CC Resolution No. 1950 - Animal Shelter Appreciation WeekRESOLUTION NO.1950
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, SUPPORTING THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
STATES' EFFORTS TO SPREAD ANIMAL WELFARE, CARE AND
SAFETY MESSAGES; DECLARING THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2 — 8,
2008, AS ANIMAL SHELTER APPRECIATION WEEK; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, in 1996 the Humane Society of the United States ("HSUS") launched
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week to acknowledge and promote the invaluable role
shelters play in their communities and to increase public awareness of animal welfare issues and
shelter services; and
WHEREAS, there are more than 73 million cats and 68 million dogs living in more than
63 million households across the United States; and
WHEREAS, the irresponsibility of some pet owners has resulted in animals running
loose and unsupervised, causing a threat to public health and safety; and
WHEREAS, indiscriminate breeding allowed by irresponsible pet owners who have not
had their companion animals spayed or neutered has contributed to pet overpopulation; and
WHEREAS, animal shelter employees, like police officers and emergency medical
personnel, must respond to these community problems and crises; and
WHEREAS, animal shelters act as safe havens for homeless and abused animals,
providing them with comfort and care; and
WHEREAS, animal shelters help both animals and people in many ways: by returning
lost pets to their owners, enforcing animal control laws, rescuing injured animals, educating the
public, and matching up families with new animal companions; and
WHEREAS, the work of animal shelters and the important services they provide often go
unnoticed and underappreciated by the citizens; NOW THEREFORE,
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council hereby supports the efforts of the Humane Society
of the United States to spread the message that animal shelters provide life saving services to
animals as well as promote pet owner responsibility and hereby declares the week of November
2 — 8, 2008, as Animal Shelter Appreciation Week in Baytown.
Section 2: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED, by the affirmative vo�4-L
� the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 23 d day of October, 2008,
ATTEST:
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KAIJIE DAMP.LL, City Cler
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