NYC Is a CITY of 8 million PeoPle

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Maude Booker
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1 The Problem

2 NYC Is a city of 8 million People

3 and over 1 million dogs

4 Dogs who Create unhealthy waste on hard Urban surfaces

5 Rain then Creates A serious Problem

6 But it is not the dogs fault They need to walk they need to go

7 The Solution

8 Remove Dogs from The city

9 Can We do that?

10 We have before: aardwolf African burrowing asp African rock python African savannah monitor alligator snapping turtles alligators amethystine python anteater antelone ape ardvark armadillo badger bandicoot bats beaver bee binturong black bear black tegu black widow bobcat Bornean earless monitor brown bear Burmese python bush dog cacomistle caiman cape hunting dog capybara caracal cat-bear centipede cheetah chimpanzee civet coatimundi cobra common tegu condor coral snake cougar coyote crocodile monitor crocodiles cuscus dasvure deer desman dhole dingo dolphin ducks and turkeys eagle elephants emu ermine falcon fennec ferret fossa fox geese genet gila monster giraffe Gliding lemur. gopher gorilla and lemur greater glider green anaconda grizzly bear gymnure hawk hedge hog hippopotamus hornet and wasp hutia hyaena hyrax iguana Indian python jackal jaguar jaguarundi kangaroo kinkajou koala bear Komodo dragon Komodo monitor krait leopard linsang and suricate lion lynx mamba margay marmot marten Mexican beaded lizard mink mole mongoose monkey mountain lion muskrat Nile monitor numbat ocelot opossum ostrich otter otter shrew owl paca panda pangolin panther pigmy glider pit viper polar bear pole cat porcupine prairie dog puma raccoon raccoon dog Reptiles rhea rhinoceros roosters scorpion scrub python sea kriat sea lion sea snake seal serval sewellel sheep shrew skunk sloth snapping turtles squirrels stoat sugar glider tapir tarantula Tasmanian devil tenrec the golden tegu tiger viper viscacha vulture wallaby walrus water monitor weasel whale white tegu white throated monitor wild cat wolf wolverine wombat woodchuck yellow anaconda zebra zorille zorro

11 Ferrets: a case study

12 Banned in 1999, Upheld by courts, Complaint driven enforcement

13 Tactics for Canines

14 Total ban

15 Five Boroughs

16 Chain link Curtain

17 Overview

20 Selling, transporting, or possessing canines within New York City is a crimes.

21 Total Ban on Sales of Dogs Retraining of dog industry workers Active monitoring of stores Active Stings of black market sellers

22 Ban Canine Vaccines Monitor the trafficing of vaccines spot checks of Clinics dogs vaccines Non-cat, Non-bird equipment Close inspection of vets who make house calls

23 Landlords responsible for Keeping dogs out face seizure of property for willful violations

24 Ban Canine Paraphernalia Toys Collars beds, etc. Setup a Hear a Bark tip line Public awareness campaign

25 Ban Canine food Active monitoring of stores Active Stings of black market sellers MONITOR DUAL USE FOODS Investigation and analysis of public dog waste Installation of Detection equipment in sewer system Mandate all plastic bags sold with micro holes

26 Removing or tampering with this detection equipment is a crime punishable by up to one year in prison. System must be inspected yearly. Harboring canines within New York city is a Crime.

27 The BAn on Canines in the City is for their own good Dead dogs are a tragedy that must be investigated

28 Campaign

29 Campaign

30 Campaign All officers trained

31 Campaign All officers trained New Divisions Formed Auxiliary re-focused

32 Campaign

33 Campaign

34 Campaign

35 Campaign

36 Campaign exit station

37 Campaign exit station Van Cortlandt Park / golf course / Parade grounds Size of rikers island

38 We can Do It!

39 Five years later

40 Five years later

41 Successes The ban has successfully met all legal challenges Resisted a recall of the Mayor and City Council Population less than 14,500 and declining

42 Failures Mishandling at the initial exit station Continuing black market Continuing scandal investigations Brown Protests Mass migration to Nassau County Dual use items proving hard to track Outdoor cat population exploding

43 Thank you

A by-law respecting the sale and purchase of endangered, dangerous and exotic animals...

CITY OF SURREY BY-LAW NO. 15199 A by-law respecting the sale and purchase of endangered, dangerous and exotic animals... WHEREAS Section 703(1) of the Local Government Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 323 authorizes