Wha can we do about the dog-limit law Lincoln County, NC Commissioners are trying to vote in?

Question

Lincoln County Commissioners are trying to pass an ordinance that will limit the number of dogs per acre in Lincoln County. The new law will only allow families to have one dog for every .1 acre of land, all because of a complaint a neighbor made about an animal rescue facility located in a patch of farmland near her home. The animal rescue, Tri-County Animal Rescue, is a non-profit organization responsible for saving literally ten thousand dogs' lives in the past ten years due to their commitment to a "no-kill" policy at the facility. If this law is voted in, over half of the 600 dogs at Tri-County will have to be euthanized. Currently, ALL of the dogs located at the facility are spayed or neutered, current on all vaccines, including rabies, and are properly restrained. Some of the dogs living at the shelter are simply there to finish out their years because people will not adopt them due to their old age.

Not only will over half of the animals be euthanized, but taxpayers will have an increase in the amount of taxes they pay to have the euthanasia of all the dogs turned over to animal control performed. The county actually used taxpayers' money to perform this horrible, agonizing event. Here is an eyewitness account from the voice of a Tri-County worker:

“They take the dogs and put as many of them as they can in what they call the 'killer'. It is a chamber made of steel with a glass door that allows the workers to see inside. They literally 'stuff' as many of them into the chamber as they can. It is very crowded and many of the dogs try to reach the door so that they can see out. Now they start screaming and howling. About this time, the door is slammed shut for the last time and the chamber is sealed off. Then the hissing sound starts and the dogs' lungs start burning. They ARE aware of this and IT DOES HURT! The workers have to look through the glass at all of them to make sure that they are all dead. After this, they are placed into the back of a County truck and are hauled to the county landfill with the rest of the garbage.”

We are asking anyone and everyone to please help Tri-County Animal Rescue as well as the hundreds of other dogs that will be have to be “murdered” if this law is passed by Lincoln County Commissioners. Please help us save the lives of these beloved animals! They deserve a second chance and a life as well! The County Commissioners are voting December 17, 2007 – Please help us save the lives of our dogs!!! E-mail or call the Commissioners – even if you live anywhere other than Lincoln County, NC – even out of state! - and tell them NOT TO DO THIS!!! Every voice that speaks out can help!!!

Contact Mrs. Amy Atkins, Clerk to the County Board of Commissioners at:
E-mail: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]

To view out flyer, visit:

http://www.tcar.us/lincolntimesad.pdf

I've contacted all of the local t.v. news, radio stations, newspapers, and our NC senator - hopefully that'll help as well!

Answer 1

Get petitions going, call PETA for advice.

Answer 2

Have you ever tried to live next door to a kennel or animal rescue? They never have enough employees to properly care for the animals and it's like a noisy chaotic mess.

Answer 3

Quite frankly, they don't care what outsiders think. This is up to the voting population of that jurisdiction. Start there. Try your newspaper, tv stations, radio stations, etc.

Answer 4

thats the form of rubbish that makes me wanna kill. everybody is unfavourable to even think of of that. this isnt germany..we dont gas people..OR canines!! i think of the persons doing that needs to be thrown in there..