Javier Pedroza Garcia
Dear Avalon Community
I just wanted to sincerely
thank every single person during
this hard time in my life.
Whether it was with the won-
derful Quermes, the GoFundMe
page, a lovely card, a hug, a smile
I am so honored to live in a com-
munity where 1 am loved.
The greatest comfort during
our sorrow was the sympathy of
this community. Whatever you
did to console me and my fam-
ily's hearts, I truly appreciate it.
Your pet can be featured in the
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Heres how to do it!
Send submissions to editor@
catalinaislander.com or drop
them by our office at 635
Crescent Avenue Suite A,
Avalon, CA 90704.Please include
your pet's photo, name, age and
breed. Also include your pet's city
of residence and a phone number
in case we have questions.
Only one picture per pet will be
published.
It has meant the world to me.
It is deeply appreciated and
will always be remembered.
Please join us for my son Javier
Pedroza Garcia's Celebration of
Life this Saturday, May 6 at the
Avalon Community Church at
2 p.m.
Join us after at 4 p.m. at
Tremont Hall for a celebration to
share stories and remember a life
lived to the fullest.
Pit Bulls to be spayed or neutered and
FrOm page 5. "require the muzzling of dogs in
areas where dogs are only allowed
to pass through on leashes."
require dogs to be muzzled when Cassidy said she would vote for
they come off boats in Avalon, "the urgency ordinance, but said
Councilwoman Cinde MacGugan-
Cassidy called for a marketing
campaign to make residents and
visitors aware of the new rules.
Although she voted for the urgen-
cy ordinance, she said she was not
in favor of calling out one breed.
Dog attack under criminal
investigation
Last week, Capt. John
Hocking, commander of the
Avalon Sheriff's Station, said the
Sheriff's Department is conduct-
ing a criminal investigation of the
dog attack. When the investiga-
tion is complete, the Los Angeles
District Attorney's Office will
determine if the case will be pros-
ecuted. According to Campbell's
staff report to the City Council,
the two larger dogs apparently
had a prior history of attacks.
On April 18, two 120-pound
American bull terriersmone of
the breeds collectively referred
to as "pit bulls"--attacked Jack
Russell terrier named Josh. His
owner John Brady covered the
dog to protect him. As a result,
Brady suffered severe injuries to
his arms and one of his legs.
American bull terriers are
one of several breeds collectively
referred to as "pit bulls."
Brady's daughter Brooke
Brady has launched a Go Fund
Me campaign to raise money to
pay his medical bills and the cost
of the emergency flight to the
mainland. According to a recent
update on the Go Fund Me page,
Brady and Josh have both had
their stiches removed. Brady is
expected to speak with a special-
ist to determine when he can
begin receiving skin grafts. Josh
is recovering physically but is
now. afraid of other dogs.
Urgency ordinance
According to the staff report by
Campbell, the ordinances would
identify dangerous dogs, restrict
ownership of potentially danger-
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the city needed to do an outreach
to the community as well as boat-
ers bringing dogs to the Island.
However, some members of the
community did not support the
new law's breed-specific focus
of the spaying and neutering pro-
gram.
Michael Ponce, a former coun-
cil member, said, "Any dog can be
made a vicious dog." Ponce, who
grew up with pit bulls, said pit
bulls are not a dangerous breed.
One woman pointed out that
the Staffordshire bull terrier looks
very similar to "pit bulls."
Councilman Joe Sampson said
all dogs have the potential to bite.
He said these dogs, meaning pit
bulls, have the potential to kill
people. Mayor Anni Marshall said
the dogs would do what they were
bred to do.
Technically, council approved
two ordinances--a temporary
"urgency ordinance" that takes
effect immediately and a regu-
lar ordinance that must be read
before two council meetings and
then published before it takes
effect. City Attorney Campbell
• explained that if the urgency
ordinance is challenged in court,
approving the regular version of
the ordinance would still leave
the new dog law on the books.
That means the dog ordinance
will return to the next council
meeting.-
The urgency ordinance passed
by a vote of 4-5, with Marshall
dissenting. The regular ordinance
passed on the first reading by a
vote of 3-2, with Marshall and
Cassidy dissenting. Marshall told
the Islander that she cast the dis-
senting vote because she would
prefer to promote spaying a neu-
tering of all breeds of dog, not just
one. The website for John Brady's
fundraiser is https'//www.gofund-
me.com/emergency-vet-bills-for-
my-dads'-dog.
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