neighbor keeps his dog outside
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Anonymous
| Who should I call to report anonymously? I'm in MoCo. TIA. |
Anonymous
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Animal Services Division, 301-279-8000
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/animalservices/Resources/Files/Cold%20Weather%20ASD%201_2_17%20FINAL.pdf |
Anonymous
| It’s not illegal to keep a dog outside per se. If there is appropriate shelter, food, water, etc. there is nothing animal control can do. |
Anonymous
| ^^ yes it is if conditions outside are extreme - so very hot days over 90 degrees and very cold, snowy ones under 30 degrees. |
Anonymous
| What kind of dog? |
Anonymous
| Please call and request a welfare check. Yesterday a dog froze to death in Ohio. Another dog got frozen to the ground due to moisture but was saved. Please call. |
Anonymous
| $500 fine |
Anonymous
| What kind of dog? If it's a husky, they are bred for very cold temps and prefer the cold. I have one who is also part wolf, and he hates to be inside during the winter, so we have a special house for him in the garage with lighting, where he's blocked from the wind, but he can go out and run. When it snows, he runs out and curls up in it. I wouldn't put a dog outside if he wasn't bred for cold weather, though. Their coats aren't thick enough to keep them warm. We tried keeping ours inside and he went crazy trying to get outside, so he's much happier now. He'd probably rather be in Alaska. |
Anonymous
Regardless of dog breed call them and let them sort it out, it's their job. |
Anonymous
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^^^ This ^^^^
Depends entirely on what kind of dog. A Husky or similar dog would be totally content living full time outside in temperatures that would literally kill a Chihuahua in less than an hour. It depends on the dog whether it's abuse or not. |
Anonymous
I'm not sure the default position should be "always get the state involved". People are capable of reason and thinking for themselves. |
Anonymous
OP here. I am MYOB type of person by nature. I hate getting into someone else's business but seeing this dog freezing outside really makes me sad. They do bring him inside time to time but, most days, the dog is outside. It's a med sized mutt and def not a husky. No shelter outside as far as I can tell. PP who provided the contact info, thanks! |
Anonymous
People are, but animals cannot advocate for themselves. It's Animal Control/Services job to advocate for the animals, so why not inform them and let them do their job? There have been multiple alerts on the news this past week to bring in your animals. It was either ABC7 or NBC4 that had someone from the Human Society giving cold weather tips for dogs and the person said that no short hair dog should be outside in these temps without a sweater, but preferably a coat. And even with a sweater/coat, on days like today, their time outside should be limited to 15 minutes. My husky lives for this kind of weather, but even on days like today with this wind, he taps the door to come in after about 15 minutes. |
Anonymous
. Dog rescuer here. People are capable of an unbelievable degree of idiocy and callousness when it comes to pets. I’ve seen two news stories in the past week about dogs freezing to death. Op, call animal control. |
Anonymous
| Find a friend to steal the dog. Problem solved. |