed.
>I have contacted the manager of the
> Evergreen State Fairgrounds where numerous all breed and
> specialty shows and events occur. He shared his personal
> opinions against BSL with me and also shared the official
> position of the Snohomish County Council as being against
> BSL. He also shared his professional concerns with me that
> if Monroe does adopt BSL, it would likely have a negative
> economic effect upon the Fairgrounds and Snohomish County if
> other venues for these events were sought by the various
> groups due to BSL in Monroe. This facility is owned and
> operated by Snohomish County. Snohomish County also has an
> Animal Advisory Board. As a result of the research, public
> testimony and recommendations of the Snohomish County Animal
> Advisory Board, the Snohomish County Council did not include
> BSL in their ordinance.
>Currently, I am not overly optimistic
> regarding our ability to stop this from becoming law.
> Currently three councilmember's have stated that they
> are not ready to see breed specific language removed from
> the ordinance. Those currently in favor of BSL are;
> Councilmember's Geoffrey Thomas, Kurt Georing and John
> Stima. Myself and Councilmember David Kennedy have spoken
> out against BSL. Councilmember's Margie Rodriguez and
> Tony Balk have yet to make any statement of position. The
> Open Public Meetings Act prohibits councilmember's from
> speaking with more than two other Councilmember's
> outside of open public session on any given subject. Since I
> have already approached Councilmember's Kennedy and
> Stima, I may make no further direct action to lobby the
> other members outside of open session. Members of the public
> have no such prohibition placed upon them. Anyone wishing to
> contact/lobby any of the Councilmember's will find both
> email and telephonic contact information at the following
> link. http://www.ci.monroe.wa.us/citygov/e..._officials.php
> If anyone wishes to fax letters and or petitions, they may
> do so directly to me and I will ensure that each and every
> one received, whether pro or con, becomes part of the
> official record. My direct office fax number is
> 360-794-4567. My personal business postal address is; Mitch
> Ruth 19910 Old Owen Road Monroe, WA 98272 . You may forward
> this email, or post to news groups, etc, as you feel
> appropriate.The public hearing for the matter is scheduled
> for November 18th at 7:00pm in Council Chambers at the
> Monroe City Hall. It is possible that final action could be
> taken at that meeting. Mitch Ruth Councilman City of Monroe,
> WA http://www.stop-bsl.com/petition.html SIGN AND FAX/MAIL
> PLEASE!!!! Cross post EVERYWHERE!!!! Thanks. . .Stop-BSL.com
PLEASE PRINT & FAX To (360) 794-4567
Monroe City Council, C/O Mitch Ruth | 19910 Old Owen Road Monroe, WA 98272
> Nov 7, 2008 07:24:13 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>
> Everyone, Please sign and send in this petition ASAP!!!! If
> you can attend the meeting listed- I URGE you to do so! BSL
> can be stopped, we just have to take a stand! I am going to
> send this information to news stations in the area and local
> papers in Monroe. I ask others to please do the same. If
> they get multiple requests to cover the story they might
> actually do it. It worked in Spokane. I was on 2 news
> stations and ended up on 4 radio talk shows as well as a
> result of emailing my opinions to the news people
> directly.
>Please Cross post Information:In Monroe, WA some
> ignorant council members are proposing the addition of breed
> specific language which would make several breeds inherently
> "dangerous" in the city of Monroe. This alert was
> sent out by an informed member of the council who is asking
> for the publics help in stopping this. He is the only reason
> why there is even a public meeting on the matter as other
> council members wanted to forgo it but he motioned to have a
> meeting. Stop-bsl.com has posted a petition which can be
> mailed or faxed to city council member Mitch Ruth. He will
> make sure ALL statements, letters and petitions make it to
> the city council meeting on the 18th of this month at
> 7pm.Anyone in the Monroe, WA area who can attend PLEASE DO!
> This is a big deal, the Snohomish County Council is AGAINST
> BSL and many ALL BREED and even APBT ONLY events are held in
> Monroe at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds. The director of
> the fairgrounds has even spoken out against this. Below is
> the information sent to me from Mitch Ruth.
>Original
> MessageDate: Thursday, October 30, 2008, 1:46 PMGreetings,My
> name is Mitch Ruth; I am a Councilman for the City of
> Monroe. I need your help in rallying those who may also be
> in opposition to breed specific laws. Currently before the
> City Council of Monroe is a new ordinance which would list
> the following breeds as "Potentially Dangerous";
> · Akita· American Pit Bull Terrier· Cane Corso· Dogo
> Argentino· Dogue de Bordeaux· Kuvasz· Pit Bull Terrier·
> Presa Carnario· Staffordshire Bull Terrier· Tosa Inu· Or,
> any mix of dog which contains as an element of its breeding,
> any of the afore mentioned breeds.By ordinance, the
> definition of "potentially dangerous" would mean;
> ".any dog which inflicts bites upon humans or domestic
> animal, or chases or approaches a person upon the streets,
> sidewalks, or any public grounds in a menacing fashion or
> apparent attitude of attack, or any dog with a known
> propensity, tendency or disposition to attack unprovoked, to
> cause injury or otherwise threaten the safety of humans or
> domestic animals. Potentially dangerous dog also means any
> dog that is known by the owner or should be reasonably be
> known by the owner to be an. [insert above list of
> breeds]". In other words, by owning a dog on this list,
> you understand that "it" has a propensity for
> unprovoked attacks and is a danger to humans and domestic
> animals. This law would be very similar to that of Auburn,
> Washington; which in my opinion is the worst in our state,
> and one of the worst in the country.
>This has come about
> because of several recent back to back incidents involving
> one single irresponsible pit bull owner. I do not contest in
> any way that decisive action is needed in these incidents.
> But to penalize every innocent dog/dog owner on this list is
> unwarranted and unjust. I vigorously oppose this law as
> proposed. But I am only one vote. I need your help, and the
> help of others to prevent this from becoming the first step
> in a breed specific ban. I have proposed that any reference
> to specific breeds be stricken, and the individual behavior
> of the dog be sole the guiding factor in determining whether
> a dog is potentially/ actually dangerous. I support stiff
> penalties and strict liability for those dog owners whose
> irresponsible actions threaten the public safety, or cause
> actual harm/damage others and/or their property.
>This should
> be of concern to all dog owners, not just the owners of
> those breeds who have arbitrarily and capriciously made the
> above list. Unjust and unwarranted laws that trample upon
> the rights of owners of specific dog breeds diminish the
> rights of all dog owners. Please spread the word. This is
> likely to become law within the next 30-45 days. Feel free
> to post this email anywhere it might help and to share my
> contact information as well. I will share any/all emails and
> letters of opposition with the entire council. Rather than
> allow this to fly under the radar and be passed without
> public hearing or comment, I have demanded a public hearing
> before this goes to the final vote of the council. I
> encourage as many as possible to attend the public hearing.
> If attendance is out of the question, please make your
> feelings known through emails and phone calls. I will ensure
> that each and every email becomes a part of the public
> record/testimony against the passage of this law. If you
> wish to address the entire council in one email, please use;
> [email protected] Mitch Ruth Councilman City of
> Monroe, WA I may be individually contacted via email at
> either my personal acct at; [email protected] &
> [email protected]
>Response MessageAllie,Thank you for
> your concern and kind offer of help. Obviously beyond the
> issue of potential bad legislation in our community, the
> more cities that adopt this kind of ordinances, the more
> that will tend to do so in the future elsewhere, and the
> more likely more restrictive breed specific language and
> bans will become reality for all dog owners everywhere. An
> interesting point that very few may be aware of is that only
> one person has come forward in support of BSL in Monroe. In
> fact none of the neighbors who were, in their own words
> "terrorized" by a series of incidents relating to
> one single dog owner of three pit bulls, have come forward
> to support the inclusion of breed specific language in the
> ordinance. One of the immediate neighbors gave public
> testimony on the matter and specifically stated that he
> agrees with harsher penalties for irresponsible owners, but
> does not agree with BSL and still has no issues with pit
> bulls as a breed.
>I have contacted the manager of the
> Evergreen State Fairgrounds where numerous all breed and
> specialty shows and events occur. He shared his personal
> opinions against BSL with me and also shared the official
> position of the Snohomish County Council as being against
> BSL. He also shared his professional concerns with me that
> if Monroe does adopt BSL, it would likely have a negative
> economic effect upon the Fairgrounds and Snohomish County if
> other venues for these events were sought by the various
> groups due to BSL in Monroe. This facility is owned and
> operated by Snohomish County. Snohomish County also has an
> Animal Advisory Board. As a result of the research, public
> testimony and recommendations of the Snohomish County Animal
> Advisory Board, the Snohomish County Council did not include
> BSL in their ordinance.
>Currently, I am not overly optimistic
> regarding our ability to stop this from becoming law.
> Currently three councilmember's have stated that they
> are not ready to see breed specific language removed from
> the ordinance. Those currently in favor of BSL are;
> Councilmember's Geoffrey Thomas, Kurt Georing and John
> Stima. Myself and Councilmember David Kennedy have spoken
> out against BSL. Councilmember's Margie Rodriguez and
> Tony Balk have yet to make any statement of position. The
> Open Public Meetings Act prohibits councilmember's from
> speaking with more than two other Councilmember's
> outside of open public session on any given subject. Since I
> have already approached Councilmember's Kennedy and
> Stima, I may make no further direct action to lobby the
> other members outside of open session. Members of the public
> have no such prohibition placed upon them. Anyone wishing to
> contact/lobby any of the Councilmember's will find both
> email and telephonic contact information at the following
> link. http://www.ci.monroe.wa.us/citygov/e..._officials.php
> If anyone wishes to fax letters and or petitions, they may
> do so directly to me and I will ensure that each and every
> one received, whether pro or con, becomes part of the
> official record. My direct office fax number is
> 360-794-4567. My personal business postal address is; Mitch
> Ruth 19910 Old Owen Road Monroe, WA 98272 . You may forward
> this email, or post to news groups, etc, as you feel
> appropriate.The public hearing for the matter is scheduled
> for November 18th at 7:00pm in Council Chambers at the
> Monroe City Hall. It is possible that final action could be
> taken at that meeting. Mitch Ruth Councilman City of Monroe,
> WA http://www.stop-bsl.com/petition.html SIGN AND FAX/MAIL
> PLEASE!!!! Cross post EVERYWHERE!!!! Thanks. . .Stop-BSL.com
