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Police officers trudge through the worst society has to offer. But allow me to explain in a way that you’ve never considered....

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Boykins earmarks $50,000 to remove stray dogs from his district By MÓNICA ROJAS | January 25, 2016 7:47 PM Dwight Boykins announced Monday his $50,000 plan to get stray dogs off the streets of his Houston City Council district. Boykins allotted $50,000 from his $1 million district service council budget to round up 250 stray dogs in District D, and alleviate what he says is a danger to the community. "My district is located near major freeways and major indoor activities like NRG Stadium," Boykins said. "People tend to bring animals (that) are not spayed or neutered and drop them off." Until the last animal is picked up, the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care will assign one or two if its staff members to answer only calls from Boykins' district, said BARC director Greg Damianoff. Unless the stray animal is severely sick or has a behavioral issue, it will be put up for adoption or transported to a partnering facility. Two attacks Damianoff said a stray can cost $300 in transportation alone, but the sum is often subsidized by private donors. The $50,000 sum for Boykin's project will go toward outreach, animal care and intake costs. Boykins said last year a senior citizen in his district was attacked by a stray, and on Jan. 14 he learned that a 22-year-old postal service worker was recently attacked by a dog that required her to retire. "When you talk about senior citizens and disabled people, (getting rid of the strays) makes a major impact because it improves their quality of life," Boykins said. But Damianoff said the project will not work without owner accountability. "We can pick up these dogs day and night, but if the public doesn't understand that they have to be responsible owners, they will keep reproducing," Damianoff said. "Owners need to keep them on leashes. Otherwise dogs will do what they do, and we'll get back to this (problem) in a few years' time." Underlying causes Tom McPhee, executive director of World Animal Awareness Society, has been working on a documentary that will air next year, about stray dogs in Houston. He said animals gravitate to places with food availability and shelter. "There's a number of studies done to address the causes of, and the elements, that allow dogs to be on the street - whether it's available food or shelter - that if available will (make dogs) come and replace (displaced) dogs," McPhee said. He said those factors must be addressed if a true reduction in strays is to be made. "The fundamental reason is that dogs are able to make more dogs," McPhee said. "It just takes two dogs to make a whole lot more dogs." Boykins will receive weekly reports from BARC to assess the use of the funds. He said that if he sees an improvement in the program, he will continue to fund the project. The councilman and his wife recently adopted a pet and urged his constituents to follow their lead. Comment: I hope all the other elected officials do the same because it's more than a safety and health issue for our residents and community

  * This is a historical analysis I have long been interested in and hope to examine in earnest sooner than later, perhaps with excerpts on this blog. I believe that starting with the War on Poverty and the publication of the Moynihan Report, discussions of education became intertwined with the rhetoric of war and military action. I hope to prove that as the global education reform agenda has moved forward, this rhetoric also only become more deeply entrenched in our discussions of educational issues.

by Betsy Shaw posted in Mom Stories It's national, actually international, walk to school day. For some school districts,like ours, it's walk to school week. In an effort to promote a healthy lifestyle, safer more walkable communities, and a cleaner environment, Walk to School is urging school administrators to get as many families as possible... Read more » http://bit.ly/Rd6upc