MO: Be the voice for Eureka's pet dogs.

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Urge your officials to treat all dogs as individuals.

The pet dogs of Eureka need your voice. The city council is debating whether to repeal its outdated breed discriminatory “pit bull” ordinance, and its members need to hear from constituents like you that now is the time to take this lifesaving step.

We all want a safe and humane city for people and pets. Unfortunately, the current ineffective law isn’t doing anything to help reach this goal; rather, it’s tearing families apart and increasing the number of pet dogs needlessly killed in our shelter.

Take action now and let your elected officials know that you support the effort to repeal and replace this discriminatory law with a breed-neutral dangerous dog law that focuses on the individual dog and the individual owner.

This is going to come down to numbers. The more Eureka residents who stand up and speak out on behalf of our dogs, the better our chance of success will be.

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Thank you for your support and for your voice. Together, we will Save Them All.

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Dear [Decision Maker],

I am a Eureka resident and I urge you to repeal the city's outdated and ineffective breed-discriminatory "pit bull" ordinance.

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We all share the same goal of making Eureka a safe and humane community for people and pets. We want our community to be protected against dangerous dogs; however, the problem is that the current breed discriminatory provision does nothing to achieve this goal. That's exactly why so many communities across our state have rejected breed discrimination in favor of breed-neutral laws that focus on the behavior of each individual dog and each individual owner in the community.

Our goal (first and foremost) is safety in the most comprehensive and effective way possible. The current ordinance does nothing to promote public safety; rather, it infringes on responsible dog owners' property rights. When you factor in the wasted tax dollars required to enforce the ordinance, along with the fact that every single peer-reviewed study on this subject has found these types of laws to be utterly ineffective, you can see why so many city residents want to make a change.

Twenty-one states have passed laws outlawing this type of discrimination, and organizations as wide-ranging as the American Bar Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Veterinary Medical Association, the National Animal Care and Control Association and others have all rejected breed discriminatory laws.

It's time for our city to reject discrimination and stand up for responsible dog owners and the pets they love. We are counting on you to protect our property rights. Please vote to repeal the breed-discriminatory ordinance.

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