Leaving your dog in a hot car in Surrey could cost you $500.
Surrey City Council has voted to amend the city's dog responsibility bylaw so that enforcement officers can issue tickets to those who leave their pets in warm cars or unleashed in the back of pickup trucks.
Bylaw enforcement officers cannot remove an animal from a hot vehicle (this must be done by the BC SPCA or the RCMP), so the amendment grants them "greater latitude in relation to enforcement actions," according to a city press release Wednesday.
“Temperatures in vehicles can rise to dangerous levels very rapidly in the summer season, posing a serious risk to dogs that may be in them," Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts said in the release. "We want to encourage pet owners to be mindful of this while enjoying the warm summer season with their pets in Surrey."
The dog responsibility bylaw enforces issues relating to a dog's well-being, including:
Last month, six dogs were reported stolen by their walker in Langley. But it was later discovered that they actually died of heat stroke from sitting for too long in a hot truck.
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Surrey City Council has voted to amend the city's dog responsibility bylaw so that enforcement officers can issue tickets to those who leave their pets in warm cars or unleashed in the back of pickup trucks.
Bylaw enforcement officers cannot remove an animal from a hot vehicle (this must be done by the BC SPCA or the RCMP), so the amendment grants them "greater latitude in relation to enforcement actions," according to a city press release Wednesday.
“Temperatures in vehicles can rise to dangerous levels very rapidly in the summer season, posing a serious risk to dogs that may be in them," Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts said in the release. "We want to encourage pet owners to be mindful of this while enjoying the warm summer season with their pets in Surrey."
The dog responsibility bylaw enforces issues relating to a dog's well-being, including:
-Adequate ventilation must exist anywhere a dog is confined, such as in a vehicle
-Dogs must be transported in a safe manner which prevents their injury
-Dogs cannot be tied up wearing a choke collar
-Dogs cannot spend more than four hours per 24 hour period tethered
Last month, six dogs were reported stolen by their walker in Langley. But it was later discovered that they actually died of heat stroke from sitting for too long in a hot truck.
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