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Danielle Marshall
From:Ashley Trease <atrease@gmail.com>
Sent:Saturday, August 14, 2021 11:19 AM
To:Danielle Marshall
Subject:Meeting on August 18
Dear Renton Planning Commission,
I am writing regarding your virtual meeting on Wednesday, August 18 where you will discuss the proposed ordnance
that would prohibit existing businesses from selling puppies from puppy mills.
Some disturbing facts about puppy mills to consider:
• Puppy mills are dog breeding operations that put profit over the health and well-being of the dogs.
• Puppy mills can house hundreds or thousands of dogs. Smaller does not necessarily mean better. The conditions in
small facilities can be just as cruel as larger ones.
• Breeding parents spend their lives in 24-hour confinement to cages. It is common to see wire cages stacked on top
of each other. They generally do not have protection from heat, cold, or inclement weather.
• Dogs in puppy mills live in dirty, unsanitary conditions.
• Dogs living in puppy mills receive little to no veterinary care (and puppy mill owners often provide veterinary care
without anesthesia or veterinary training).
• Mothers are bred every heat cycle and are usually killed when they can no longer produce.
• Many puppy mills do not practice humane euthanasia. Dogs are killed in cruel ways, including shooting or drowning.
• Puppies are taken from their mothers too young and can develop serious health or behavioral issues due to the
conditions in which they are bred and shipped. This leads to expensive veterinary bills, heartbreak, and stress for
their owners.
The bottom line is that puppy mills are all about profits. Any money spent on veterinary care, quality food, shelter, or
staff to care for the dogs cuts into the profit margin. These beautiful creatures deserve better and it is our responsible as
ethical humans to give them that. Selling dogs from puppy mills definitely should not be allowed in the City of Renton.
Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
Sincerely,
Ashley Trease
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