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■ 30 April 2009 | 5:00 AM

the dog that barks loudest

DOES IT SURPRISE ANYONE in Virginia Beach that the City Council appeared to turn a deaf ear to those pleading for a new animal shelter ('Decrepit animal shelter must be replaced, residents urge council,' Hampton Roads, April 29)? After all, the poor stray dogs have no big developer backing them.

Janet Emory

Virginia Beach

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It's state law, Warren

Submitted by jimmyf on Thu, 04/30/2009 at 2:56 pm.

Warren, under Virginia State Code counties and cities are REQUIRED to have or operate an animal shelter and in many cases, the animals are there to PROTECT people FROM dangerous or vicious animals.

It is also there to provide a "dumping" facility for humans to rid themselves of an animal they no longer want, a place to look for and reclaim a lost animal, take a found animal or adopt a new animal for their own enjoyment.

Animal shelters DO serve people Warren-and like it or not, they are a fact of life in our society.

Tax consumer vs tax payer

Submitted by warrenb73163 on Thu, 04/30/2009 at 9:36 am.

The letter is a bit facetious. Seems to imply that we give preference to developers and neglect dogs. And why not?

Building a dog house will require an expenditure of taxes forever. Support for a developer who creates jobs and increases our tax base earns the city income from taxes forever.

A developer benefits humans. A dog house benefits dogs.

Could it be that the writer can’t tell the difference, or, prefers dogs to humans?

What a great idea!

Submitted by sd1955 on Thu, 04/30/2009 at 8:43 am.

The developers could collectively provide a tax relief for their company, employ those struggling for a job position, and become the population's friend again and put a smile on every pet needing a little 'shelter' from the elements!