Resident urges Select Board to require leashes on public roads after repeated incidents
At the Aug. 31 Bedford Select Board meeting, resident Ellen Holt urged the board to amend the town's leash law to require dogs be leashed on public roads, citing repeated attacks on pets and a fall risk to elderly residents; she argued the change would protect people, animals and town resources.
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Ellen Holt, of 28 Putnam Road, told the Select Board that Bedford’s current leash rule — which allows dogs off-leash if they obey voice commands — “does not work and is dangerous to humans, dogs, and other animals.” Holt cited multiple local incidents in which animals were badly injured and said an elderly relative had been pushed and could have suffered broken bones.
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