From:
Sophia DiPietro
liberatanimls@hotmail.com
All Species Kinship (ASK) initiated the tethering ordinance and was supported by Commissioner Steve Franklin who formally prepared and introduced the passage of this special law. The ordinance was modeled after the one from Dodge City, Kansas (www.unchainyourdog.org) and states:
Dogs may not be chained or tethered
for more than an hour at a time, and chains must be at least ten
feet in length.
Chapter 2-108. Tethering of dogs restricted.
It shall be unlawful for any person to continuously tether a dog
for more than one continuous hour, except that tethering of the
same dog may resume after a hiatus of three continuous hours, for
up to three hours total time on tether per day.
(a) For the purpose of tethering a dog, a chain, leash, rope or
tether shall be at least ten feet in length.
(b) A chain, leash, rope, collaring device, tether, or any
assembly or attachments thereto used to tether a dog shall not
weight more than one-eighth of the animal’s body weight, or due to
weight, inhibit the free movement of the animal within the area
tethered.
(c) Dogs shall be tethered in such a manner as to prevent injury,
strangulation, or entanglement on fences, trees, or other manmade
or natural obstacles.
(d) It is unlawful to attach chains, ropes or other restraints
implements directly to a dog without the proper use of a collar,
harness, or other device designed for that purpose and made from a
material that prevents injury to the animal..
Bye, Bye 24/7 chaining!!! Welcome, Freedom.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO TOOK THE TIME TO WRITE THE BATTLE CREEK CITY COMMISSIONERS AND AN EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO TOOK THE TIME TO SPEAK AT THE COMMISSIONER MEETINGS (Kathe Johnson, Bill Johnson, Wanda Nash and Tina Grider).
What You Can Do:
Please take a second to email the Commissioner who took this issue under his wing and made it happen: Steve Franklin at stevefranklin445@aol.com
Please also thank the following Commissioners for their additional support and encouragement: Commissioner Hersha: ryanhersha@yahoo.com and Commissioner Nancy MacFarlane: Nancy_Macfarlane@hotmail.com (note the _ between nancy and macfarlane)
Sophia
DiPietro
Executive Director
All Species Kinship (ASK)
P.O. Box 4055
Battle Creek, MI 49016
269-963-1637