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Danielle Marshall
From:cathleen powell <powecl1@yahoo.com>
Sent:Friday, September 10, 2021 3:11 PM
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Văn; Chip Vincent; Angie Mathias; Shane Moloney; Danielle Marshall; Ed VanValey;
Jason Seth; Armondo Pavone; Randy Corman
Subject:Humane Pet Sales Ordinance Input
Attachments:Vaccine Record.jpg
From: Cathleen Powell, 201 Union Ave SE, #70, Renton WA 98059
Pacific Crest Keeshond Club (PCKC), Rescue Chair
425-761-0302
My name is Cathleen Powell. I live in Renton City Limits. I am a 14 year volunteer in our community with
South County Cats, Rescue Chair of the Pacific Crest Keeshond Club, and long time companion pet
advocate.
This is our chance, right here in Renton, to stop the puppy mill pipeline and do the right thing, the moral
thing, the ethical thing for these innocent lives and pass a Humane Retail Pet Sales Ordinance. Ask
yourselves "why would Renton want to be the only community on the Eastside to allow a new pet store to
open in recent months and sell puppies when most people, including many Renton residents I have heard
from, recognize this is an inhumane industry?"
What people don't think about when they buy that adorable puppy at a pet store is the dogs left behind.
The moms and dads and all the dogs that were not sold when they were cute puppies....left to languish at
a puppy mill and forced to breed.
Let me tell you about one of those caged, uncared for dogs. My dog, Lewis, is a puppy mill survivor. At 1
year of age (we think) when rescued, he had no name – just a number – and he was terrified, no date of
birth, underweight, full of intestinal parasites, stinky and matted, fearful, and had no use for people -
basically he was a feral dog. It took several years for Lewis to learn that people are good, gain trust and
confidence knowing he has a safe home and regular meals, he knows the feel of grass under his feet, and
he doesn’t have to sit in his own urine and feces.
He came from Marjorie’s Kennel, which sounds harmless enough. She started as a backyard breeder in
New York State, but eventually had an inventory of over 200 dogs. Initially her puppies were sold via a
local publication, but as more and more litters were born, she began selling to brokers like JAKS.
Marjorie’s Kennel even had the not-so-lofty designation of being 1 of the 100 worst puppy mills in the
United States according to the Humane Society of the United States for many years. Did I mention she
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was USDA approved, which means nothing, as the conditions of her kennel were similar to other breeders
in the industry.
When required by the state to reduce her kennel size, 50 dogs were euthanized due health or aggression
issues or sold at auction to perpetuate the puppy mill industry. 101 dogs, including my Lewis, were
released to breed rescue.
PS: I am also including a copy of a typical medical record from one of the puppies sold at Puppyland. I
shared this with one of my Legacy Breeder friends and she commented, "Holy ****, where were these
puppies born? In a pigsty?" Note: puppies are usually not wormed at 2 days of age and wormed weekly as
the record shows, nor are they given Parvo vaccine at 4 weeks....unless they come from unclean (puppy
mill/volume breeder) environment.
Thank you for your time and consideration. Respectfully, Cathleen Powell