Comments On: Durham Commissioners pass tethering ordinance by Lisa Sorg

Re: Durham Commissioners pass tethering ordinance

zane77 — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:26:46 -0500

I think the dog and cat tax is unfair they claim they used this money for the animal pound to help wih unwanted animal but they kill more animal than any county in nc thay turn away more people who want these animals than any county in nc and if your dog or cat was missing or someone took your dog or cat from you the durham police will not look into any case to see if crimals charges can be file they will tell you any reason not to do the job by saying we dont take reports on this so why pay a tax for what if the police dept will not even take a report and to dog pound kills all the animal and not find new homes what are you paying a tax for
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Re: Durham Commissioners pass tethering ordinance

Propertyowner — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:16:49 -0500

I have a next door neighbor with two, tethered, 20+ pound dogs in their backyard; one of which is very aggressive. I am so glad that my neighbor will be required to build an enclosure for the dogs or fence-in the yard.
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Re: Durham Commissioners pass tethering ordinance

JFAcrey — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:12:02 -0400

These people that think it is okay to tether a dog continously sre simply ignorant. The dog gives his life for humans everyday.
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Re: Durham Commissioners pass tethering ordinance

monicas — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:14:36 -0400

Someone against the tethering law was quoted in the article as saying: "It's a pitiful world when other people determine your lifestyle..."

Huh?
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Re: Durham Commissioners pass tethering ordinance

tracyene — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:40:00 -0400

I don't understand the argument that an anti-tethering ordinance is infringing on our rights--if you want to be tethered in your yard for hours at a time or for the rest of your life, that is your right, but there must be guidelines, rules and laws to encourage and force some people to treat their pets reasonably well.
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Re: Durham Commissioners pass tethering ordinance

ykw — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:17:05 -0400

Despite one actual expert calling this law "excessive" and another saying he is "against such laws" and even one of their own main proponents for gaining more gestapo power for herself, the AC director, admitted that the six dogs she referred to in a recent cruelty case (where the dogs happened to be tethered) were all confiscated and the owners cited under existing law this kangaroo commission acted on behalf of their own extremist agenda.

As a lifelong Democrat I am appalled that some of my party's leaders on this Commission have sought to legislate against the legitimate and peaceful actions of their constituents against the advice of true experts.
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