Dog friendly?
Writing by treason on Monday, 24 of October , 2005 at 4:42 pm
A couple months ago I heard Paul Harvey say that Chicago was the most dog friendly city in America. Not surprising. I’d also heard at one time that Oklahoma had more dog owners than any other state. When I heard this week that my city was ranked in the top ten for dog friendly, I had to question what dog friendly really means.
I know we have a lot of dogs here. In California I’d walk through neighborhoods and on almost every front porch there was a cat. Here, I don’t see many cats. But it’s unusual to pass a house and not hear at least one dog bark. We have dog parks. Restaurants that welcome dogs on their patios. Businesses that cater to dogs exclusively. A dog film festival. Doggie dashes.
A city council member was thrilled to be mentioned in the top ten. She said it’s our city’s goal to be the most humane city in the country. “We have a community here that really wants to support life with your dogs.”
Interesting, because we also have a high number of abuse cases, and even higher is the number of unwanted dogs euthanized in shelters. If we want to be the most humane city in the country, perhaps we should take a look at our local humane association and start there.
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