From For the Love of the Dog Blog by Deanna Raeke
Sabbath Memorial Dog Rescue Center Inc. is a non-profit organization under 501C3 status, located in Miami and dedicated to rescuing abused, neglected, and abandoned dogs from the streets, giving them care and love, then placing them in with loving families. Under founder Robbie Coy, 9 years in operation, more than 2500 dogs rescued and saved, Sabbath has never needed a kennel license and should have been grandfathered in.
Now Miami Dade Human Society Director, Sara Pizano, who could have grandfathered the license in but chose not to, has placed a $5k lien on the property because of the kennel license violations. The owner of the land has refused to fight the citation, reportedly due to intimidation and now Sabbath has until about the end of August to be off the property with approximately 150 dogs, many of them long time residents. If they have not moved and removed the dogs, animal control will step in and that will most likely be a death sentence for the dogs left the the rescue.
HELP STOP THIS EVICTION!!!!!
Contact the Mayor’s Office to STOP Eviction of Sabbath Rescue! Over 100 dogs there and they have been there 9 years! Contact Mayor Carlos Alvarez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, 29th Floor
Miami, Florida 33128
E-mail: mayor@miamidade.gov
Phone: 305-375-5071
Fax: 305-375-3618
Unfortunately I have no more information than this to pass along but thought this was important enough that I wanted to get the word out and hopefully get some action taken on this! Not sure why the director has chosen eviction when she could have made sure that this rescue and the dogs there were safe but if you’ve even been involved in rescue, shelter works, etc., there is a lot of BS and politics involved and this may sadly be a case of that with the innocent victims being, as usual, the dogs.
Please take the time to call and write!! Time is of the essence!!
…end Deanna’s post…
This is a copy of the email I have just sent to Mayor Alvarez and you are welcome to copy it word for word if you like but I highly recommend you use it only as a guideline to compose in your own words. This will ensure a stronger impact on the reader.
The Office of the Mayor
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, 29th Floor
Miami, Florida 33128
Honorable Mayor Carlos Alvarez,
I writing to you regarding the eviction and the $5,000 dollar lien that Miami Dade Human Society Director, Sara Pizano has imposed on the Sabbath Memorial Dog Rescue Center and it’s founder, Robbie Coy.
The issue was posted on Facebook this evening and after reading the details, I felt it imperative that I write to implore you to please use your office to stop this action. Mr. Coy has spent 9 years rescuing lost, abandoned and stray animals from the streets of Miami Dade County and has provided safe haven, food and care to these animals, 2500 in all according to reports, in service to his community. He certainly does not deserve to be pushed out onto the streets for apparently murky licensing requirements.
Sabbath Memorial has not required a kennel license in the past and it is reported that Ms. Pizano could have easily grandfathered the license to Mr. Coy but chose not to and has provided no reason for her choice.
The Sabbath Rescue Center now protects 150 dogs that will be left homeless on the August 31st eviction date if you do not intercede on their behalf. You must know, Honorable Mayor, that if these dogs are forced into homelessness, they will end up dead within hours by animal control.
Please show your humanity which I know you possess and put a stop to this eviction and lien. These animals need your help and your community is looking to you for leadership. I know you will do the right thing for both.
Sincerely
Cheryl Jewhurst
Surrey, BC, Canada
Please take the 5 mins it requires to fire off this email. As John Walsh of AMW says, “you can make a difference”.
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