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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: jeffs@co.morrison.mn.us
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 mcr@mcrecord.com
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 . 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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