With the upcoming frigid temperatures this week, it would be best to bring your dog inside some type of building. I know that some dogs do not want to come inside. If your dog does not want to come inside, please try to make sure there is some type of wind break and bedding. We can not force anyone to bring their dog inside or make them provide some type of bedding (straw, wood chips) for outside dogs. It is up to the owners to be responsible for their dogs and make sure they are safe. Please keep checking your dog’s water bowl as the water will freeze quickly. I have copied State of Ohio Law that shows what “shelter” means…
959.13 Cruelty to animals.
(A) No person shall:
(1) Torture an animal, deprive one of necessary sustenance, unnecessarily or cruelly beat, needlessly mutilate or kill, or impound or confine an animal without supplying it during such confinement with a sufficient quantity of good wholesome food and water;
(2) Impound or confine an animal without affording it, during such confinement, access to shelter from wind, rain, snow, or excessive direct sunlight if it can reasonably be expected that the animals would otherwise become sick or in some other way suffer. Division (A)(2) of this section does not apply to animals impounded or confined prior to slaughter. For the purpose of this section, shelter means a man-made enclosure, windbreak, sunshade, or natural windbreak or sunshade that is developed from the earth’s contour, tree development, or vegetation
Please don’t forget about your dogs during these cold and snowy days!
