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Residents urge stronger animal-control enforcement after recent dog attacks
Summary
Three residents told the Clinton City Council that at-large dogs are a growing public-safety problem, citing an October child bite and a recent delivery-driver mauling, and urged the council to enforce Iowa animal-protection laws and convene a special meeting to address the problem.
Three Clinton residents used the public-comment period on March 10 to press the council to act on what they described as an escalating problem with stray and at-large dogs in the city.
Brian Barnett, who gave his Clinton address on the record, told council members that he expects elected leaders to “respect the laws and the constitution,” and urged a special council meeting to address alleged failures of enforcement. “Animal welfare must be taken seriously,” Barnett said, and he…
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