Dogs on Beaches
Target:
Michael Flores, Vice President, California Dept of Fish and Game
Sponsored by:
Existing law(s) prohibiting unleashed dogs on state park beaches are cosmetic, biased against all dogs and their owners, and target inconsiderate owners only inadvertently.
Existing law(s) prohibiting unleashed dogs on state park beaches are cosmetic, biased against all dogs and their owners, and target inconsiderate owners only inadvertently.
This petition seeks to establish access for dogs to California State Beaches in Mendocino County (and elsewhere).
A required dog leash is a cosmetic fix for the benefit of easy legislation because an obedient dog shouldn't need a leash, and an inconsiderate dog owner will ignore the requirement if it's convenient (especially when it's sporadically enforced).
Suggested solutions are: specified days (for example odd or even), specified areas, like below the high-water line to protect wildlife and allow for natural waste disposal, which should be buried (or removed anyhow). (and/or) Specified times or during weather events that would discourage the faint of heart, like when it's cold & raining (but possibly not limited to areas below the high water mark during those times).
The point is that unleashed access should be available for dogs (and owners) to socialize without breaking the law.
We signed the "Dogs on Beaches" petition!
# 835:
3:22 pm PDT, Jul 21,
Lucy Taylor, California
Responsible dog owners (which are also the owners that would be visiting a dog beach) and their dogs have a much lighter footprint than the typical beachgoer in Southern California. I know this from 37 years of living on the California coast. Dogs aren't the problem here - it's getting humans to pick up after THEMSELVES when they are at a public beach (or anywhere public, for that matter) that is the problem. I'm guessing it isn't the dogs that litter our beaches with styrofoam, soda bottles, broken glass, aluminum cans, plastic grocery bags, dirty diapers, used condoms, used syringes, cigarette butts, fast food wrappers, charcoal doused with lighter fluid, and all the other trash that pollutes the entire beach environment. And yet some people have the ignorance to protest efforts to open Dockweiler Beach to dogs on the basis that the dogs would add be polluting the beach. Dockweiler is directly underneath the flight path of LAX, it is host to the Scattergood SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (which releases sewage into the water) and the Chevron oil refinery. It is a beach whose waters are not even suitable for human use. They regularly get an F in water quality grading. And dogs are going to pollute it???
Responsible dog owners (which are also the owners that would be visiting a dog beach) and their dogs have a much lighter footprint than the typical beachgoer in Southern California. I know this from 37 years of living on the California coast. Dogs aren't the problem here - it's getting humans to pick up after THEMSELVES when they are at a public beach (or anywhere public, for that matter) that is the problem. I'm guessing it isn't the dogs that litter our beaches with styrofoam, soda bottles, broken glass, aluminum cans, plastic grocery bags, dirty diapers, used condoms, used syringes, cigarette butts, fast food wrappers, charcoal doused with lighter fluid, and all the other trash that pollutes the entire beach environment. And yet some people have the ignorance to protest efforts to open Dockweiler Beach to dogs on the basis that the dogs would add be polluting the beach. Dockweiler is directly underneath the flight path of LAX, it is host to the Scattergood SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (which releases sewage into the water) and the Chevron oil refinery. It is a beach whose waters are not even suitable for human use. They regularly get an F in water quality grading. And dogs are going to pollute it???
# 834:
7:47 am PDT, Jul 8,
Vernon Ruark, Texas
Dog and Beach lover
Dog and Beach lover
# 833:
2:54 am PDT, Jun 6,
Annelies Ooms, Belgium
# 832:
12:08 pm PDT, May 29,
Michele Cabot, Massachusetts
# 831:
3:29 am PDT, Apr 22,
SANDRA ROCHA, Portugal
# 830:
8:24 am PDT, Apr 11,
Name not displayed, California
# 829:
6:23 am PST, Dec 4,
Alessandro Barracciu, Italy
# 828:
6:22 am PST, Dec 4,
Laura Tatti, Italy
# 827:
4:44 pm PST, Nov 15,
Lorena Silva, Mexico
# 825:
6:16 pm PDT, Oct 21,
Aleasha Casaretto, Texas
# 824:
8:26 pm PDT, Sep 17,
Melissa Glasser, California
# 823:
3:43 pm PDT, Jul 27,
Audra Spurio, Florida
# 822:
3:30 am PDT, Jul 10,
Angela Chapman, Florida
# 821:
7:17 am PDT, Jul 3,
Maria Soriano, New York
Dogs should have the same rights as people. Just because they can't talk doesn't mean anything. I am here to advocate for them.
Dogs should have the same rights as people. Just because they can't talk doesn't mean anything. I am here to advocate for them.
# 820:
11:02 am PDT, Jun 17,
Brandon Kelly, California
There is no reason that dogs should not be on the beach along with everyone else. As long as people are respectable to cleaning after the dog and watching their dog accordingly, then I think that it is perfectly legitimate to have your dog companion on the beaches of California.
There is no reason that dogs should not be on the beach along with everyone else. As long as people are respectable to cleaning after the dog and watching their dog accordingly, then I think that it is perfectly legitimate to have your dog companion on the beaches of California.
# 819:
11:13 am PDT, May 24,
Name not displayed, California
# 818:
1:52 pm PDT, May 23,
Jillyanne Michelle Cape, Missouri
Dogs love beaches and should be allowed this enjoyment as well as we are. Patrol them if need be, but allow the dogs.
Dogs love beaches and should be allowed this enjoyment as well as we are. Patrol them if need be, but allow the dogs.
# 817:
2:22 pm PDT, May 22,
Bob Pooperscooper, Illinois
Nothing like stepping on a warm fuzzy pile in the sand.
Nothing like stepping on a warm fuzzy pile in the sand.
# 816:
11:43 am PDT, May 22,
Chelsea Phillips, Georgia
# 815:
4:04 pm PDT, May 21,
Name not displayed, California
# 814:
11:28 am PDT, May 20,
Bonnie Peck, California
Allow Dogs on the Beaches, at least those that are not frequented by Sun bathers
Allow Dogs on the Beaches, at least those that are not frequented by Sun bathers
# 813:
10:15 am PDT, May 20,
Robert Peck, California
# 812:
10:49 am PDT, May 17,
Kelly Peacock, New York
# 811:
1:21 pm PDT, Apr 22,
Sandra Min, California
# 810:
2:39 pm PDT, Apr 16,
Sonja Castagna, Italy
# 809:
11:11 am PDT, Apr 12,
Lynnette Norman, California
my dogs would appreciate this very much.
my dogs would appreciate this very much.
# 808:
11:18 am PDT, Apr 9,
Joseline Gomez, California
# 807:
11:39 am PDT, Apr 7,
Aimee Laflamme, New Hampshire
We are faced with this bull as well. We can only use some beaches in the winter and none in the summer!
We are faced with this bull as well. We can only use some beaches in the winter and none in the summer!
# 806:
6:07 pm PDT, Apr 4,
Kristy Benefield, Alabama
# 805:
6:42 pm PDT, Apr 1,
Laura Horning, Ohio
# 804:
4:31 pm PDT, Apr 1,
J Desena, New York
I am from NY but have family in CA. Dog pople must pick up after their pet and be tagged with their Innoculations upto date. It is very theraputic for the animals and their humans as well. I miss being able to take our dogs to ocean in off season or after hours.
I am from NY but have family in CA. Dog pople must pick up after their pet and be tagged with their Innoculations upto date. It is very theraputic for the animals and their humans as well. I miss being able to take our dogs to ocean in off season or after hours.
# 803:
6:56 pm PDT, Mar 27,
Peggy Singh, California
# 801:
8:49 am PDT, Mar 26,
Debbie Gulino, Florida
