Girard City Council to vote on tethering ordinance

GIRARD — Council introduced legislation that advocates say would protect pets from being tied up outside during inclement weather.

Animal-rights advocates began lobbying council on this issue late last year.

The proposed ordinance would prohibit tethering animals during extreme hot or cold weather or when a severe-weather warning has been issued. The ordinance also would prohibit using a leash less than 12-feet long or one that could inflict strangulation or “unnecessary discomfort” on an animal.

Violating the tethering ordinance would be punishable as a misdemeanor.

Council voted tonight to send the ordinance to a second reading.

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