Dogs
displace wildlife
My
parents own the land just south of the new dog park.
They bought this land 40 years ago to get away from
city life. We know we can’t stop progress, but
we have concerns: lighting, parking and the big
problem is wildlife.
I’m
glad you dog lovers are so happy for a place to
have them run around, but consider this: already
you have displaced several families of rabbits and
quail.
We
have watched the animals out here for many years.
We have a family of deer that has been coming up
to drink from our pond for 20 years, along with
javelinas, roadrunners, rabbits, etc.
Its
hard for us to get excited (about the dog park)
when we know the deer and antelope will not be playing
here anymore. Gone will be the nights we are eating
dinner with nephews and can say, “Quick! Look out
at the pond and see the deer.”
