CITY OF FRESNO
____________________________________________ __________________________________________ JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor TYLER MAXWELL, Council President
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ ANNALISA PEREA, Council Vice President MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember, District 2
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember, District 3 LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember, District 5
_____________________________________________ ___________________ _______________________ GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember, District 6 NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember, District 7
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WHEREAS, The Valley Animal Center’s Dr. James W. Thorton Dog Park is a membership- based dog park where members can bring their dogs to play, socialize, and have fun; and
WHEREAS, The Dr. James W. Thornton Dog Park officially opened on September 7, 2013, and this year is celebrating its 10
th Year anniversary. Today, the park serves dog
owners throughout Fresno and offers – daily, monthly, and annual memberships; and
WHEREAS, The Dr. James W. Thornton Dog Park is a no-breed restricted dog park that features amenities such as a 2,000-gallon ca nine wading spool, an agility course, and a canine-specific grass landscape to optimiz e the amount of exercise and socialization between canine friends; and
WHEREAS, All staff at Valley Animal Center take pride in the Dr. James W. Thornton Dog Park, as it is regarded as one of the safest dog parks in the Central Valley. The park promotes responsible pet ownership through safety precautions such as requiring up- to-date vaccinations, requiring canines to be spayed or neutered, and a temperament check canines must pass; and
WHEREAS, The Dr. James W. Thornton Dog Park also serves as a venue to host fundraising events throughout the year to raise funds fo r the Valley Animal Center operations to best serve the non-profit organization’s mission to unite dogs and cats with loving people; and
WHEREAS, The Dr. James W. Thornton Dog Park contributes greatly to the Valley Animal Center’s vision as a resource for the health and well-being of companion animals.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, Mayor Jerry P. Dyer, and the Fresno City Council, do hereby proclaim September 14, 2023, in the City of Fresno as:
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in the City of Fresno
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed the Great Seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 14 th
day of
September of the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-Three.