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Sunday, December 31, 2006

Council to consider animal-rights law (Dog collars)

ASHLAND Boosted by a big e-mail campaign, a proposed law to ban the chaining of dogs for more than two hours will come before the City Council Jan. 2, but because the city doesn't have the staff to enforce it, animal rights supporters say they will take on the job and report violations.
The Seattle Animal Shelter is set to begin a zero-tolerance policy for unlicensed pets next week and has increased its patrol staff to ticket their owners.