Llama's on a leash?
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Llama's on a leash?
http://www.mlive.com/search/index.ss...?fljournal?NEF
The scuttle-butt right now is that the llamas have been allowed to continue their walks.
FLUSHING - Genesee County Parks Director Amy McMillan says she doesn't have anything against llamas.
But Marguerite, Minnie, Mercedes and Meringue -four llamas owned by Mark and Cathy Thompson of Clio - are not welcome on the new Flushing Riverview Trail.
The Thompsons of Clio have used the path to take their pet llamas for walks since it opened this spring. Mark Thompson said he's not sure what to do now.
McMillan told the Parks & Recreation Commission on Thursday that llamas should be exercised only in county parks that allow horseback riding: the Cummings Center, Richfield County Park and the Elba Equestrian Center.
But Mark Thompson said the county's policies require only that animals are leashed, which the llamas always are.
"I've seen more temperamental, dangerous dogs on the path than those llamas ever would be," he said.
The walking and bicycling trail stretches from the Main Street bridge in downtown Flushing, north along the Flint River to Carpenter Road, just past Flushing County Park.
But Marguerite, Minnie, Mercedes and Meringue -four llamas owned by Mark and Cathy Thompson of Clio - are not welcome on the new Flushing Riverview Trail.
The Thompsons of Clio have used the path to take their pet llamas for walks since it opened this spring. Mark Thompson said he's not sure what to do now.
McMillan told the Parks & Recreation Commission on Thursday that llamas should be exercised only in county parks that allow horseback riding: the Cummings Center, Richfield County Park and the Elba Equestrian Center.
But Mark Thompson said the county's policies require only that animals are leashed, which the llamas always are.
"I've seen more temperamental, dangerous dogs on the path than those llamas ever would be," he said.
The walking and bicycling trail stretches from the Main Street bridge in downtown Flushing, north along the Flint River to Carpenter Road, just past Flushing County Park.
Originally Posted by Tuesday's talkback in the Flint Journal
LLAMA LIKED: It is wrong to ban llamas on leashes in the park. They are probably less aggressive than the pitbulls and other large dogs on the trail. My children were excited to see the llamas. They thought it was neat to see an animal like that outside of a farm.
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The scuttle-butt right now is that the llamas have been allowed to continue their walks. 
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