New city leash laws upset dog owners
Leash laws is widely accepted in Europe and America purposed to urge
pet owners take care of their pets, avoiding any attacks or hurts from
them on people. Dogs without leash are prohibited on most places except
dog park without leash or private personal house. Here is another one
from Chareleston, SC about four new dog laws.
Ian Silver
Four new dog laws have been proposed to Charleston City Council.
Two are already approved, and the other two still under discussion.
But things can get pretty controversial when the government tries to
tell people what to do with their pets.
City Council already gave initial approval to an ordinance that would
force people to have their dogs tied down or in a crate if they ride
in the back of a pickup truck.
But it's an ordinance about sterilizing stray dogs that has sparked
more controversy. Charlie Karesh with Charleston Animal Society says
the current law about spaying and neutering dogs picked up off the street
is just fine. "If an animal is at large, which is a violation of
the law, before it's returned to the owner to be spayed or neutered."
"We get 12,000 animals a year in our facility and over-population
is a problem. These animals at large are a problem. And spay neuter
is the only answer to that."
But a proposed ordinance would allow pet owners to pay a $200 fine
rather than have their dog fixed. But Karesh says that's not enough
to deal with the over-population problem.
The new law on dogs in pickup trucks has already received initial
approval and is expected to pass on second and third readings.
The ordinance on sterilization has been deferred until january while
city council members negotiate the terms with animal shelter leaders
across the city.
Two other dog ordinances also proposed.
The first requires that animals be a leash whenever they're outdoors
except on the owner's personal property or at dog parks. That proposal
has received initial approval.
The second was an ordinance meant to clarify that city residents
can have up to three dogs and three cats over the age of one. That ordinance
was deferred.
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