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Resident urges stricter enforcement of Shelton leash and licensing rules after dog mauling
Summary
A resident told the council her family dog was mauled by an unleashed pit bull in a fenced yard and urged better enforcement of city leash and licensing ordinances; she read a poem in memory of the pet.
Kathy McDowell, a Shelton resident, used the public-comment period at Tuesday’s City Council meeting to urge stronger enforcement of the city’s dog licensing and leash ordinances after her daughter’s dog was mauled in a fenced yard.
McDowell said her daughter’s dog, Chloe, was killed when a pit bull running at large entered the yard. "Chloe was Amy's baby," McDowell said, and described the loss as traumatic for the family; she added that the other household’s dog "had to put their pet down also. So 2 families are now grieving a loss." She told the council, "We must do better now so that Chloe doesn't die in vain."
McDowell said the city enacted the leash-and-license ordinance while she was on council and that many residents and some first responders appear unfamiliar with its provisions. She read a poem in memory of Chloe during her remarks.
No immediate council action followed; the matter was raised as public comment and not scheduled as an agenda item. Council members did not indicate specific enforcement steps at the meeting.
