Another animal activist speaks out on the upcoming municipal elections. (Note: This blog has not as yet endorsed anyone running for either mayor Council in Northwest Alabama.)
Good morning. This is Debbie Rappuhn. I have spent a lot of time thinking about this, and a lot of years fighting for the animals in our areas, and surrounding areas. If you want help for our animals, then please take note. If you do not care about our animals, then just stop reading.
We have GOT to change the way our elected officials are handing our precious animals here. Changing laws at the state level, and being able to prosecute ones that do not uphold them, is a MUST. For the 17 years I have been doing this work, that many years, I have known all of them. I tried to work with them, and begged for changes that I never got. I will not be quiet any longer. I know that Chapel King, before she ever even thought about running for the City Council, was fighting like me. Doing every thing she could to help. She has already been to Montgomery, just as a citizen fighting for them. Do you know of any others that has done that? NO. She was again there a few weeks ago, and is starting to get help changing laws.
Without this, nothing will ever change. For my 17 years, I pray that I will see a positive change in the way our animals are treated, and taken care off before I die. In the 17 years of my work, it has only gotten worse. Worse and worse daily. I WANT TO SEE A CHANGE BEFORE I DIE! The only way we are going to see that, is if we get the right people in these council seats, and the Mayor's office. I know some of you saw the last council meeting that I attended. I made myself very clear that night. We have got to get Chapel King in the seat she is running for, we have to, or THIS WILL NEVER CHANGE. No one else will go to Montgomery to fight and keep fighting. No one!
And as far as the Mayor's office, only ONE will help our cause. Bill Griffin. He cares. He doesn't want to toot his own horn, so I am tooting it for him. He is the only only one that goes regularly to the Animal Shelter and cleans and scoops poop, and takes his kids to help. He is not there for just a photo op. He cares!!!!! We need him as our Mayor, with a Mayor that finally cares, for a chance. I know the other person running, too well, and I can promise you, it will be no different that it has been, if he gets elected. We have to make these CHANGES NOW! Our animals cannot wait any longer. They are dying by the second, as it is now. WE HAVE TO CHANGE! DO YOU CARE? DO YOU?
If you do, help me make these changes. Call or text me if you have questions. I have 17 years of answers. Chapel King and Bill Griffin are the most caring and helpful people I have never met that is trying to make the changes we have all been waiting for. Chapel does all in her power to help the citizens here and the animals. She wants to be HELP for the community, humans and animals, alike. Ed, also. Watch him help the community, by actually working, like Chapel, actually working, not just going places to get photo ops. I am so very passionate about this. This is my brain and my heart typing. Are you going to help? Are you going to make a difference. If so VOTE for liked minded humans. PLEASE, LET'S DO THIS, FINALLY!!!!