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Danielle Marshall
From:Ruth Pérez
Sent:Tuesday, August 17, 2021 2:38 PM
To:Chip Vincent
Cc:Angie Mathias
Subject:Fwd: #D-194: Retail Pet Sales
FYI
Ruth Pérez
Councilmember
City of Renton
From: PATTI HIGHLAND <pattihi2@comcast.net>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2021 8:04:56 PM
To: Council <Council@Rentonwa.gov>
Subject: Fwd: #D‐194: Retail Pet Sales
Hello Renton City Council 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.
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Patti Highland
201 Union Av SE
Unit 245
Renton, WA 98059
pattihi2@comcast.net
425-988-4523