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Council discusses tightening animal-control rules, including proposals to limit tethering
Summary
Council members, staff and residents debated tougher animal-control rules, including bans or temperature-based limits on tethering dogs, and the staffing and budget implications of stricter enforcement.
Council members, city staff and the deputy police chief discussed possible changes to Shelbyville's animal-control ordinance, focusing on tethering (dogs on chains), minimum shelter requirements and enforcement resources.
Deputy Chief (name not specified) told the council tougher enforcement would require additional animal-control staffing and more kennel capacity: “If we're gonna have to decide if we want to find for chain dogs or if we wanna collect them.…
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