[RP TownTalk] Animal Management and the Law -- Workshop

[Timothy W. Saffell]

Hello,

Over more than a decade, Prince Georges Feral Friends, SPCA has been 
contacted by dozens of residents of Prince George's County reporting 
about contact with employees of the Prince George's County Animal 
Management Division.  Many of these reports described misrepresentations 
of the law by AMD, and infringements on the rights of the citizens. 
PGFF SPCA filed suit against PG County regarding three different matters 
and prevailed on all three.  In spite of our success, the County has 
simply ignored the ruling of the judge, lied about the outcome of the 
case, and continued to misrepresent the law and violate the rights of 
the citizens.

Employees of Animal Management Division claim "We have to enforce the 
law."  If you live in Prince George's County and have pets, or if you 
are a Good Samaritan who feeds Community Cats, you would be better off 
knowing what the law says before you have your first encounter with AMD 
personnel.

PGFF SPCA offers a brief overview of the law in our orientation 
meetings.  I would like to offer a somewhat expanded version of "Animal 
Management and the Law" in which we will compare samples of AMD's 
Incident/Investigation Reports, Warnings, and Citations with the text of 
the applicable laws.  I will provide a copy of the laws for participants 
to take home and refer to later.

I would like to hold this workshop in the College Park area on Thursday, 
June 11, at 6 p.m.  There is no charge or obligation. Because of the 
effort and expense involved in preparation of the handout, I would like 
to have interested persons R.S.V.P. with their name and contact 
information.  That way I will know how many packages to prepare.

You can R.S.V.P. to me at the email address below.

-- 

Tim Saffell -- TimSaffell at USA.Net

"It is your duty to examine the conduct of public figures and to place 
them in the spotlight–-that is your duty."
-- Nelson Mandela to the Media, 1992.

" ... It really can be done. And the only thing ever stopping it is the 
rigid belief that it can't be done. But once the determination to bring 
an end to the killing is there, the ingenuity, the good ideas, and the 
cooperative spirit all start to emerge."
-- Michael Mountain, former editor of Best Friends Animal Society

If you are not satisfied with the status quo, do something about it.

Prince Georges Feral Friends, SPCA, Inc.
PO Box 1036, Bowie, MD 20718
http://www.PGFerals.Org/

No Kill Prince George's County, MD
http://www.NoKillPrinceGeorgesCountyMD.org/

Compassion Watch TV
http://www.CompassionWatch.org/

Holistic Health Care For Pets Courses
http://www.HolisticHealthCareForPets.org