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Danielle Marshall
From:PATTI HIGHLAND <pattihi2@comcast.net>
Sent:Monday, August 16, 2021 8:04 PM
To:Danielle Marshall
Subject:#D-194: Retail Pet Sales - Comments for Public Hearing
Danielle - please forward my email to the entire Planning Commission
Hello Planning Commission Members,
I am disappointed that the Renton Planning Commission chose to introduce language to try and
regulate pet stores, specficially Puppyland located in Renton instead of prohibiting retail sales by
passing an ordinance. Puppyland will still be able to import puppies if they meet minimal
requirements. This does NOT address the existing problem of the cruelty puppies suffer at the hands
of puppy mills.
Puppyland sources their puppies from puppy mills. Puppy mills exploit innocent puppies by
continuously breeding dogs for sheer profit. These puppy mills ignore medical, social and physical
needs of these animals. Puppies often carry contagious diseases and/or suffer from
congenital defects needlessly causing undue suffering of hundreds of puppies.
Puppyland is in business to optimize profits. Pet stores charge exorbitant prices sometimes up to
$8,000 for a puppy. Additionally, Puppyland offers financing at extremely high interest rates
considered to be usury.
Seven Washington cities and one county have already passed humane ordinances that required
existing businesses to stop selling puppies.
I am looking to City of Renton to also pass a humane ordinance to stop this cruelty to animals. And,
putting a stop to the pipeline of puppies from puppy mills into Washington.
Thank you for your consideration on this important issue.
Patti Highland
201 Union Av SE
Unit 245
Renton, WA 98059
pattihi2@comcast.net
425-988-4523
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