Animal rights? No, the issue is different

RIVES JUNCTION -- The opposition likes to make pound seizure more about animal research than pet safety; but research has two other sources for animals -- they don't need ours. We've already had one family lose a beloved pet to research because we allowed pound seizure. Opponents also like to make the issue about "animal rights," since that pits hunters and farmers against us.

Commissioners who try to spin this for their own purposes should read the facts on our Web site: www.members.aol.com/justice-4them .

The National Animal Control Association is against pound seizure -- does that make it an animal-rights organization? A study showed a 56 percent reduction in dog bites, helping to protect our kids -- is that about animal rights?

Our nonprofit papers do not include the words "animal rights" anywhere. Those commissioners still supporting pound seizure are choosing to ignore something important -- the truth.

--Judy Dynnik, JCVAPS