.jpg)
No(c)~JoyceAmar "Boxer running on the beach"
Related Articles
After many signatures and much debate, Tybee Beach goers will still not be able to share the beach with their furry friends. Bill Gillespie went before the Tybee Council back on Feb 25th and came out of there with a sense of nothing was accomplished. He presented his plan and gave his speech about having dogs on the beach. Bill also presented his 2,025 signatures requesting the presence of dogs on the beach, but the Council was less than enthused about having to listen to his plan. They made no correction to the plan, they offered no help to come up with a happy medium, and they would make no comments to help what he was presenting.
The council did however, explain how having dogs on the beach would make the beach less clean and the dogs will harm the bird populations that are living there. The council did not want to listen to any rebuttal against these issues. Bill’s comments concerning the dogs creating an unclean beach were, “when you lack proper bathrooms facilities for beach visitors, you are located in an industrial shipping channel, and you are the dumping ground for the 4th Dirtiest River in America (9000 lbs of suspended toxic waste per hour) it is ridiculous, if not border-line unethical-disingenuous.” The council had no response. Then Bill’s comment about the birds were, “Not to see Tybee in the relationship as one of dozens of islands – close by, both north and south, which are only for birds (Federal and State Protections) is close-mined, misdirected conservation.”
The council does not appear to want the change and does not seem to be helping to come up with some kind of compromise for the dog situation. This has been a Tybee law for a long time and they appear to want it to stay that way. Bill and his Facebook group, Dogs on the Beach! Tybee Island, Georgia, is not giving up yet. They are going back to the drawing board and are going to come up with yet another plan that will include asking for one location for the dogs, maybe a seasonal time for the dogs on the beach when there are not so many people, and ask for a one-day event on the beach for the dogs. They are not giving up yet, not without a Bark!
(2).gif)
.jpg)
Click the paw print for the “Pet Pages” blog, a place for the authors’ personal notes.
For more articles on a national level about dog fighting, cockfighting, puppy mills and other forms of pet abuse, please check out my other Examiner.com page. National Pet Advocacy Examiner.
Get it FIRST by SUBSCRIBING to this page. We do not share your email address with anyone. Please subscribe above at the "Subscribe" button. Please feel free to contact me if you have a question or comment at dstapleton2003@comcast.net . Thank you.
Comments
Dog owners are voters. If this council refuses to acknowledge pet owners as vital and important members of the community, then perhaps they should be voted out of office?
Tammy, I agree with you. I feel the Council should have at least made an effort to try and come up with soome kind of middle ground, but they did not. Having dogs on the beach can be a bad thing with irresponsible pet owners, butthat does not mean every pet owner is going to be like that. You always have one in the bunch but that does not mean punish the rest of us that are responsible with our pets.
When I lived there between 1997 and 2004, I just took my dog there anyway and risked a ticket. I never got one. I went really early in the morning or when it was very foggy, mostly in off season periods. And he was essentially the same color as the sand. ;) Only the most diligent police officer would've spotted him anyway. I don't recall him EVER pottying on the beach or killing any birds. In fact, I was kind of more worried about HIM getting dirty in the opaque, green water of a major shipping channel. ha!
Tammy, I'm sure most of us have done it at some point in time but nowadays it is just not worth it. The puppy police will get you and could give you a huge ticket for it. Thanks for the comment though.
Got something to say?
Examiner.com is looking for writers, photographers, and videographers to join the fastest growing group of local insiders. If you are interested in growing your online rep apply to be an Examiner today!