Miami

Animal Activists Demand No-Kill Shelter in Miami-Dade

Animal activists were out in force Tuesday at a Miami-Dade Commission meeting to demand a no-kill shelter in the county.

Dozens of animal supporters wearing red attended the meeting to pressure commissioners and Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez into increasing funding for the project.

In 2012, Miami-Dade voters approved a referendum for a slight tax increase to establish a no-kill shelter, but it was a non-binding vote.

"We have the money and the voters approved it, and we sit and we do nothing and you know what, it is murder, because life is life, these are God's living creatures," activist Rima Bardawil said.

Gimenez said they are making progress in the rate at which they're saving stray animals, but he's not interested in raising taxes for the no-kill plan.

"I am not willing to raise the taxes, we are going to achieve the same things without raising taxes," he said.

Activists said they will continue to push for the shelter.

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