Keep Tanque Verde Rural; Don't Put a Parking Lot in Paradise!
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Barbara Cardinal
12 years ago
Please allow this veterinary practice to leave the parking lot unpaved as it is not safe for horses to load and unload in and out of horse trailers on pavement which can be slippery. There are many types of surfaces whice can be used besides pavemnt which will not create dust if that's your worry. Please keep the horse community safe and rural. Thank you.
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Carolyn Viviani
12 years ago
Loading and unloading a horse into a trailer can be a difficult matter in any circumstance, but having to do it on pavement only makes things a lot harder and a lot more dangerous. Horses on pavement, especially those that wear shoes can slip and fall on pavement. This is just one more instance of the government making laws without knowing or caring about the consequences of that law. The interests and safety of the horse must come first.
There is a lot more maintanence involved if there is pavement. It is an added cost that has to be passed down to the customers of the business. There is not a benefit to any party in this case.
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Laura Montenegro
12 years ago
Horses with shoes slip and fall on pavement. Leave dirt lots at all equine facilities. PLEASE! Trips to the vet are expensive enough without hurting an animal coming out of a trailer!
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Nancy Feuerbacher
12 years ago
Pavement would be such a danger. Please don't pave the area. For once, think of the environment and the horses.
If someone has an injured horse in a trailer, jumping down onto slippery pavement can not only aggravate a current injury, but also cause more injury and stress to the animal. If a horse is unstable they can slip and fall on the pavement as well. A dirt parking lot that is well kept is safer for the horses. A possible compromise of gravel could also be an option.
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Bridget Brophy
12 years ago
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Not to mention the added heat produced in the summer. Can't take the chance of a horse spooking or breaking off a lead and slipping on pavement. Come on Pima County, remember your rural constituents.
To the adjustment board: This paving does not make any sense and would be detrimental to the reasonable intent of the property. The danger this would create is not measurable until horses start getting hurt. Dr. Hutchison has been, and is, an amazing asset to the County and the community. Please do not require this paving to occur.
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Breeann Hoerning
12 years ago
Of course you should not pave a lot used for equine lameness exames, it is just common sense.
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Laurie Michener
12 years ago
Paving a parking lot at an equine hospital is unsafe for the horses especially when unloading from a trailer.
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Diane Hanna
12 years ago
Obviously they don't know how dangerous pavement is for a horse.
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Sally Manshardt
12 years ago
Horses who are going to the Vet are already stressed and to add this potential and very real danger is dangerous. Please consider our concerns for our equine friends and family!!!
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Leigh Jacobs
12 years ago
As a person who is owned by horses treated by this facility and who works there, it is of major concern to me that horses unload onto dirt, not asphalt. The danger of a compromised horse unloading and either falling or slipping thereby causing injury or aggravating an injury, puts the clinic at risk and gives me nightmares. We are there to help horses, not put them, their owners, or ourselves in danger due to unsafe footing. In addition, this is simply not green. Asphalt run off is toxic to aquatic life and the runoff from paving could contribute to contamination of the TV wash.
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diana will
12 years ago
Think of the safety of the horses please
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Kelly Chinchilla
12 years ago
Sounds like zoning needs someone familiar with livestock and animal care to ensure a safer environment for both animals and humans.
Please allow this veterinary practice to leave the parking lot unpaved as it is not safe for horses to load and unload in and out of horse trailers on pavement which can be slippery. There are many types of surfaces whice can be used besides pavemnt which will not create dust if that's your worry. Please keep the horse community safe and rural. Thank you.
Loading and unloading a horse into a trailer can be a difficult matter in any circumstance, but having to do it on pavement only makes things a lot harder and a lot more dangerous. Horses on pavement, especially those that wear shoes can slip and fall on pavement. This is just one more instance of the government making laws without knowing or caring about the consequences of that law. The interests and safety of the horse must come first.
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There is a lot more maintanence involved if there is pavement. It is an added cost that has to be passed down to the customers of the business. There is not a benefit to any party in this case.
Horses with shoes slip and fall on pavement. Leave dirt lots at all equine facilities. PLEASE! Trips to the vet are expensive enough without hurting an animal coming out of a trailer!
Pavement would be such a danger. Please don't pave the area. For once, think of the environment and the horses.
Our regulators should use common sense
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If someone has an injured horse in a trailer, jumping down onto slippery pavement can not only aggravate a current injury, but also cause more injury and stress to the animal. If a horse is unstable they can slip and fall on the pavement as well. A dirt parking lot that is well kept is safer for the horses. A possible compromise of gravel could also be an option.
Not to mention the added heat produced in the summer. Can't take the chance of a horse spooking or breaking off a lead and slipping on pavement. Come on Pima County, remember your rural constituents.
[email protected]
No Pavement where horses walk, or unload, EVER.
To the adjustment board: This paving does not make any sense and would be detrimental to the reasonable intent of the property. The danger this would create is not measurable until horses start getting hurt. Dr. Hutchison has been, and is, an amazing asset to the County and the community. Please do not require this paving to occur.
Of course you should not pave a lot used for equine lameness exames, it is just common sense.
Paving a parking lot at an equine hospital is unsafe for the horses especially when unloading from a trailer.
Obviously they don't know how dangerous pavement is for a horse.
Horses who are going to the Vet are already stressed and to add this potential and very real danger is dangerous. Please consider our concerns for our equine friends and family!!!
As a person who is owned by horses treated by this facility and who works there, it is of major concern to me that horses unload onto dirt, not asphalt. The danger of a compromised horse unloading and either falling or slipping thereby causing injury or aggravating an injury, puts the clinic at risk and gives me nightmares. We are there to help horses, not put them, their owners, or ourselves in danger due to unsafe footing. In addition, this is simply not green. Asphalt run off is toxic to aquatic life and the runoff from paving could contribute to contamination of the TV wash.
Think of the safety of the horses please
Sounds like zoning needs someone familiar with livestock and animal care to ensure a safer environment for both animals and humans.