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Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, authorizing the acceptance of the donation of three thoroughbred horses for adoption by the County for use in the Allegheny County Police’s Mounted Unit.
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WHEREAS, Bright Futures Farm (“Bright Futures”), a trusted, well-respected 501(c)(3) equine charity and adoption agency located in Cochranton, Pennsylvania, has established the T?ARP (Thoroughbred Advocacy, Retraining & Placement)? Program under which Bright Futures works with horse trainers and owners at area racetracks to find homes for thoroughbreds who are done with racing and to retrain the horses for other purposes; and
WHEREAS, Xpressbet, a horse race wagering service having a place of business at 200 Racetrack Road #26, Washington, Pennsylvania, is the owner of three thoroughbred horses (the “Horses”); and
WHEREAS, the Horses have been screened through Bright Futures’ TARP Program; and
WHEREAS, Bright Futures has identified and approved the Mounted Unit of the Allegheny County Police as an appropriate adoptive home for the Horses; and
WHEREAS, Xpressbet is willing not only to donate the Horses to the County for the County Police’s Mounted Unit but also to pay all expenses related to the County’s adoption of the Horses, including pre-adoption veterinary care, health and wellness certification, provision of current and historical medical records, RFID microchip implantation and national registration, pre-adoption boarding costs, and the cost to transport the Horses to the Allegheny County Police Stables at South Park; and
WHEREAS, the County Police wish to utilize the Horses as part of its Mounted Unit; and
WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 2, Subsection j of the County’s Home Rule Charter requires that the Allegheny County Council approve an ordinance authorizing the acceptance of gifts or donations of real and personal property on behalf of the County.
WHEREAS, Allegheny County Council is of the considered o...
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