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Home My WebLink About11/19/2013 14A Council General InformationBUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. For Meeting of: 11/19/2013 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ITEM TITLE: SUBMITTED BY: SUMMARY EXPLANATION: Council General Information Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk 1. Weekly Issues Report 2. Information from Ryan Low regarding Breed Specific Law 3. Information distributed at the November 12, 2013 Council Study Session regarding Breed Specific Laws 4. City Meeting Schedule 5. Preliminary Future Activities Calendar 6. Preliminary Council Agenda Resolution: Other (Specify): Contract: Contract Term: Start Date: End Date: Amount: Ordinance: Item Budgeted: Funding Source/Fiscal Impact: Strategic Priority: Insurance Required? No Mail to: Phone: APPROVED FOR City Manager SUBMITTAL: RECOMMENDATION: ATTACHMENTS: Description info Upload Date 11/14/2013 Type Cover Memo MEMORANDUM November 14, 2013 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Tony O'Rourke, City Manager SUBJECT: Weekly Issues Report • COUNCIL MEETING — NO EXECUTIVE SESSION: The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, November 19. Since there is not an executive session, the regular business meeting will start at 6:00 p.m. • COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: This Committee (Bristol, Coffey and Lover) will be meeting on Thursday, November 21 at 1:30 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Conference Room. COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE: This Committee (Cawley, EttI and Adkison) will be meeting on Friday, November 22 at 10:00 a.m. in the 2nd Floor Conference Room. • CHAMBER LUNCHEON: The Chamber of Commerce has its monthly meeting on Monday, November 18 at noon. Sean and I will be attending the reviewing the proposed Downtown Master Plan with the members. Contact Cally if you are interested in attending. Claar Tee, Sonya From: Sent: To: Subject: ryan low [rye.low@gmail.com] Tuesday, November 12, 2013 9:29 PM Cawley, Micah; Adkison, Maureen; Coffey, Kathy; Ensey, Rick; Bristol, Sara; Ettl, Dave; Lover, Bill; Claar Tee, Sonya; O'Rourke, Tony Provision Draft I am an complete novice at writing code and contracts, and policy, In fact I am not qualified to do so. I send this provision draft to you knowing that those things are deficient. The following ideas were drafted from my experience as a board member of the humane society, and in talking to as many local people and agencies who handle dogs as possible. It became clear early that people who adopt dogs from rescue operations, are not the problem because they are so well sifted through by the local rescue operators. No one wants to adopt to a bad owner, and no one wants to see a dog be let down. The humane society is the most liberal to adopt, but it still has never adopted a dog out when the adoptee is in doubt. I could not find a rescue operation in the state that has adopted out a dog that had a viscous attack on a person. High risk dogs are put down, or in rare cases given to high risk shelters out of the city. None of these rescue groups support breeders of pit bulls. Animal rescues have a great encumbrance from the mixed breed dogs that come into the shelter that may look this way. I can't work on a final provision until the draft is considered by City Council. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns, it's still a draft and can be changed. Thank you City Council, Mayor and Manager for opportunity for review, and all the support for more animal control measures that have been approved in the last year. -Ryan Low 1 These suggestions will assume you are concerned about future dog attacks on people and other animals, dog fighting operations, criminal conduct and abuse concerning dogs. None the ideas have any added expense to the public, rather you should see an increase in fees through licensing and ticketing, to help pay for the added Animal Control Officers you voted on earlier in the year (Thank you). I believe you already have all the tools in place to implement these concepts, so no additional funding should be needed. The article in need of an update is the animal control code and licensing fee schedule. The ideas listed below exist and are used in other municipalities and have shown excellent results. These Ideas were drafted and considered by several meetings with Animal Control, Central Washington Humane society, and legal guidance through non-profit organizations to find recourse to the Pit Bull Ban in Yakima. The big issue not stated at today's meeting is that visual identification of a dog has become a litigation target and municipalities are losing their visual bans outright. If this provision is adopted people would most likely participate in the program, rather than sue the city. Please look up part 2 of the Criscuolo vs Grant county case online if you want to know more specifics. All the cases mentioned today challenging the ban come in no later than 1989. Today with DNA testing, plaintiffs can prove their visually offensive dog innocent, and any appellate Judge will overturn the ban as being arbitary. The city can either adopt stronger dog ordinances, or re-write the ban with DNA structure and pay for DNA testing on each dog, which is very expensive. To help prepare the city for that end someday, we are trying to develop a model dog ownership program and a new concept for pre-emptive action taken on owners. The city can still retain the ban as it sees fit. To effectively control and prevent bites and attacks we are proposing ideas by way the following concepts; Reduction of dog population; Preemptive action toward aggressive dogs. These two things incidentally address other issues concerning animal welfare. This is the context I believe you are working with, and the aim in which we are suggesting these relatively minor changes in animal control policy, which should make a big difference in years to come. All concerned parties all want more owner responsibility taken and this is a way to get there. FEE DIFFERENTIAL CONCEPT • You cannot have a good animal control policy without effective licensing. This offset is the single best thing that can be implemented in order to start a trend toward better owner responsibility. Statistics show a 35%-45% drop in stray animals in metro areas in a 5 year period. Yakima may not see that significant of a result due to outlying areas that do not have this offset, but it will provide a model structure and incremental results in corning years to effective animal control policy. Licensing Fee Differential •To have effective licensing and ticketing, the differential must pass the test of basic economics, the cost of licensing/fee must be greater than the cost of spay/neuter. Current fee schedule is $15 Altered $3 0 unaltered. A $15 offset does not satisfy this. —Fee of spayed/neutered animal: $15, —Fee of unaltered animal: $100-$150 w/ a late penalty of $50-$100 each month up to $500. - Exemptions provided for licensed breeders and kennel licenses. •Provisions for Low -Income Residents are already available however limited through a Humane Society program called SNAP, However, these certificates might be better articulated and granted by Animal Control Officers. • Fees collected from a Pit bull provision may be applied toward a spay and neuter program within a 501c3 BANNING REPEAT OR LEVEL 5 VIOLATORS FROM OWNING A DOG - Animal control officers have a list of grossly negligent repeat violators that result in many visits and wasted time. If a person is banned from owning a dog based on a prior offenses/convictions, a far more simple and faster preemptive force can be taken. - Could have a scheduled sentence of 5 years or more and fee - Could be applied to puppy mill operators/illicit breeding without proper licensing. SALE OF ANY PUPPIES, JUVINILES PROHIBITED WITHOUT KENNEL LICENSE By making it illegal to receive profits from illicit dog breeders, you will see less dogs roaming. People can still give away dogs, but selling them should be considered a violation, and have a scheduled fine. Many of the rescue operations will be more than happy to turn in craigslist and Facebook posts and provide the necessary evidence to enable a conviction. IF THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS A PROVISION TO THE BAN Almost Every Municipality in Washington Provides a Provision of some kind, To allow Good owners to keep their dogs. - Still prohibits purebred pit bulls and thereby not supporting the breeding and/or buying of such - Every aspect of this program will be monitored and managed by local 501 C3 rescue operators that participate, creating no due process for city courts; this will provide more information to the council for decision into the repeal or retaining of the ban in the future, or to continue with provision. - All dogs and families are pre-screened for already existing adoption standards. - Premises in which the dog will reside are reviewed by an animal control officer and subject to further inspection. All people who participate in the program will sign a disclosure permitting such. - Provision would give a supplementary revenue stream to rescues that want to participate. - Within this provision a new kind of pre-emptive measure known as Dog Control Notices can be reviewed and developed, and issued after a level 2 (menacing) violations occurs. This idea needs testing and more work to realize its full potential and flaws. By using this provision as its development point you can examine the most effective animal control measure without any legal burden. Please see Dog Control Notice concept below. Provision Draft - All applications for a pit bull/mix license will require person to apply in advance at shelter and have a yard and home inspection done by animal control - Animal control or police allowed to inspect animal and property without notice after license is granted, and refer owner to a number of conditions or recommendations of the Dog Control Notice as needed, or risk losing the special permit. - All permits for pit bull dogs mixes would have to come from a 501 c3 or animal rescue operation, with paperwork to ensure eligibility. This assumes and requires spay/neutering and micro chipping, as well as a temperament check. - Pit bull type dogs will have a "Special collar" and/or License tag to be easily identified by officers from a distance visually. - Any officer can inspect and look up a dog with special collar or tag and cross-reference it with a person's identification to ensure its legality - Transfer of ownership prohibited without proper transfer paperwork through the 501 c3 rescue or humane society and complete application for Certificate of Conformity -The programs results would be reported to city council on various scheduled reporting intervals - Anyone participating in program gives Animal Control Officers consent to implement Dog Control Notices, which if are not obeyed, will result in repeal of permit and possible prosecution by the existing ban. - Shelters will determination if a permit is to be repealed, the city has no liability and can follow through with charges -Program would be controlled and monitored by 501 c3 animal rescue organizations, not city. - City council will be informed of the Programs proceedings through 6 month status reporting intervals - City council can repeal provision by vote if they see it for any reason unfit or unsafe - This program is an ideal model on how to improve and test "Dog Control Notices" which are the best way to prevent an attack by way of code enforcement. - Pre-existing pit mixes may apply for a "Certificate of Conformity", in which the 501 c3 will proclaim that the dog therein conforms to all the adoption concerns and standards as well as the family possessing the dog. Only authorized personnel will be allowed to give Certification for pre-existing dogs. City Licensing dept will have a registry of that list. - After a period of three years (puppy to young dog), a permanent license may be granted to participants who are outstanding model owners, which will be determined by ACO and local shelters. These owners will assist others participating in provision to help promote better ownership. - As a incentive for people to participate, if the program was to be later shut down by vote of council, or any other handicap, participants would be granted a full dog license if there were no considerable violations. DOG CONTROL NOTICES (DCNs) to owners if an animal is consistently out of control, or is causing a "reasonable" sense of alarm to any individual who reports it. These notices can force owners to take a variety of actions before an incident takes place. These steps are a lead in before declaring a dog dangerous within the already stated guidelines in the animal control policy. The DCN can impose a number of conditions on the dog owner including: -Repairing structures needed to retain such an animal -The owner and their dog attending and completing a training course in order to gain the control of dogs . -Keeping the dog on a lead whenever it is in a place to which the public have access; -Referring owner to seek veterinary care If you breach it, you can be fined a targeted amount, having dog convicted of level X behavior and/or declared dangerous. This concept if further developed through this program will help in designing and implementing a pre-emptive action before an incident take place and protect the public from any breed of dog. The current policy on dangerous dogs leaves a space between level 2 (Threaten) and level 3 (harm) that would be served well by this concept, and could be implemented within the current code 6.20.130 Control of dogs. Although this type of ordinance exists elsewhere, it is new (3 Years old), and is showing great results. The concept needs testing before it could be used on any dog of level 2 or greater. The pit bull provision will already grant this access by having any person who participates in program sign a contract giving animal control or 501 c3 the ability to impart their instruction and deal with any concern they may have to meet with acceptable conditions. All of these accounts will be documented or face the lifting of license and face the criminal charges that are already outlined. Groups and people I have worked with to help develop these concepts -Humane Society of Central Washington Alan landvoy, Brian Stephenson, Wendy St. George, Matty, Erica, Vaughn, Patsy Animal Control Mike, Angel, Ben Wags to riches Stacy Mayne Yakima Valley Vet clinic Aaron Patrick DVM and other staff Lincoln ave vet clinic Greg Colman Emergency Vet clinic Dr. Anne Kluetmeier, DVM National Canine Research Council Victoria Voith, PhD, DVM, DACVB Animal Farm Foundation Stacy Coleman Ledy van Kavage Animal Law offices of Adam P. Karp JD MS City Of Yakima Joe Mann Sara Bristol Thank you for your time and consideration -Ryan Low i Distributed at the Meeting I/ -i? -11 Resident: Jim Keightley Address: 504 N 78th Ave I present this statement in regards to the council's study session on the ordinance prohibiting Pit Bulls in Yakima. I apologize for being unable to attend this session. I am a resident of Yakima, but work as police administrator in a neighboring city. My duties include the oversight of our Animal Shelter & Control. This statement, which is my personal opinion, is based on my professional experience and observations. Due to their breeding Pit Bulls are unpredictably aggressive. Pit Bulls with no history of aggression can and do suddenly attack without warning and provocation, usually toward those who they sense are weak such as children and the elderly. Any dog, given the wrong circumstances such as extreme brutality by its owner or being allowed to pack up with dogs who are aggressive, is capable of violent aggression, but no other breed has the history of unprovoked attacks like Pit Bulls. A simple search will uncover numerous records of a Pit Bull violently attacking and killing children, elderly and sometimes others. As mentioned, other breeds are occasionally responsible for these attacks, but it's my estimation that about 80% of all violent dog attacks on humans are Pit Bulls. Pit Bull owners will state that their Pit Bull is a well behaved member of the family, that they have never shown any aggressive tendencies, and are nothing to be concerned about. In almost every case this is completely true. But, the reality is no dog owner can swear with all certainly that their dog will never aggressively attack anyone. Dogs are animals and all animals can be and are often unpredictable. I own two dogs, an Australian Shepherd and a dachshund, both of them licensed in Yakima. These dogs have no aggressive breeding in their lineage and have never shown any aggression toward humans, however, I cannot say with certainty that they will never be aggressive. How much more uncertainty is there when dealing with a dog bred to be aggressive. In the city I work in, nearly every report we get of a dog behaving aggressively involves a Pit Bull or similar breed. Most recently our officers responded to a report of a dog violently attacking a screen door trying to get to the toddler on the other side. Before ever arriving at the location I knew the dog would be a Pit Bull. Thankfully the screen door did not fail. These types of reports are not isolated incidents, they are the routine. With these things in mind I respectfully ask the City Council to leave intact the ordinance that has been serving the citizens of Yakima well, the prohibition of Pit Bulls inside the city. I wish the city I work for had such an ordinance. Thank you OLICE ATROLMANS SSOCIATION PHONE (509) 575-6200 Honorable Members of the City Council of Yakima, distributed at the Meeting 11-1,3.'1 LAW & JUSTICE BUILDING .. 200 SOUTH 3RD STREET YAKIMA, WASHINGTON 98901 November 11, 2013 I, Tony Patlan, Chairman of the Yakima Police Patrolman's Association, am presenting this letter to show our support of the current City Ordinance banning Pit -bulls and other dangerous animals. We do not wish or want this Ordinance to be changed or soften. Our reasons for the continued support of the Ordinance as it stands is due to the recent attack and injury to one of our Officers by a Pit -bull and the attack and multiple injuries upon one of the residents of this City. This reason is even more strongly realized by the savage attack and death of a relative of one of our Officer's family members by a Pit -bull in California a few years ago. Officers, in the past, have had to draw and fire a weapon in defense of his person against attack by this breed of dog. I, myself, have drawn my weapon and threaten to shoot in order to have a Pit -bull taken out of a yard and effect an arrest. It is unfortunate this Ordinance has to be in place because of a few who may use the dog in the wrong manner. But what is even more unfortunate, this breed of dog has even caused serious injury and death in other states when the dog was advocated to be just a family pet. Again, the Yakima Police Patrolman's Association remains strongly in support of the Ordinance banning of Pit -bulls as it stands. Thank you for your consideration of this letter and our position. Chairman, YPPA Comments received (for/against) about repeal ng the pit bull ordinance (comments typed as they were received....errors and all) For/Against Name Resident Email Comment Against Alma Navarro Yes almaaalmavarrocpa.com Do not reverse the pit bull ban. Pit bulls are banned because they are a vicious breed. In 2008, two loose pit bulls attacked a 71 year old woman in her front yard in Sea Tac. They attacked her entire body and tore off an ear. In 2010, a pit bull attacked a 58 year old man in Wapato who had to be flown to Harborview, he almost died; and in Burien a pit bull attacked a woman and bit her lip off. In 2013, an 8 year old girl in McCleary was bitten on the legs when a pit bull escaped his pen; and in Wenatchee a 43 year old woman was bitten by the family pet pit bull and had to be hospitalized. There are many, many more factual reports of mauling from this specific breed. I urge you to keep the ban in place, dog owners do not have a right to jeopardize our safety. For Judy Buchanan No - Alabama judyi941@umail.com Sirs...being in a different state does not repel the fact that a pit bull is only bad when the owner is bad. I own pit along with 7 other different breeds and the is one of the best animals I hve ever owned..pleade repel your ban. For Marilyn Brown L No jpitobsession@hotmail.com 1 have been informed recently of your willingness to consider repealing Breed Specific Legislation in the city limits of Yakima. I sincerely hope (& pray) that you decide to make this repeal a reality. You may or may not remember, but back in 2007, I put together binders for the City Council, asking for this very thing. My two girls (pit bulls) mentioned in the letter I enclosed in 2007 are both gone now, thanks to age, cancer and kidney failure. I do this not only for them, but for the other wonderful pit bulls who I have crossed paths with over the last 25 years, for it truly is a matter of owner responsibility and has nothing to do with breed. In 25 years owning, rescuing and just plain loving pit bulls, I have never been bitten by one. I'm sure you are being bombarded with all sorts of reasons for a repeal, so I'm not going to go into it. I do however want to put on record that my fiance' and I are both in major support of a breed -neutral ordinance that puts focus on irr! esponsible and reckless dog owners as opposed to targeting specific breeds of dogs. Against Arlene Bugay No - Arizona arles a qy hoax= My names Arlene Bugay and I am a owner of a Pure breed Pit bull. He is now 3 years old named Brewly and never had behavior problems. I have had him since he was 3 months old,he has 2 cat brothers and never once tried to hurt them. In my dogs eyes he is a small 901b lap dog and the center of everyone's world. When he meets new people he is excited and loving. My Dog Brewly gets judged every time we go to a dog park because people only see "Pit bull" but that is just his breed and he didn't choose to be Pit but anymore then we can chose to be white,black,mexican, or any other nationality. I have had many people tell me my dog is dangerous and wanted me to leave a dog park even though they just saw my dog walking with small children and play with other dogs. My dog is my world and I'm sad that the fight for Pit bulls are still going on. Why should a dog be punished for being a certain breed. Every pit bull I have ever known which is a lot, has been gentle and nothing like wh! at people make them out to be which is dangerous dogs. You can TEACH any breed to fight or be aggressive,ifs not the breed that's the problem its the "People" who are evil and cruel and dangerous that use these poor animals to do awful things. ALL people and animals are bom to love after all ifs one of gods creations. No human is perfect,no animal is perfect but we shouldn't judge a full BREED or RACE. My Sister has 4 Pit bulls and every single one of them are very loving,loyal and gentle. 1 of the pit bulls had a very tragic history before my Sister adopted him. He was apart of a Pit bull fighting ring as a"Bait dog." What this means is these horrible "people" would breed Pit bulls and the Pit bulls that refused to fight or was to weak,they would throw them in a ring and TRAIN dogs to attack it,knowing this "Bait/weak" dog would not fight back. They took all his teeth out so he couldn't defend himself. When this dog was nearly dead they dumped him on the highway to die all alone and scared. These "People" are cruel,emotionless and TRAINED dogs to be this way. Luckily someone pulled over and saw this poor dog and took him in, he made a recovery but has many scares. Emotionally and physically this dog has been through a lot. This dog is not evil,mean,aggressive even though hes been through so much. When my sister adopted this dog who is now named Munchie, he was so grata uI and loving and knew he was given a second chance. It breaks my heart that if he was in certain states that he would be considered an dangerous dog and be euthanize. There is nothing wrong with the "Breed" there is only something wrong with the "People" who are twisted and evil that Train dogs to be aggressive. Not all dogs are perfect, there will be some dog some where in the world that attacks for no reason but it's not because of the breed of the dog,might not even be because of the owners. This world is already a sick and twisted place and somebody needs to stand up for what is right, and what is right is to Not KILL innocent animals and not JUDGE a breed by looking at it. Every dog should be treated based off it's own actions and own personality. It would be so very heartbreaking if a Pit bull down the street attacked someone and because of it my very own dog had to be put down even though he had nothing to do with it, but because he was a Pit bull he had to suffer. Your state and County is a very beautiful one. Why not make it a less "judgmental" one. Distributed at theth y Meeting /1413 Sit 6014)W Dy t yah guellauf Eugene Retalater-Guard - Qct 25.1995 a ... pas vaws. saws saava-10 r r-7% i tires maw ill ars were yam ere sir; ./If 1 f sten ler. Paps 17 of 26 Two pit bulls sentenced to die after killing man in wheelchair SI Tb. Amelia Pees YAKIMA. Wash — Two pit NMI that mauled a wheelchair•haund man Wilt be killed Slier they flnlsh a I0 -day quarantine to check for a sherift% officer said Monday. r 75. died Friday after being at. tacked by the clop la his batt yard jut outside Yakima city limits. Eerier. a ose4bae uImakcsatrof officer and for. mer =maw of Yakima Coray'a water plaa was as animal lover who wheeled goats, turkey& pol• bellied pip and other creatures oa bis balfa cre Plot. friends said. The owner of a dots diet eertoty injures or kills someone is automatically guilty of a Class C m dt3111esaor wider stale law. dining's Lt.. Stew Graham said. The crime carries a maximum pimill- ty o/ Ave yen la prison and a $10,000 Iles. Graham fait 'ince ph boils' oiler has riot yet been ctotaea0dr GesM m amid Moody. "The Mny tildes cane et the dogti basal even beam is coated with the met Re didn't leave as address or phone number. Mgr* Jl midges ter him to get settled and maim the gay here." Graham Bald TM owner had lett the der with Lawrence Didier of Yakima wide he Moved to the Seattle are& police said The dogs dug under a k feaee In escape the yard, Graham said Deheer did ad immediately return a telephone message Monday Fetter, who was partly paralyzed by a stroke several years two. was to his yard with his deck* hund, Helga. when the pit bulls jumped he' 3te-foot fence and attacked and killed the dog before attack• Ing Fuer. aulhonties said. "It's the hardest thing to accept this lragcdy," said Fesrr's step -daughter, Becky Simmons. 46 of Kennewick. "He's the last man in the world you would think to be mauled by dogs because he cared so much for God's animals " The city of Yakima has an ordinance banning pit bulls, but the county doesn't A county ordinance prohibits dangerous or vicious dog. but these two doge did not have a history of attacking people. Graham said ''The county ordinance would not, 1 don't be- lieve, come into play in this situation," Graham No charges had been flied by Monday afternoon, according to the prosecutors office. Frser's neighbor, Herman Miller, 70, was at - lacked when he entered Fever's gate to respond to the "lifeline' device! had used to call for help Miller suffered more than a dozen bites to his neck, head, back and legs before he was able to retreat to his house arrim the street. Miller, who was hospitalized for his injuries. Me sieves Fewer fell from his wheelchair trying to ren cue his small dog from 'le pit bulls. home dogsbite dangerous legislating dog bite staying blog dogs dogs victims safe Dogs i `e_,'IY, Smile drags don'''et In the 8 -year period from 2005 to 2012. pit bulls killed 151 Americans and accounted for 60% of the total recorded deaths (251) Combined. pit bulls and rottweilers accounted for 73% of these deaths ( More » About Us Donate Home » dog bite statistics » dog bite fatalities » dog bite studies fatality citations quick statistics studies index 2012 dog bite fatalities :: Information gathered by DogsBite org is verifiable) through Internet archive services Our Fatality Citations section documents each source used in our dog bite -related fatality research 2012 statistics 38 U S fatal dog attacks occurred in 2012 2 Despite being regulated in Military H4uSlno areas and over 600 U.S. Cities 3 pit bulls contributed to 61 % (23) of these deaths Pit bulls make up less than 5% of the total U.S dog population a Together pit bulls (23) and rottweilers (3). the second most lethal dog breed, accounted for 68% of all fatal attacks in 2012 In the 8 -year period from 2005 to 2012. this combination accounted for 73% (183) of the total recorded deaths (251 The breakdown between pit bulls and rottweilers is substantial over this 8 -year period From 2005 to 2012, pit bulls killed 151 Americans, about one citizen every 19 days, versus rottweilers. which killed 32. about one citizen every 91 days Annual data from 2012 shows that 50% (19) of the victims were adults 21 -years and older, and the other half were children. ages 8 -years and younger Of the total children killed by dogs in 2012. 79% (15) were ages 2 -years and younger Annual data also shows that males were more often victims, 61% (23), than females The majority of male victims, 61% (14), were ages 8 -years and younger Of the total female victims, only 33% (5) fell into this same age group. In 2012, roughly one-third 32% (12), of all dog bite fatality victims were either visiting or living temporarily with the dog's owner when the fatal attack occurred Children 8 -years and younger accounted for 75% (9) of these deaths. 34% (13) of all fatalities in 2012 involved more than one dog. 13% (5) involved breeding on the dog owner's property either actively or in the recent past, and 5% (2) involved tethered dogs, down from 6% in 2011 9% in 2010 and 19% in 2009 In 2012, dogs referred to as a "rescue" accounted for at least 13% (5) attacks that resulted in death Children suffered the brunt of these attacks with 3 deaths The adults afflicted 2 adult females, were killed by their own pack of "rescued" dogs ! Dog ownership information for 2012 shows that family dogs comprised 58% (22) of all fatal occurrences. 82% (31) of all incidents occurred on the dog owners property and 18% (7) resulted in criminal charges. down from 29% in 2011 6 California and North Carolina led fatalities in 2012 each with 4 deaths 75% of the California deaths occurred in San Diego County. Pit bull -type dogs accounted for 88% (7) of the 8 deaths New Mexico, Ohio and Texas followed, each with 3 deaths See' 8 -Year U.S. Dori Bite Fatality Chart (2005 to 20121 See. 8 -Year U.S. DrN Bite Fatality Statg Mao (2005 Io 20121 See Discussion notes I See Full news release 2012 fatal dog attacks by breed 011. 8% Rottweller (3) S% Mixed -breed (2i S% German shepherd (2) 4 (1 per 9 dittment breeds) � - 61% P11 bull (23) 2012 U S dog bile fatalities • KIMA News Dog attack victim speaks out Ity Cllrtslina Crain MUD: IluRviu.kimatv.mmluho1,l/pc le/li ws/2fl26pf-it.htmn 1 Published: Aug 24, 2013 at 9:51 PM PST (2o13-o8-25T5:51:43Z) 1 Last Updated: Aug 25, 2013 at 9:41 AM P1tT (2013-08.2ST17:41:32Z) YAKIMA, WASH. -- Three dogs brutally attacked a Yakima Police Officer and 48 -year-old Eddie Gefroh. The officer was bitten several times, but Eddie's injuries were worse. He talked to KIMA Action News about the fight of his life. Aw.comYrI it 4 lEIl lira►iv; iffiNtIll Pl li*t stili ilicIlkc=Y) was right on deaths door", Eddie Gefroh told KIMA. Eddie Gefroh was brutally attacked by three stray Pit -Bull mixed dogs early Wednesday morning. He was walking his dog Oreo in the early hours. His life took a turn for the worse when the dogs attacked him. "They were not biting. They were eating, eating me because when they were stuck to my arms they were pulling out my tendons and nerves and every kind of tissue on me", said Eddie. He has numerous deep gouges all over his body and face. Spending several days in ICU, he had to be pieced back together. He has over 150 stitches and 12 staples in his head. Doctors tell him they've never seen an attack like this. And don't know the extent of his injuries yet. Making it hard to determine when he'll fully recover. If it wasn't for David Garza, he would be dead. Eddie told us, "David said you have to stand up, you have to get up on your own. As soon as he said that I let out a big grunt and lifted myself off the ground." Eddie Gefroh was nearly eaten alive by the three wild dogs here on this street. It's the intersection of Division and 3rd Ave. Battling for his life he says David gave him the strength to push through. I remember one part, I had my back to David and he was pushing me back towards the building and it was just traumatic", Eddie wept. Several days after the attack, the family is learning how to cope. "Aggravation of we all know where the dogs come from. If the guy would just confess seriously", Lorraine Gefroh said. The Gefroh's now look for answers. And are concerned that children could be injured if these dogs are still on the loose one school is in session. Officials killed one of the dogs Wednesday. The other two were found in the Central Salvage junk yard Friday. A trap has been set to catch the two remaining dogs. More will be set Monday. Officials told Action News Pit-Bulls are illegal in Yakima, even if it's a mix. If the dog has any Pit-Bull blood, it's considered illegal. Officials trap last of 3 dogs suspected in mauling POSTED ON AUGUST 27, 2013 Email Print Q Comments IP f Share y Tweet By Chris Bristol / Yakima Herald -Republic cbristol@yakimaherald.com Phone: 509-577-7748 Follow me on: YAKIMA, Wash. — Animal control officers on Monday captured the last of three dogs that are suspected of severely mauling a man walking his dog last week in Yakima. The animal, previously described by police as a pit bull mix, was trapped Monday morning in the same area on the railroad tracks near downtown Yakima where the attack took place, Yakima police Lt. Nolan Wentz said. Although the dog will probably have to be destroyed, it was being quarantined in the short term for signs of rabies or other disease, he said. The dog was one of three pit bull mixes that are suspected of attacking 47 -year-old Eddie Gefroh as he walked his owi dog along the tracks near the Del Monte plant early Wednesday. That attack occurred hours after the same pack of dogs went after a Yakima police officer investigating complaints of aggressive dogs in the area. Following the second attack, officers shot one of the dogs dead and wounded a second. The third dog got away, however. Wentz said the second dog remains missing but is believed to be dead. Gefroh was discharged from Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center over the weekend. He suffered lacerations to his face, neck, arms and legs. His companion, a cocker spaniel named Oreo, escaped injury Wentz previously said the pit bulls appeared to be wild. They had no collars and appeared to be living in the area along the tracks. Pit bulls have been banned in the city of Yakima since 1987. Previous stories have reported an incorrect date of 1996. Officials told Action News Pit -Bulls are illegal in Yakima, even if it's a mix. If the dog has any Pit -Bull blood, it's considered illegal. 1 victim #376 Levi Watson 33r=r) Fatal Pit Bull Attacks A growing archive of U.S. fatal pit bull attacks dating back to 1858 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. November 2013, White County, AR Levi Watson, 4 Fatal pit bull attack November 2013, Pierce County, WA Nga Woodhead, 65 Fatal pit bull attack November 2013, Forsyth County, NC Katherine Atkins, 25 Fatal pit bull attack September 2013, Baltimore County, MD Terry Douglass, 56 Fatal pit bull attack September 2013, Baker County, OR Jordan Ryan, 5 Fatal pit bull attack September 2013, San Bemardino County, CA Samuel Zamudio, 2 Fatal pit bull attack September 2013, Maricopa County, AZ Daniel "Doe," 2 Fatal pit bull attack August 2013, Hams County, TX Juan Compos, 96 Fatal pit bull attack June 2013, Florence County, SC Arlanna Merrbach, 5 Fatal pit bull attack June 2013, Almada County, CA Nephi Selu, 6 Fatal pit bull attack Shire an Facebook fact U.S. fatal pit bull attacks have reached 220 since 1998; the last year the CDC studied fatal dog attack data. In the last year period of the CDC study (1991 to 1998), pit bulls averaged 2.8 deaths per year. From 2005 to 2012, the most recent 8 -year period, pit bulls averaged 18.8 per year, an increase of 670%. resources Fatal Dog Bite Statistics • Report: 1982-2011 • Report: 2006-2008 • 2012 Fatalities • 2011 Fatalities • 2010 Fatalities • 2009 Fatalities • 2008 Fatalities • 2007 Fatalities • 2006 Fatalities • 2005 Fatalities Pit Bull Fatality Maps 1. Califomla 2. Texas 3. Florida 4. Georgia 5. Illinois 6. New York 7. Ohio 8. Michigan 9. North Carolina 10. South Carolina Meet the "Grippers" 1 V■ 17. 18. 19. 20. ri1 — ■ 22. 23. May 2013, Dorchester County, SC Carlton Freeman, 80 Fatal pit bull attack May 2013, Los Angeles County, CA Pamela Devitt, 63 Fatal pit bull attack April 2013, Fulton County, GA Beau Rutledge, 2 Fatal pit bull attack April 2013, Jasper County, IA Jordyn Arndt, 4 Fatal pit bull attack April 2013, San Joaquin County, CA Claudia Gallardo, 38 Fatal pit bull attack April 2013, Bay County, FL Tyler Jett, 7 Fatal pit bull attack March 2013, Bryan County, GA Monica Laminack, < 2 Fatal pit bull attack March 2013, Walworth County, WI Daxton Borchardt, 1 Fatal pit bull attack March 2013, Knox County, IL Ryan Maxwell, 7 Fatal pit bull attack February 2013, Uvalde County, TX Isaiah Aguilar, 2 Fatal pit bull attack February 2013, Riverside County, CA Elsie Grace, 91 Fatal pit bull attack January 2013, Montgomery County, TX Christian Gormanous, 4 Fatal pit bull attack January 2013, Greenwood County, SC Betty Todd, 65 Fatal pit bull attack The `bull baiter of the 1800s, the 'bulldog' of the early to mid 1900s and pit bulls are one In the same. • Grippers in History - 19th Century Views on the Bulldog • Is an American Bulldog a Pit Bull? • DogsBIte MaulTalk CRAVEN DESIRES blogspot.com +tip ♦rui.‘", wbcuk pi4 oulis _6lehSpn't dogsbite decatural aogsbptedeca:u•a cure DANGEROUS BY DEFAULT EXTREME BREEDS 24. ca. 26. 28. December 2012, Shawnee County, KS Savannah Edwards, 2 Fatal pit bull attack December 2012, Fresno County, CA Esteban Alavez, 34 Fatal pit bull attack October 2012, Wayne County, MI Tarilyn Bowles, < 1 Fatal pit bull attack October 2012, Robeson County, NC -soy� Fatal dog attack involving pit bulls September 2012, Oklahoma County, OK Nellie Davis, 60 Fatal pit bull attack —v. - September 2012, Johnson, Tarrant Counties, TX Rayden Bruce, < 1 Fatal pit bull attack 30. September 2012, Perquimans County, NC James Hudson, < 1 Fatal pit bull attack 31. September 2012, Jefferson County, AR Deborah Wilson Roberts, 45 Fatal pit bull attack 32. August 2012, Cook County, IL Charles Hagerman, 44 Fatal pit bull attack A w %,0 ■ August 2012, DeKalb County, GA Rebecca Carey, 23 Fatal dog attack Involving pit bulls 34. July 2012, Hamilton County, OH Ronne) Brown, 40 Fatal pit bull attack 35. June 2012, Washoe County, NV Fatal pit bull attack 36. June 2012, San Deigo County, CA Tyzhel Latella McWilliams, < 1 Fatal pit bull attack rt CITY MEETING SCHEDULE For November 18, 2013 — November 25, 2013 Please note: Meetings are subject to change Monday, November 18 10:00 a.m. City Council Media Briefing — Council Chambers Tuesday, November 19 10:00 a.m. County Commissioners Agenda meeting — Council Chambers 6:00 p.m. Yakima City Council meeting — Council Chambers Wednesday, November 20 12:00 p.m. PAL Board meeting — PAL Center 3:30 p.m. Arts Commission meeting — 2"d Floor Conference Room 5:30 p.m. Community Review Board — Council Chambers Thursday, November 21 9:00 a.m. Hearing Examiner — Council Chambers 1:30 p.m. Council Economic Development Committee — 2t Floor Conference Room 2:00 p.m. Bid Opening — Council Chambers Friday, November 22 10:00 a.m. Council Public Safety Committee — 2"d Floor Conference Room Monday, November 25 12:00 p.m. Capitol Theatre Board meeting — Capitol Theatre 12:00 p.m. Greenway Board meeting — Greenway Visitors Center Office Of Mayor/City Council Preliminary Future Activities Calendar Please Note: Meetings are subject to change etig`P1 Mon. 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Dec. 6 8:00 a.m. INNIOMPOI Scheduled Meeting Scheduled Meeting Scheduled Event Sister City Meeting Scheduled Meeting NW.,..,�� Coffey, Ensey, Lover Adkison, Ettl, Coffey Open Adkison 2nd Floor Conference Room CWCMH Yakima Convention Center 2nd Floor Conference Room DRAFT PRELIMINARY FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA November 26, 2013 10:00 a.m. Study Session — Council Chambers • Mill site issues December 3, 2013 (T) 5:00 p.m. Executive Session — Council Chambers 6:00 p.m. Business Meeting — Council Chambers • 2014 Business Plan • 2014 Strategic Plan • Five year financial plan update • 3rd Quarter 2013 Financial Trend Monitoring report • 2013 3rd Quarter Capital Improvement Projects Report • Quarterly Gang Free Initiative report • Resolution accepting and authorizing the City of Yakima's 2014 assessment from the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments. • Resolution authorizing a Site Use Contract of the Miller Park Activity Center with the Yakima Police Athletic League (C. Martinez) • Second reading of an Ordinance amending the 2013 budget for the City of Yakima; and making appropriations from Unappropriated Fund Balances within various Funds for expenditure during 2013 as noted in the summary attached Public Hearings • Public Hearing on the proposed 2014 Revenue and Expenditure Budget for the City of Yakima and Ordinance Adopting a Budget for the City of Yakima, Washington for 2014 Other Business: • Pit bull issue 11/14/2013 8:59 AM