An animal rescue shelter has spoken out about the dangers of tethering animals after a dog lost his leg following an attack by other dogs while tethered in a backyard.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville City Council voted to approve an ordinance that would make several changes to animal care laws, including making it illegal to tether an animal outside without ...

SALEM—During its Tuesday meeting, the rules and ordinances committee discussed the adoption of an ordinance setting guidelines for the tethering of animals within city limits. Currently there is no ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - One animal activist group is pushing to ban animal tethering in Charleston County. Charleston County’s 34-year-old animal welfare laws are out of date, and make it ...

Triple-digit heat is uncomfortable for you and indeed for man’s best friend. The high temperatures are prompting Richmond ...

It also introduces new regulations for animal shelters that operate using foster homes instead of a physical facility. These ...

RACC Director Christie Chipps-Peters was especially worried about animals with flat faces, such as French Bulldogs, Pugs, and ...

The ordinance prohibits tethering of animals except under very limited circumstances, and then only temporarily. The ordinance requires the owner to be in sight of the tethered animal at all times.

Even in Marin, where fireworks are illegal, you can already hear people setting them off ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.

CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. (WCAX) - A vocal group of animal advocates wants to regulate how dogs can be restrained outside in Clinton ...

Animal control officers and Pittsburgh police stepped in following reports of two dogs tethered outside a Lawrenceville home ...