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Coconut Grove |
Miami’s Off-leash Dog Parks Threatened by Anti-Dog Activists
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Thank You
Johnny Winton and Miami City Commission |
Council Meeting: City Hall
July 26th at 10 AM
Both of Cocount Grove's Dog Parks are being
threatened by attempts to reduce their size. The parks are very popular and
very well used. Pet owners have been forced to take a back seat for many years
in the allocation of recreation facilities in the city, county and state.
Miami-Dade County has over 500 parks covering a total of approximately 12,000
acres. Despite hundreds of thousands of dog owners, not one acre is allotted
for use by pet owners. The City of Miami has taken a more modern and realistic
approach to accommodating it citizens. Public access to recreation facilities
for families with pets has improved in the past year or so by the addition of 2
dog parks in Coconut Grove. Relaxed 'families with pets allowed' rules at most
state parks outside of South Florida has also improved access statewide. Rather
than lobby for more park space for everyone, anti-dog activists are trying to
re-gain parkland that has been allocated for use by pet owners. The City of
Miami Parks system has thousands of acres available for recreation. Only a few
acres at present are allocated as off-leash dog parks. We should increase this
acreage not decrease it. It is important to let your politicians know where you
stand and also to monitor their positions. Are they for or against pet owners?