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HomeMy WebLinkAbout022216 World Spay DayD e n i s L a w C I T Y O F - - - — - R e n t o n 0 Ma y o r ’ s Of f i c e Pr o c t a r n a t i o n Wf i e r e a s , p e t s pr o v i d e c o m p a n i o n s h i p to 65 % of U. S . ho u s e h o l d s ; an d Wf i e r e a s , 2. 4 mi l l i o n he a l t h y an d a d o p t a b l e ca t s an d do g s ar e pu t do w n in an i m a l s h e l t e r s ea c h ye a r du e to a la c k of cr i t i c a l re s o u r c e s an d pu b l i c a w a r e n e s s ; an d Wf i e r e a s , ne a r l y 90 % of p e t s li v i n g in po v e r t y an d 98 % of co m m u n i t y (f e r a l a n d st r a y ) ca t s ar e u n a l t e r e d ; an d Wf i e r e a s , sp a y i n g an d n e u t e r i n g ha s b e e n sh o w n t o dr a m a t i c a l l y re d u c e t h e n u m b e r of an i m a l s wh o a r e pu t do w n in an i m a l s s h e l t e r s ; an d Wf i e r e a s , pr o g r a m s ex i s t to as s i s t wi t h th e co s t of sp a y i n g or n e u t e r i n g co m m u n i t y c a t s an d pe t s li v i n g in po v e r t y ; an d Wf i e r e a s , v e t e r i n a r i a n s , na t i o n a l an d lo c a l an i m a l p r o t e c t i o n or g a n i z a t i o n s , an d p r i v a t e ci t i z e n s ha v e jo i n e d t o g e t h e r ag a i n t o a d v o c a t e th e sp a y i n g or n e u t e r i n g of p e t s an d co m m u n i t y ca t s on “W o r l d Sp a y Da y 20 1 6 ” ; Wo w , tf i e r e f o r e , I, De n i s La w , Ma y o r of t h e Ci t y of Re n t o n , do h e r e b y pr o c l a i m Fe b r u a r y 23 , 20 1 6 , t o b e Wo r f i S p a y D a y 2 0 1 6 in t h e Ci t y of R e n t o n , an d I e n c o u r a g e al l ci t i z e n s t o jo i n me in th i s sp e c i a l o b s e r v a n c e by ha v i n g t h e i r ow n p e t s sp a y e d or n e u t e r e d or b y s p o n s o r i n g t h e sp a y i n g or n e u t e r i n g of a pe t in n e e d . I n w i t n e s s wf i e r e o f I ha v e h e r e u n t o s e t my ha n d an d c a u s e d t h e se a l o f t h . e Ci t y of Re n t o n to be af f i x e d th i s 22 n d da y of Fe b r u a r y , 20 1 6 . De is La w , M a y o r L/ Ci t y of R e n t o n , W a s h i n g t o n Re n t o n Ci t y Ha l l • 10 5 5 So u t h Gr a d y Wa y • Re n t o n , Wa s h i n g t o n 98 0 5 7 • re n t o n w a . g o v