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On the article Animal Shelter Funding May Not Be Slam Dunk
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On the article Animal Shelter Funding May Not Be Slam Dunk
Attleboro Resident
3:29 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
ReplyHi George. I appreciate the fact that you have contacted the councilmen and did express your opinions. I truly respect that and believe that more people (not even in this city but country) should do the same. Also, thanks for the kind words. I do support the animal shelter and speak from my own experience with dogs (especially pit bulls). I also do respect everyone's opinions and views and just try my best to inform them of the facts that I do know. I know you mention the some of the comments have been aggressive on this thread and others regarding the new animal shelter, I do feel those have come from both sides. I just wish there weren’t attacks on people’s characters because once that happens, then the debate is over and it gets personal.
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On the article Animal Shelter Funding May Not Be Slam Dunk
Attleboro Resident
3:07 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
ReplyGeorge, I give Steve major credit also, I really do. But that is just one person that mentioned that after the meeting, not everyone thinks that. Was he verbally attacked while speaking? Was he verbally attacked after speaking? All I am trying to get the point across is that there needs to be more people like Steve that do stand up for what they believe in and not just post here. There are many other options of doing that, like writing letters to your councilmen and congressmen, etc. That is my point, I do understand that some people dont want to stand up at a meeting like that, but we elect these officials for a reason and people need to express their concerns if they dont like something. That is the only way something will be done.
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On the article Animal Shelter Funding May Not Be Slam Dunk
Attleboro Resident
2:59 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
ReplyAhh James, the truth comes out..... This is where I will be ending this conversation on my end. It is not worth it for me or anyone to try to give facts since you will be stuck in your ways and closed minded. There is a great deal of literature and studies out there that show bite records by breed that will prove your theories completely wrong.
I have been to many council meetings on various topics (not just the animal shelter) and I have never seen anyone (even me) get personally attacked while voicing their opinion to the council. If there was an incident, it was not at those meetings I have attended.
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On the article Animal Shelter Funding May Not Be Slam Dunk
Attleboro Resident
2:01 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
ReplyPaul, as I said before, I don’t have all the answers, I never claimed I did. But, I did attend the town hall meeting the other night and have asked the appropriate people some questions I had. That is all I am saying is, people have very strong opinions, but don't always voice them in the correct forum. Plus, people do have good ideas on alternatives, but have they brought them up other than on Patch?
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On the article Animal Shelter Funding May Not Be Slam Dunk
Attleboro Resident
1:01 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
ReplyPaul, all I ask is this, you seem very passionate about this topic - please do some research on the actual costs and the fundraising that is done by the volunteers that isn’t paid by the taxpayers and maybe voice your opinion at meetings or write to the councilmen instead of just posting on sites. And you ask everyone to tell you like it is - which people have been posting facts, etc. - I ask you to do the same! Like I asked you to respond to your comment on if you speak up someone will throw a dead animal on your yard? It’s odd how you mention things like this, but have not backed it up and 'told it like it is'. Numerous people have asked you to respond and give an example, and yet you have completely ignored them and keep posting.
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On the article Animal Shelter Funding May Not Be Slam Dunk
Attleboro Resident
1:00 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
ReplyPaul, all I ask is this, you seem very passionate about this topic - please do some research on the actual costs and the fundraising that is done by the volunteers that isn’t paid by the taxpayers. And you ask everyone to tell you like it is - which people have been posting facts, etc. - I ask you to do the same! Like I asked you to respond to your comment on if you speak up someone will throw a dad animal on your yard? It’s odd how you mention things like this, but have not backed it up and 'told it like it is'. Numerous people have asked you to respond and give an example, and yet you have completely ignored them and keep posting.
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On the article Animal Shelter Funding May Not Be Slam Dunk
Attleboro Resident
12:15 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
ReplyPaul - again, many of the people at the shelter do donate their own time, money, and open their house to help with the care of these animals.
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On the article Animal Shelter Funding May Not Be Slam Dunk
Attleboro Resident
12:12 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
ReplyJames, I understand your frustration and I think the best thing is to maybe speak to the shelter or town council itself and get all of your answers. I can speak for some things I do know - the volunteers do foster the cats and dogs on their own. Many of the dogs that are up for adoption are fostered by the volunteers that are involved. Also, I am speaking from experience, I have attended some of their fundraisers and they do have a campaign that directly raises money for a new shelter - it is separate from the fundraising done for the costs of animal care. In regards to the animal training, the dogs go through training not because they are 'bad' dogs or aggressive as you put it, but because they just need to be taught the basic manners of being a dog since most are picked up as strays or surrendered. Again, I do follow their public facebook page and they raise money for this training and also raise money for the animals such as vet costs, surgeries, and specialized tests (in addition to raise money for a new shelter). Again, I do understand where you are coming from and I am only posting to get some of the information out that I know about the shelter and the volunteer organization behind it. I read some of these posts and just would like to inform you that the organization does have it own fundraising and they do foster the animals on their own.
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On the article Animal Shelter Funding May Not Be Slam Dunk
Attleboro Resident
10:56 am on Monday, January 21, 2013
ReplyActually James, there is a fixed budget for animals in the shelter (as seen in the Attleboro yearly budget) and it does not include cats. There is a volunteer organization that helps out the shelter and has yearly fundraisers that pay for vet bills, food, training, for these animals. I am someone that does follow the Animal Shelter, and actually the dog you are talking about Moby, was sent to training based on funds raised by the group (it was in the newspaper). So the training and care for cats and some dogs are not paid by the tax payers of Attleboro.
Attleboro Resident
5:41 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
James, I was commenting on the fact you mentioned that the breeds the volunteer defend are vicious and it is why I am going to politely end the conversation on my end. Originally I was under the impression (from your previous posts) that you were against the shelter because of costs, but then you just stated that fact regarding your views on pitbulls. I responded that there are many facts and studies that prove this so called theory to be false and that the fact is, it is not illegal to have dogs in a public place with people (unless otherwise stated). Also, I have not read in the newspaper or have heard from shelter volunteers of any issues regarding dogs biting people while they are in these places. I understand your fear of dogs and I am not attacking that in any way. I was not posting to get involved in a debate regarding breeds, and when I saw that, I do not want to comment further regarding breed specific information.