The weather is getting hotter so I wanted to remind everyone about the 4 hour tethering limit. Thanks to council for passing this bylaw this past term of council. It was a recorded vote, with Bondy, Verbeek, Garon, Bjorkman and Snively in support. Meloche, Bowman and Vander Doelen opposed.
Come election time- Remember who was there for the animals.
The Animal Care and Control By-law includes the following four new provisions:
- a ban on tethering or chaining an animal for more than four hours per day;
- a ban on driving with a dog loose in the back of an open pickup truck;
- a ban on leaving an animal in a car when the temperature is too hot or too cold; and
- new provisions on animal welfare standards for pet owners.
The by-law also requires dogs and dog kennels to be registered and licensed and sets out how dogs will be controlled within the Town of Essex. Four of the key points are:
- A maximum of three dogs per household;
- Dogs are not allowed to run at large;
- All dogs and dog kennels within the Town of Essex must be licensed;
- The set fine schedule (By-law 1606) includes a $125 fine for not obtaining a license or harbouring more than three dogs, and a $200 fine for allowing a dog to run at large.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/essex-town-council-votes-4-hour-animal-tethering-1.5383332
https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/essex-adjusts-its-tethering-limit-bylaw-1.10312345
