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NO. AB93 -081
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Date
Date Received in Council Office:
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Originator. Dan Warner, Council
3/3
3/3/93
3/9/93
Council
ision Head:
Dept. Head:
Prosecutor.
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Executive:
SUBJECT:
Resolution opposing SB 5832 regarding lab use of animals prior to being euthanized
ATTACSMENTS.
Resolution
SB 5832
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A Senate panel is considering a bill that says once humane societies and animal control shelters have decided
to euthanize the animals they must wait an additional day to allow researchers or pet stores to pick up the
anted pet. Backers of the bill say it would benefit humanity by making research animals more readily, and
cneaply available and would be an answer to the current black market where family pets are nabbed and sold.
Opponents say most humane societies have bylaws that forbid them from selling or giving animals away to
researchers. Animal shelters would lose the trust of the public if people thought their dogs and cats would end
up as part of a biomedical experiment.
ORIGINATOR'S RECOAMENDED ACTION
Approve the resolution
COMMITTEE ACTION TAKEN
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN
3/9/93: council approved the resolution.
Related File Numbers: Ordvuolce or Resolution Number (this item only): R93 -014
oPSB5832.303 03 /09 /93 SPONSORED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: Warner
INTRODUCTION DATE: 3 -9 -93
RESOLUTION NO. 93 -014
2 OPPOSING WASHINGTON STATE SENATE BILL 5832
3 RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF ANIMALS
4 WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Humane Society has, over a period of many years,
5 worked to develop public trust, promote the passage of local animal - control laws to license
6 and restrain at -large dogs, educate the public on responsible pet ownership, and promote
7 pet adoption from the animal control shelter;
8 WHEREAS, the success of local animal control activity depends in part upon public
9 trust that unadopted animals will be humanely euthanized; -
10 WHEREAS, the perception that unadopted animals may be sold for biomedical
11 research would tend to discourage the public from turning unwanted and homeless animals
12 over to animal shelters, leaving the animals to run uncontrolled or remain as unwanted pets,
and thus exacerbate the problems of at -large and abused animals in Whatcom County;
14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council that
15 respectfully opposes Washington State Senate Bill 5832, "An Act Relating to the Disposition
16 of Animals."
17 APPROVED this 9th day of March , 1993.
18 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
19 ATTEST: WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
21 Bar ara Maher, Acting erl; Marge 'dlaw, Council Chair