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Stop this puppy mill!
Friday, January 13, 2006
Six hundred adult dogs will soon call a 40-acre plot of land in Belle
Prairie Township home, this coming after the Morrison County
Commissioners approved an application to build a dog kennel on the
land.
The conditional use permit, submitted by Harvey Block, was previously
inspected by the county's Planning and Zoning Department and
approved. The County Commissioners approved the measure by a 4-1 vote.
Commissioner Jeff Schilling, District 2, voted against the
application because the applicants will not be living on the
land. "My opinion was, if he (Block) is not going to live there, why
should the people who do live there have to listen to the noise?"
Schilling told the Record.
The kennel will be located on land southwest of the Belle Prairie
Town Hall off County Road 263.
During the same meeting, it was also decided the kennel would not
have to undergo an Environment Assessment Worksheet (EAW) before it
can begin operation.
While livestock pens of similar head count commonly face EAWs to
address issues of manure run-off and noise pollution, the kennel is
exempt because the dogs, roughly 10-14 pounds apiece, are equal in
weight to only eight steer.
The owners of the kennel also said the adult breeding dogs would be
debarked to ease noise pollution.
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What can you do? Write or call the commissioners to express your
disappointment.
Morrison County District 1
Commissioner Tom Wenzel
20754 Highway #10
Little Falls, MN 56345
320-749-2288
Communities in this district:
Cushing Township, Darling Township, Green Prairie Township, Little
Falls City - 3, Motley City, Motley Township, Rail Prairie Township,
Randall City, Rosing Township, Scandia Valley Township
Morrison County District 2
Commissioner Jeff Schilling
25117 185th Avenue
Ft. Ripley, MN 56449
320-745-2617
Email: [email protected]
Communities in this district:
Belle Prairie Township, Buh Township, Little Falls City - 2, Platte
Township, Ripley Township
Morrison County District 3
Commissioner Gene Young
15234 Game Farm Road
Little Falls, MN 56345
320-745-2537
Communities in this district:
Bellevue Township, Little Falls City - 1, Little Falls Township,
Royalton City
Morrison County District 4
Commissioner Don Meyer
19628 305th Avenue
Pierz, MN 56364
320-468-6096
Communities in this district:
Agram Township, Buckman City, Buckman Township, Genola City, Granite
Township, Harding City, Hillman City, Hillman Township, Lakin
Township, Lastrup City, Leigh Township, Morrill Township, Mount
Morris Township, Pierz City, Pierz Township, Pulaski Township,
Richardson Township
Morrison County District 5
Commissioner Bill Block
6651 170th Street
Little Falls, MN 56345
320-749-2013
Communities in this district:
Bowlus City, Culdrum Township, Elmdale City, Elmdale Township,
Flensburg City, Parker Township, Sobieski City, Swan River Township,
Swanville Township, Two Rivers Township, Upsala City
Email an editorial to the local paper- the Morrison County Record
[email protected]
How to stop a puppy mill article-- info about license types
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/stopmill.html
From TCHS Executive Director:
Regarding: neighbors rally against dog kennel article in the St.
Cloud times 1/23/06
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It saddens me to think that this proposed plan to mass produce dogs
might actually become a reality in a neighboring community. What
makes me more
sad is that some people still think nothing is wrong with it. in the
year 2006, how can this be ? To me
that says Morrison County residents should consider some new
representation.
These animals will have a miserable existence -- never knowing a
kind voice or touch, not to mention a clean and comfortable place
to lie down. Whether they are being raised for research or to be
shipped out of state to pet stores -- either way it is socially and
morally wrong. This is no way to treat the animals we purposely
domesticated to be our loving companions.
I urge you to take a minute or two and contact the representatives
of this county and help be a voice for those who cannot speak -- and
soon
won't even be able to bark.
Updated information will continue to be available at this website.
Vicki Davis, CAWA
Tri-County Humane Society
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