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Residents Urge Harper Woods to Act After Multiple Loose-dog Encounters
Summary
Several Harper Woods residents told the City Council they have been threatened or pursued by loose dogs and urged the city to implement or enforce animal-control measures; callers described specific incidents and asked for an update in January.
Multiple Harper Woods residents urged the City Council on an urgent animal-control plan during public comment, recounting repeated encounters with loose, unlicensed dogs and asking the city to enforce existing ordinances or create new rules before someone is seriously hurt.
Sheila Hakim, who lives on Little Stone, described a Dec. 2 incident in which two loose German Shepherds “bolted right to us” and repeatedly tried to get at the small dog she had picked up; a neighbor…
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