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Resident urges Smithfield to adopt kennel and dog‑limit rules, calls for stronger animal‑control enforcement
Summary
A resident told the council she believes unregulated kennels and multiple dogs in a residential area amount to neglect and urged the town to adopt a dog‑limit and kennel permitting requirements. She said town animal control attempted to enforce but lacked ordinance authority; county animal control agreed a kennel law would be appropriate.
During the citizen‑comments portion of the Town of Smithfield council meeting, resident Lindsay Bean urged the town to adopt a dog‑limit ordinance and stronger kennel rules after reporting persistent, long‑term kenneling of dogs at a nearby property on Swift Creek Road.
Bean said she contacted town animal…
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