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 ...

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

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 Charleston County’s 34-year-old animal welfare laws are out of date, and make it ...

A tethering ordinance limits the amount of time an animal can be left outside in extreme temperatures. Advocates say animals are suffering, some of them even dying, and it’s time for a change.

Yet, all this week, RACC officers have found canine after canine left to fend for themselves in the blazing heat. The dogs ...

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.

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

The Las Cruces City Council unanimously updated the city's animal ordinance to address overpopulation and empower Animal Control Officers. The ordinance mandates spaying/neutering of animals ...

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

Some animal advocates want to regulate how dogs can be restrained outside in ... who is leading the charge on a proposed dog tether law. “The current ag market law says as long as a dog has ...