FAIRVIEW PARK Thanks to efforts by Ward 4 Councilman John Hinkel, the city has adopted new animal-neglect laws.
On May 16, City Council passed an ordinance that added several new sections to the city’s laws covering animal neglect, animal cruelty, animal abandonment, dog tethering, failure to restrain a dog in a motor vehicle, as well as dog shelter design standards.
Hinkel said the goal of the ordinance was to fill a gap in the law…more