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From: Janice Caller-Thompson [Janicecader@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, October 19,, 2009 8:39 AM
To: Lynn. Richardson,; -'City Clerk; citymgr, 'Dave Glass'; 'David Babbitt';
edanly@ci.petaluma:ca.us;. Brown,. John;'Mike Harris'; 'Mike Healy'; 'Pam Torliatt'; Brodhun,
Scott; 'Teresa Barrett', 'T;iffany Renee'; Janice Gader-Thompson
Cc: 'Susan .Simons'; jbur,ns@arguscoui-ier.com; 'Jennifer Kirchner'; 'Marcella'; Cook, Mike;
''Patricia Boyd'; 'Diane Reilly Torres';. Petaluma Tomorrow@yahoogroups.com
Subject:. Re: Feral Cat Ordinance
Attachments: 2009 feral cat ordianee
October 19, 2009
Dear Mayor and Council members,
I Have concerns with ahe Feral Cat portion of the Cities Animal Ordinance. After reviewing the last council meeting
discussion. and pub;(c comment on' this subject it was clear Gerald Moore,. President of the PWA, and PWA's members
will have citizens arrested it they violate the ordinance. He rattled, off Federal laws, SEQUA and other pending law
cases protecting birds and allowing citizens to have city employees arrested along with citizens if PWA feels they've
violated -the law.. The city of Petaluma built a wastewater recycling facility not a Bird Sanctuary; this facility needs to
be protected for public use.
PWA has a list of other animals they wish to eradicate from the site.~Including, bull frogs, otters, red fox, and swans.
Yikes, what's next raccoons, skunks, possums; deer, people, this group will stop when birds are the only species left
on the site.
I' urge Mayor Torliatt'and councilmember's to pull the ,Feral Cat portion. of the ordinance out, then vote on the
remaining changes and' quit using. PWA as the only source for irradiating animals. The feral cat ordinance needs more
discussion and consideration to protect the city from lawsuits fro'm'PWA and citizens being unfairly harassed or
arrested.
Sincerely,
Janice Caller=Thompson, RDH
Janice Ca'der-Thompson; RDH
732 Carlsbad Court
Petaluma; CA 94954
707 762-7279