Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:36:16 +0000
From: Whatzup
Subject: Terry Dorsey too busy to help, but not too busy to hate?
While Guardians of Angels leader Mr. Terry Dorsey may claim to be TOOOO busy to attend Chatham County Animal Control Advisory Committee meetings he is not TOOOO busy to come up with a hateful public notice.
To imply, as Terry Doresy does, that our Chatham County Commissioners are responsible for the deaths of adoptable animals is a little far fetched.
As Ms. Adams notes, does Mr. Dorsey have his own self-seving agenda?
Maybe it’s time the Guardians of Angels got themselves a new leader?
Message from hater Terry Dorsey
http://www.guardiansofangels.org/GOANews-2012-09
With another successful Adoption Center Dinner behind us, perhaps the most successful, I find myself wondering why?
Why does the county have to be pushed so hard to do the right thing. When 80 per cent of the cats, and 50 per cent of the dogs in the county are routinely euthanized, wouldn’t politicians see that it is not only inhumane, it is certainly not a good use of tax dollars.
I have been advised by two politicians who know about politics to stop being so nice and play “hardball” I get the impression that one of these politicians really cares about the county and it’s animals, and the other only cares about his next election. Still, they both have a point. Politicians need to be pushed into doing the right thing and that’s sad. Perhaps just as sad as taking a needle to a beautiful animal whose life must be ended because there is no long term adoption center.
While I am very grateful to all those who made our last dinner a raving success, I am reminded that there is still lots of hard work ahead. I am also reminded that I, or even the GOA team, cannot to this alone. Our dining together on Sunday evening must become Monday morning determination to ask why and decisively say to the Chatham County and the Pittsboro Town Commissioners, we, the people, are not going to allow this high euthanasia rate stand. We will be firm in saying, we will end animal homelessness and euthanasia in Chatham County with, or without you.
Yes, sign the online petition, but do more than that. Write them a note, call them, and respectfully ask them where will the Adoption Center site be and how soon can we expect it.
Remind them that this is a winning issue and fighting progress is no way to build a community. Tell them that they will not be elected over the dead bodies of adoptable animals.
How is that for “hardball’?
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 16:13:39 -0400
From: Jacklin A Adams
Subject: Let’s Look at the Entire Proposed 2013 Animal Control Ordinance
All aspects of the ordinances are being restructured, albeit everyone seems to have honed in on tethering. I suggest if the public is interested do not listen to the rhetoric come to an Chatham County Animal Control Advisory Committee (ACAC) held typically bi-quarterly.
Tethering wasn’t even discussed at the Summit hosted by Brian Bock and the Guardian of Angels or Mr. Terry Dorsey. It was not even a thought in their mind at the time. Even once it was out and Mr Dorsey was asked to attend our county advisory meetings where these matters are discussed, Mr. Dorsey said he was too busy.
The Chatham County Animal Control Advisory Committee (ACAC) holds bi-quarterly meetings where these proposed ordinances were developed and other shelter business is discussed. When asked to become involved Mr Dorsey said he is too busy. Now he is riding on the coat tails of only one of the pieces of this proposed ordinance. All is important and so is the work GoA Board members advocate, but does Mr Dorsey have the same agenda?
Ordinance and animal control/shelter matters are issues for ACAC and the public is invited to bring their thoughts to the proper venue, this is the ACAC meetings. The public can even mention the issues to a committee representative where there is time for public comment. The Board of Health appointed the ACAC to provide a forum for review and advice to Animal Control and that’s where these discussions belong. The entire proposal of new ordnance updates came from the ACAC committee made up of many representatives of owners and professionals across the county animal community.
The subject areas of most concern at the GoA’s and Bock Summit were spay/neuter, humane education, helping low-income folks keep their pets, license/ordinance, volunteerism and fostering. They need to help and pay attention to the original direction they were going in albeit all can weigh in on tethering, these subjects are just as important.
The ACAC meetings are post on the county calendar for the public to attend.