Walkers and their pets are [inaudible] gg nra and forced to relocate to see dog parks, the problems associated with this type of overcrowding that thats why that information is needed. As the other speakers have indicated, one of the Core Functions of the National Recreation area is in fact recreation. Obviously, it has to be balanced with preservation of resources and most importantly, taking into account the human environment. The human environment is the bind defined under National Environmental policy act as to be interpreted comprehensive to include the natural and physical environment and the relationship of people with that environments. Thats not what happened here. We complained to the park service that there original plan basically said emma the quality of urban areas is not, not a significant factor in determining a dog management policy for the gg nra. We made comments on that and it reappears without any change in the current plan. I think you have it absolutely right supe
Behavior abnormalities and dogs are due to underlying anxiety and exercise is the foundation to curbing most of these anxieties. For example, the amount of exercise the dog receives can affect his or her behavior, tradability, and his aggression levels. These are of course, important considerations to maintain Public Safety in crowded urban environments. Off leash exercise benefits all of San Francisco not just dog guardians and their pets. A supervisor winner has suggested, the gg nra closures will likely result in very serious overcrowding of San Francisco in the dog parks. The city parks are already quite limited and off leash areas are particularly scarce. The San Francisco spca we frequently hear from our Community Popular off leash areas such as the auto park Mission Dolores park and mclaren park are already very crowded. As guardians dog walkers and their pets are [inaudible] gg nra and forced to relocate to see dog parks, the problems associated with this type of overcrowding t
Theres a long history as you mentioned supervisor winner, of attempts to get rid of dog walking with the gg nra. Some of it was [inaudible] get rid of the pet policy altogether. The park service has been like this speeding Freight Train on this issue. Public input has been like pebbles tossed at this darling train. It astounds me because were talking about such a small percentage of the space for an activity thats been enjoyed by humans and animals for well over 10,000 years. It also astounds me that the park Service Makes no mention of the Health Benefits and the Community Building benefits of dog walking. Im 62 years old and fighting stage iv ovarian cancer. A tough cancer to fight. Theres no question in my mind that this last year ive done as well as i have because ive been able to take frequent hikes with my off leash dog. Please, take a strong as you can to ensure the healthy Community Building activity continues. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker. Good afternoon. My na