Raleigh animal control to boost patrols for unleashed dogs
20 TO 22.
>> WELCOME BACK. CRACKING DOWN
ON ON LEAST PETS. THE RALEIGH
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS WARNING
DOG OWNERS TONIGHT. ANIMAL
CONTROL OFFICERS WILL SOON
BOOST CONTROLS TO ENFORCE THE
CITY'S LEASH LAWS. WRAL'S
FLYNN, SNYDER EXPLAINS WHEN YOU
CAN EXPECT THE ADDED
ENFORCEMENT.
>> IT'S SEEN LOOSER UNLEASHED
DOGS WHILE WALKING HER OWN PET
IS COMMON. THERE WAS A DOG
FOUND HERE.
>> LAST NIGHT. SO ON THERE
DEFINITELY.
>> OUT RALEIGH POLICE OFFICERS
SAY THEY'RE SEEING A SIMILAR
TREND. IT'S WHY THE
DEPARTMENT'S ANIMAL CONTROL
UNIT WILL START PATROLLING CITY
GREENWAY TRAILS AND PARKS MAY
12 TO ENFORCE CITY LEASH LAWS.
AND THAT IS WHEN WE SEE THE
INCREASE IN UNLEASHED DOGS IN
PARKS, ANIMAL CONTROL UNIT
SUPERVISOR MAYA HURLEY SAYS
THE ENFORCEMENTS ARE MEANT TO
KEEP BOTH PEOPLE AND DOGS SAFE.
WE HAVE HAD A FEW INSTANCES
OF UNLEASHED DOGS, WHETHER IT'S
BUYING A RUN OR JOG OR BIKE OR
OR ATTACKING SOMEBODY ELSE IS
PET. THAT IS LEASH. SO HOW MUCH
COULD NOT HAVING ONE OF THESE
WITH YOUR PET COSTS? YOU A
RALEIGH PD SAYS THE FIRST
OFFENSE IS $100 FINE. THAT GOES
UP WITH EACH REPEAT OFFENSE
WITH FINES, POSSIBLY REACHING
AS HIGH AS $500. SOMETIMES YOU
HAVE TO INCREASE THE PENALTY
FOR PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY PAY
ATTENTION AND CARE. SMITH SAYS
SHE AGREES WITH THE BOOSTED
PATROLS. DESPITE ARGUMENTS
ABOUT BEING ABLE TO EASILY
SOCIALIZE DOGS IN PUBLIC.
THE CITY'S LEASH LAW SAYS IT'S
ILLEGAL FOR THE OWNER OF ANY
DOMESTICATED ANIMAL TO ALLOW
SUCH ANIMAL TO BE AT LARGE
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF
THE CITY OR ON ANY CITY
PROPERTY THAT THOSE DOGS GET
INTO A FIGHT. BREAKING THAT UP
IS GOING TO LOOK PRETTY BAD
FOR THE PUBLIC.
>> BECAUSE THAT IS OPENING
EVERYBODY UP TO BEING BITTEN
BY A DOG THAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW
THEIR VACCINE VACCINATION
STATUS IN A CITY WITH MORE THAN
200 PARKS. DOG OWNERS ARE NOW
PREPARING FOR THE EXTRA
ENFORCEMENT FLYNN, SNYDER, WRAL
NEWS, RALEIGH,
>> THE CITY DOES HAVE DOG PARKS
AVAILABLE SPOKESPERSON FOR RPD
SAYS THE BOOSTING PATROLS ARE