Adopting a pet can be a great New Year’s resolution, because you will be giving a new opportunity for a living does not deserve a life of neglect and indifference. In return you will receive the warmest affection and may even help you achieve some of the most popular resolutions are proposed many start of each year.
According to Domestic Animal Services Lee County (LCDAS), pets can be part of your New Year’s plan, helping for example to get fit, lose weight and your health care by becoming your partner in work and fellow sufferer. There are many dogs in shelters willing to walk, jog or run each day with you.
Another advantage as demonstrated by several investigations is that contact with animals has many health benefits. What better way to reduce stress that the company of a devoted pet. As if this were not enough, pets are a great way to bring families together, and walking the dog, is also a good way to meet new people.
Dear DDOA Supporter:
On Wednesday, October 6, 2010, the Downtown Dog Owners Association (DDOA) made a presentation in support of off-leash privileges on the Big Lawn in Battery Park during off-peak hours to Community Board 1, Financial District Committee.
Our power point presentation illustrated the benefits of off-leash hours to our community. The DDOA also submitted a proposal to CB1 which recommended that CB1 create a task force drawn from all interested parties (the Battery Conservancy, Department of Parks & Recreation, the DDOA and members of the community at large) to consider a number of issues, and to establish a six-month trial period of off-leash activity on the Big Lawn during early morning hours. At the end of this six-month trial period, the task force will report back to the CB1 with its recommendations. The specific details of the proposal submitted can be found on the DDOA website at www.nycdowntowndogs.org.
Even in the absence of a Department of Parks & Recreation representative at the meeting, the DDOA is very pleased to report that the CB1 committee voted to approve the six month trial period and the formation of a task force. The committee’s resolution will now be presented, discussed and voted upon by the entire Community Board 1 on October 26, 2010. It is our sincere hope that the Parks Department will consider and permit a trial period and give responsible dog-owners an opportunity to demonstrate that off-leash privileges can work in Battery Park.
It is now more important than ever that the community show their support by attending the October 26th meeting which will be held at:
New York City Police Museum
100 Old Slip, (Btwn Front and Water Streets)
Time: 6:00 p.m.
And we need more support letters addressed to Community Board 1. Please email it to us.
Letter to New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Mr. Adrian Benepe
Commissioner, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
The Arsenal, Central Park
830 Fifth Avenue
New York NY 10065
Re: Formalization of Off Leash Courtesy Hours in Battery Park
Dear Mr. Benepe,
I write this letter on behalf of the Downtown Dog Owners Association and also at the recommendation of the Financial District Committee of Community Board #1 in Manhattan. We want to schedule a meeting with the Parks Department to discuss our request that the off-leash policy that was codified in 2007 by the New York City of Parks and Recreation, is granted to dog owners to allow their dogs to play off-leash on the Large Lawn of Battery Park.
We are part of the growing community around Battery Park that enjoys the space for its beauty, its history, and its proximity to our homes. In the early morning, the park offers a quiet, friendly scene that is deeply appreciated by dog owners. Other than Battery Park, there is no place to exercise dogs in the Financial District.
We are a loyal and respectful constituency of the park. For the last decade we have had an informal understanding with the Battery Conservancy to allow our dogs to play off-leash in the early morning. The dogs are friendly and obedient, and do no damage to the lawn. Dog-owners not only remove their petsʼ waste but also remove a considerable amount of litter as well as dead rats and squirrels.
The benefits of an off-leash policy for Battery Park are consistent with those that the Parks Department has seen in other city parks: off-leash play results in less aggressive dog behavior, the parks become safer during off-leash use, and the community is brought together. We also understand that the off-leash policy was unanimously supported by the New York City Board of Health and confirmed by the New York State Supreme Court in 2006.
Our hope is to meet with you in the next week to discuss our request. Please let me know if you have time available this week, the week of July 19 or the week of July 26.
Sincerely yours,
Downtown Dog Owners Association
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