Consider this sign, now posted throughout all parks:
Best part is this: "Noisy, dangerous, intimidating or destructive pets will not be allowed to remain in the park". Amen to that!
Additionally, the park reservation page now has the requirement that the reservee state how many pets they intend to bring with them, and the species of each pet. There is now a 4 pet maximum per site. This new limit is another huge improvement. In the past, I have noted individual campers with an excess of eight (8) (!!!!) dogs per site. I understand that a lot of people, particularly RV'ers (caravans for those of you outside the USA) travel with pets, but bringing a dozen dogs to a state park is absolutely ridiculous. It pegs the abuse meter.
I would urge those of you in the other 49 states, and around the world, to print off the photo above (or perhaps this entire article) and forward it to your park director.
Pass the word!
A good start. The limit should be ONE dog because that's usually all a person can control. Better yet, there is no need for dogs at any park. If you choose the dog lifestyle stay home with the damn thing and don't ruin it for everyone else.
ReplyDeleteWhat? You're asking dog owners to make sacrifices for the common good? Cue up the indignation in 3,2,1...
Deletethe creation of laws is one thing. their enforcement is another.
ReplyDeletein my experience, the authorities rarely take these complaints seriously.
Check out this slice of goodness. https://ultimatebarkcontrol.com/collections/neighbors-dog
ReplyDeleteAnd here's another bit of goodness from an unlikely place, Arizona. Link:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/no-barking-matter-oro-valley-seeks-to-silence-nuisance-pets/Content?oid=24512747
I don't understand why more places aren't making laws like this and ticketing the shit out of idiot dog owners for barking, off leash, dog running loose, not vaccinating, over the limit. Stooge dog owners are a cash cow just waiting to be picked dry but these asshat AC agencies would rather beg the taxpayers for money than do their damn job.
DeleteAbout Pitbulls doing more damage.
ReplyDeleteNonsense. Numerous breeds of dog have the strength to kill you with their bite, and they are well-documented: In decades past, German Shepherds, Rottweilers, Malinois, Maremmas, Tibetan Mastiffs and Mastiffs in general have all been demonized and paraded around by the press as the "dangerous dog" flavor of the year/decade. Pit bull type dogs are currently over-represented thanks to a combination of media bias, and the popularity of the breed, especially owned by ignorant, careless, or malicious dog owners.
I'm not going to discount the fact that Pit Bulls are certainly capable of being dangerous dogs. Yes, they have strong prey drive, they are strong for their size. And they are persistent once they decide to attack. But these qualities are hardly unique to Pit Bulls.
Blame the owner who was careless enough to bring a dog with such tendencies into a public space around a dogs small enough to trigger their prey-drive. Many breeds of dog are capable of being dangerous if the owner is careless with them. Hating just one breed of dog for being dangerous is naive and counterproductive to the solution to the problem, because if you simply get rid of Pit Bulls, then another breed will fill the void of "dangerous dog" because idiot owners will be idiot owners.
But you have to admit that getting rid of the land sharks, portable meat grinders, 4-legged chainsaws, and face re-arrangers will be a damn good place to start.
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