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What’s the law about chaining up a dog?

Anybody know the answer to this?

A neighbor asks:

It’s getting to be summer and a dog near me is chained up outside all day long. Do you know what the law is about this? Who do I call?

8 comments

Angela 06/17/2015 at 6:22 PM

I believe that a dog can only be chained for one hour during a 24 hour period. Definetely call Richmond Animal Care and Control. They will visit the house and assess the situation. Get other neighbors to call too. This poor dog has no voice and needs yours!

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Mary Anne Conmy 06/17/2015 at 6:39 PM

I believe an organization called Gracie’s Guardians helps pet owners by fences & enclosures to prevent owners from resorting to chaining their dogs. http://www.ral.org/gracies_guardians/

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Lee 06/18/2015 at 9:59 AM

I’m a bit puzzled by this – if a dog has access to shade/a doghouse, water, food, etc wouldn’t they be better on a (long) chain rather than locked in a (tiny) cage? Obviously, there are other options than crating or tethering/chaining that would be better. Is crating also a problem (that presumably gets overlooked because it happens indoors)???

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