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Residents urge Palm Desert to keep council member on animal commission, seek backyard‑breeding ordinance
Summary
Speakers at the meeting praised Council Member Karina Quintanilla's work on animal‑welfare issues, urged her continued appointment to a regional animal services commission and asked staff to prepare a backyard‑breeding ban ordinance.
Multiple animal‑welfare advocates addressed the council on Jan. 9 to support Council Member Karina Quintanilla's continued participation on the Coachella Valley Animal Campus Commission and to urge local action on backyard breeding ordinances.
Lisa Blodgett said Quintanilla "is the only member who has stood up for the animals and the community" and asked the council to…
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