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Home My WebLink AboutCLD-29-04 REPORT 112 ClJ!!il1gton REPORT CLERK'S DEPARTMENT Meeting: COUNCIL Date: September 27, 2004 ~ 0.-f C- if g,f'- C>-t By-law #: Report #: CLD-29-04 File #: Subject: ORDER TO RESTRAIN - BOUILLON RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that Council approve the following: 1. THAT Report CLD-29-04 be received; (~~\ f"-r.;J ?)/€J~~t)lJ 2. THAT the Order to Restrain served on Tracey Bouillon be.upheld; and 3. THAT Tracey Bouillon and Glenn VanDam be advised of Council's decision. Submitted by. o~~~, Reviewed by: Franklin Wu, Chief Administrative Officer PLB* CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVlllE, ONTARIO l1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 F 905-623-6506 REPORT NO: CLD-29-04 PAGE 2 of 3 BACKGROUND On May 13, 2004 the Animal Services Division received a copy of a Durham Regional Police Report of a dog bite incident that had occurred on May 7, 2004, The officer indicates that Mr, VanDam stated that at approximately 9:00 p.m., a black lab belonging to the owners of 10308 Old Scugog Road bit him in the left arm. Mr, VanDam went to the hospital as a result of the bite. Mr, VanDam reports that at approximately between 6:00 p,m. and 7:00 p.m, he was walking to visit a neighbour when a black dog came around the corner of the barn and lunged towards his throat. He raised his arm to try to protect himself, falling on his back, In the meantime, the dog was still biting his leg. After the incident, he watched the black dog walk over to his dog house. He then approached the dog owner and advised that the dog had just bitten him. Mr. VanDam went to Bowmanville Hospital following the incident. An Order to Restrain was issued to Tracey Bouillon on June 3, 2004. The order requires Ms, Bouillon to: 1. licence and register the dog with the Clarington Animal Shelter and have the dog permanently identified by microchip implantation; 2, notify the Animal Shelter staff immediately upon relocating the dog or upon transferring ownership of the dog; 3, restrain the dog at all times, while the dog is on its own property, by keeping it enclosed in a pen or other enclosure in such a manner as to prevent the dog from leaving the property and to prevent contact with people and other animals; and 4. restrain the dog at all times, while the dog is off its own property, with the use of a muzzle and a leash no longer than 6 feet and under the care and control of a person who is 16 years of age or older. Ms, Bouillon has filed an appeal to the Order, claiming discrepancies in the various accounts of the incident. Ms, Bouillon's letter of appeal is attached hereto as Attachment No.1. REPORT NO,: CLD-29.04 PAGE 3 OF 3 Ms. Bouillon will be addressing Council on September 27,2004 with respect to this matter. Interested parties to be advised of Council's decision: Ms. T. Bouillon Mr. G, VanDam Attachment No. 1 June 8th, 2004 Dear Patti Barrie: On Monday, June 14, 2004, I am having major back surgery and will be hospitalized for approx. 2 weeks, Upon my return home I will be unable to sit or stand for long periods of time. Before you read my appeal letter, I am requesting my appeal before council to be postponed until August so that I may recover enough to come to the meeting and appeal the permanent restraint on my dog, Riley, Thank you, This letter is to appeal the permanent restraint placed on my dog, Riley for an alleged dog bite that took place on Friday, May 7, 2004 on Glen Vandam in the town of Burketon, Ontario. (ORDER # 08-2004). As I have previously claimed, my dog is INNOCENT, Riley was deemed guilty and convicted and no one ever asked for our side of the story, I am appealing this restraint for the following reasons: 1) On Friday, May 7 at approx, 10:00pm, Mr, Vandam called over to my husband and claimed he has just been bitten by my black lab, Riley, Riley was in the garage. When I questioned Mr, Vandam as to when the incident occurred he responded, "about 15 minutes ago," Fifteen minutes earlier my dog was in the house with myself and my daughter. 2) Mr, Vandam reported to Public Health Inspector, Jessica lng, that the dog bite occurred between 5 and 7 pm, but called over to us at 10:00pm that he "had just been bitten by our dog, 3) Mr. Vandam also reported to Tracy Yuzwa, Animal Services Officer, that he had been bitten on his hand. When Tracy asked me what hand Mr, Vandam told me he had been bitten on I clearly told her that he dropped his pants to my husband and pointed to a scratch on his left thigh, claiming that was where our dog had bit him, 4)Mr. Vandam does not live anywhere near our house, He reports watching the dog run into our yard. How can he clearly identify a black dog at 10:00 at night (in the dark)two houses away? 5)There are several dogs that run loose in our neighbourhood, and there are (2) other black labs that look identical to ours, (I have neighbours that can attest to that), One of the labs is so identical to ours that both my >husband and I have mistaken it for Riley, We have taken a picture of the loose black lab roaming around behind the barn where Glen claims he was bitten, For the record, this dog growls and growled at our son. My family and my dog Riley have all been punished enough for something he did not do, I have two small children and would not put them at risk if I knew Riley was in any way vicious, Please read clearly all of the above and maybe you will realize maybe the accuser should be looked into a little more, Thank you, Tracey Bouillon -. .. MEMO TO: Nancy Taylor, Director of FinancefTreasurer FROM: Marie P. Knight Stanley C.M,O, CMM III, Deputy Clerk DATE: September 28,2004 Subject: Municipal Performance Measures Program - 2003 At a meeting held on September 27,2004 the Council of the Municipality of Clarington passed the following resolution: "THAT Report FND-021-04 be received for information." Yours truly, Marie P. Knight Stanley C,M.O, CMM III Deputy Clerk PLS*sh Cc: