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Residents and relocators urge council to review prairie-dog policy after two poisonings
Summary
Multiple Lafayette residents and a professional relocator told council they want the 2020 Prairie Dog Management Ordinance clarified and the prairie dog advisory working group reconvened after poisonings July 25 and Aug. 1; speakers said relocation offers were not considered and raised questions about staff turnover and permit handling.
Multiple Lafayette residents and a professional prairie‑dog relocator urged the Lafayette City Council on Aug. 5 to reopen and clarify local policy after two recent prairie‑dog poisonings and what speakers described as a lack of transparency in permit handling.
"These actions conducted in the early hours with little transparency have greatly shaken the public trust," said Deb Jones, president of Prairie Dog Action, who told the council she has more than 30 years’ experience relocating prairie dogs and that she offered live‑relocation support to staff and the private landowner prior to the July 25 and Aug. 1 poisonings.
Jones said she submitted a live‑relocation estimate for $10,000 and later reduced it to $5,400 to match an extermination bid, but the landowner proceeded with poisoning. She and other speakers told council they…
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