Florida Bill Seeks to End Tethering, Impose Fines for Leaving Cats and Dogs Outside in Severe Weather
Florida lawmakers have introduced legislation that would ban continuous, unsupervised cat and dog tethering and impose increasing fines for pet owners that leave dogs and cats outside during severe weather. Florida House Bill 177, introduced last week by Rep. Emily Slosberg of Boca Raton, mandates that, “A person may not tether a domestic dog or […]

