The War on Stray Dogs at Wright Park
Park commissioners order police to shoot all canines found loose in the city's green space.
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The dog catcher will in the future keep a close watch in Wright Park, and all canines found unaccompanied by their owners will suffer the penalty of death. The board of park commissioners notified the police department of the new order yesterday, and the command to shoot all loose dogs will be strictly enforced by the patrolmen. Much harm has been done to the shrubbery and flowers in the park lately by dogs, and as people seemed to be unmindful of requests to keep their dogs out of the flower beds, the board has adopted this stringent measure.
“The command to shoot all loose dogs will be strictly enforced by the patrolmen.”
While shooting stray dogs is an unthinkable policy for a modern municipality, the tension between public greenspace maintenance and pet ownership remains a frequent topic of debate at neighborhood council meetings today.
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