Nov 6, 2007 9:55 pm US/Central
FW Resident Wants Law Against Tethering Dogs
CAROL CAVAZOS
FORT WORTH (CBS 11 News) ―
A Fort Worth kennel owner thinks her east Fort Worth neighborhood has gone to the dogs.
Suzette Watkins said there are too many stray dogs running the streets, and too many others are tethered outside without food or water.
Watkins wants the City of Fort Worth to adopt an animal ordinance modeled after the law in Irving. The City of Irving's ordinance bans the tethering of unattended dogs under any circumstance.
"The City of Fort Worth needs to adopt a stricter ordinance," she said. She described photos she took of some dogs around Fort Worth. "This is a starving pit bull, that has babies, running loose in a neighborhood. It's horrible."
"What may be optimum for Irving and what may be optimum for Austin may not be work for the City of Fort Worth," said Dave Fulbright with Fort Worth Animal Control.
The City of Fort Worth said 25,529 animals were brought to the shelter this year. That number is 2,273 more than last year. There are only seven animal control officers.
"It's not easy. It's a very difficult job," said Fulbright.
Fort Worth Animal Control officials said they are in the early stages of creating a tougher law. It will then be presented to city council, but it could take years before any law is enacted.
(© MMVII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
Click to enlarge
Stumble It!
