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From:Claire Wilkinson <wilkinsoncm@hotmail.com>
Sent:Thursday, January 28, 2021 3:58 PM
To:Council
Subject:Humane ordinance to prevent selling puppies from puppy mills
Dear Mayor Pavone and Council members,
My name is Claire Wilkinson and I live in the Benson/Talbot area of Renton. As a seasoned
animal shelter volunteer, humane treatment of animals is very important to me.
The very antithesis of humane treatment is the puppy mill industry. As the name implies, these
are large-scale operations with profit versus wellbeing being the top priority. The breeding
mothers are exhausted and not cared for. They are simply machines that produce puppies that
are often not very healthy.
Please consider passing a city ordinance banning the selling of puppies at any business in
Renton. Word has it that a business that buys puppies from large-scale puppy mills where the
mothers languish in ill health and are unloved is planning to open in downtown Renton near the
high school.
Renton has a reputation of being a compassionate and caring community. By passing an
ordinance banning the selling of puppies by pet stores, you prove that Renton truly cares for its
two-footed and four-footed residents. Loving families will still have access to puppies through
shelters, rescues, and reputable breeders.
Please join the more than 370 other localities nationwide and pass a humane pet store
ordinance.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Claire Wilkinson
18100 SE 107th Place SE, #141
Renton, WA 98055
425-533-7471
Cordially,
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Claire Wilkinson
425-533-7471
wilkinsoncm@hotmail.com