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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 5, 2016 Page 32 Ms. Sumner expressed her agreement with the previous speakers, stating that she felt strongly about this too. Ann Olson, Executive Director, Animal Folks Minnesota — legislative Action, 892 Osceola Avenue, St. Paul, MN mills and stated her full Ms. Olson referenced her personal researcll on puppy support far the model ordinance to avo d t � ting that �M n esota hadrsome of Olson reported on kennels and their le g, the largest, with approximately 1,000 breeders in several Minnesota communities, along with other USDA licensed bre d�rined that this ordn ancetpro ded a huge and supplying pet stores. Ms. Olso p opportunity for the city to promote a humane business model and prevent con- suiners from purchasing sick pets. When assisting to construct and suppo eline heal h o�keep an mals well, w�h �h noted their research about canine and t this model supported, under advisement of their attorney's. Ms. Olson encouraged the City f the modelkb u p marily focus ng on threetare- legal language similarly to that o as: prohibiting purchase from commeurce fe�ili�ia�e c�ard)�nMs� Olson offe ed phase; and requiring a certificate of so ( g her organization's assistance to the city with additional research at their request. Mary LaHay, 1321— 41sr Street, DesMoines, IA � Ms. LaHay noted that pet stores origh� �d� f rt n �of bei g home to�the second state of Iowa; and advised that having t largest number o breeders in the nation, actions taken by Minnesota also directly affected the kennel situation in Iowa. Ms. LaHay reported that she had beem m �ithos eissues�being reportedaor� than opined that the reality was even worse tha most people were aware of. Having �T�it�rted on som�e of the things she had passed USDA inspections, Ms. LaHay p witnessed, opining the conditions and findings would not be acceptable to any reasonably compassionate person. Ms. LaHay admitted that compliance at those facilities was woefully inadequate with �� dinance� re terat ng that ig would im- asked that the City of Roseville adopt an pact conditions in Minnesota and in Iowa. Damaris Welles, 224 Cottonwood N, St. Paul, MN, Metro Chair of Red Lake Rosie's Rescue Ms. Welles reported that for the last nine years, she had worked to bring unwan - ed and stray animals from the Red Lakut 830 arimals annuallyh�Ms Welles ad- fostering and adoption, avera�,ing abo � � ,; ; ': i ! : ;: II , ' � �i I t' il