Honorable Adrian M. Fenty
Mayor, Washington DC
Fax: 202-727-0505
Call Center Phone: 727-1000
E-mail: adrian.fenty@dc.gov
Thank you for any role you had in asking your Department of Health to bring to a close the matter of Sidney's impoundment and trial and free Sidney.
Although Sidney is free, my hope is that you will now direct your staff to turn their attention to what happened here to prevent future occurrences of this incident. From what I read or heard, this was a matter that could have been resolved quickly on July 5th. Instead, it consumed valueable city resources, caused great pain and suffering to visitors to your city, and Sidney himself, and brought much adverse publicity to Washington.
Please do what you can to make sure this abuse of process does not happen again. There is no question but that the Dangerous Dogs Act can serve a useful purpose against truly dangerous dogs or irresponsible owners. However, all precautions must be taken to make sure that only the cases that really need to go to trial make it that far. Something appears to have gone terribly wrong in Sidney's case, and I hope you take advantage of the fresh facts in this case to improve the process for the future.
Sincerely,
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