Wednesday, February 18, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
GOVERNOR: Fiancée’s
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called into question
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surviving the botched roll-
out of Oregon’s online health
care exchange.
But the allegations sur-
rounding the work of his
fiancée were more damaging,
dominating headlines in the
state following his victory.
A series of newspaper
reports since October have
chronicled Hayes’ work for
organizations with an inter-
est in Oregon public policy.
At the same time, she was
paid by advocacy groups
and played an active role
in Kitzhaber’s administra-
tion, a potential conflict of
interest.
The spotlight on Hayes
led her to reveal that she
accepted about $5,000 to
illegally marry a man seeking
immigration benefits in the
1990s. Later, she admitted
she bought a remote prop-
erty with the intent to grow
marijuana.
A fiercely private person,
Kitzhaber has been forced
to answer embarrassing and
personal questions about his
relationship. In response to
questions at a news confer-
ence last month, Kitzhaber
told reporters that he’s in
love with Hayes, but he’s not
blinded by it.
Kitzhaber, 67, met Hayes,
47, before the 2002 election,
when he was governor and
she was a candidate for the
state Legislature. She lost
her race, but they later recon-
nected after Kitzhaber’s term
ended.
Hayes used the title “first
lady,” though the couple
never married, and she took
an active role in his admin-
istration. They were engaged
last summer.
“One thing I hope peo-
ple know about me is that I
love this state and its peo-
ple, its rivers, its mountains
and its landscapes with
every fiber of my being,”
Kitzhaber said in is parting
statement. “It is because of
that love that I tender my
resignation.”
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A very tiny brown and
black female puppy was sur-
rendered at BrightSide Animal
Center in Redmond a couple
of weeks ago after a man had
found the little rottweiler mix
for sale in an ad on Craigslist.
He purchased the four-week-
old puppy for his girlfriend,
but she decided against it.
The puppy had a severe
eye infection upon arrival and
was looked at by a veterinar-
ian. She would need special
drops in her left eye every
three hours and needed to be
fostered by a volunteer.
BrightSide Animal Center
volunteer coordinator Sana
Hayes decided that she would
take on the responsibility of
fostering the little puppy with
her medical needs.
Most veterinarians and dog
breeders agree that puppies
shouldn’t be separated from
the rest of their litter for adop-
tion before two months of age.
A new study researched by
veterinarians in Naples, Italy,
confirms that advice, showing
that puppies removed from
their litter mates earlier were
more likely to develop behav-
ioral problems as adult dogs.
“It’s been proven that
puppies need to be with
their mothers and siblings
until weaned, which is usu-
ally about eight weeks,” said
Hayes. “It’s a crucial time in
their life. The puppy that my
husband, Bill, and I are foster-
ing is missing out on learning
behaviors from her mom and
litter mates, and we are going
to have to try hard to make up
for that.”
Puppies do a lot of learning
during their first few weeks of
life, developing skills, behav-
iors, and personality traits
that will remain with them
throughout the rest of their
lives, and which can only be
learned from the mother dog
and their siblings.
So why was this puppy
advertised on the Internet at
such a young age?
“We can’t prove it, but the
four-week-old puppy, that I
now call Raven, could have
been a victim of backyard
breeding,” Hayes said.
A backyard breeder is
someone who keeps a number
of dogs and either breeds them
deliberately or just lets them
breed. Backyard breeders may
have a few dogs or many, one
breed or several. They usually
have no understanding or con-
cern regarding the breed stan-
dard, genetics, socializing the
dogs, and maintaining their
health. This is not to be con-
fused with “hobby breeders,”
who breed small numbers of
dogs and care for their dogs
well.
“I would like to educate
people that a backyard breeder
isn’t a legitimate breeder.
They aren’t breeding for a
good purpose. They tend to let
puppies go when they are too
young, and one of the reasons
is because tiny puppies tend to
be more appealing to people,”
Hayes said.
Backyard breeders are
also motivated by profit.
Ads from these breeders fill
the classifieds. They are not
knowledgeable on how to
breed responsibly, such as
screening for genetic defects.
Responsible proper breeding
entails much more than simply
putting two dogs together. A
backyard breeder who is suc-
cessful in selling puppies may
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who breeds dogs with profit as
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Most professional breed-
ers of pedigree dogs will not
allow their pups to go to their
new homes until they are 12
weeks old, although some
breeders see eight weeks as
a fair time to allow the pup-
pies to leave, and taking home
a puppy at eight weeks old is
not uncommon.
There are many ways to dis-
tinguish a responsible breeder
from the rest. A responsible
breeder will place all pet-
quality animals with a con-
tract requiring the purchaser
to spay/neuter the pup, and
will also evaluate the health
of their pups using sound,
standardized genetic and
other testing recommended
for the individual breed.
According to the ASPCA,
many puppies sold online
come from puppy mills or
backyard breeders — they
even use fancy terms like
“certified kennel,” “AKC
registered,” “pedigree” and
“health certified.” Many
of these breeders are really
puppy mills in disguise. No
responsible breeder sells their
dogs online and has them
shipped to your doorstep.
Those looking for a pet are
encouraged to adopt a dog or
puppy from a shelter or res-
cue organization. And for
those seeking a purebred dog,
nearly 30 percent of canines
up for adoption at shelters are
purebreds.
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in her foster home and on
Valentine’s Day, the Hayes’
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Sisters Urban Renewal Agency Annual Report
The Annual Financial Report for fi scal year ending June 30, 2014 for
the Sisters Urban Renewal Agency has been prepared and is on fi le at
Sisters City Hall, 520 E. Cascade Ave. and is summarized here. In FY
2013-14 Sisters URA received $1,058,977 in revenue, spent $735,309
on projects and administration, and paid $439,022 in principal and in-
terest. Estimated tax revenues and interest for FY 2014-15: $188,700.
Budgeted expenditures for FY 2014-15: $394,647 (Capital Projects
Fund) and $86,100 (Debt Service Fund). Interested persons may ob-
tain a copy by contacting Finance Offi cer Lynne Fujita-Conrads at
541-323-5222 or lconrads@ci.sisters.or.us. A copy is also available on
the City’s website, www.ci.sisters.or.us.
An analysis of the tax collection impact on the permanent rate of other
tax districts is shown in the table below.