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Hall resident fights for no-tethering law in county
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Harriette Taylor wants to stop dogs being chained outside. This dog was chained in the front yard of a residence in Hall County last week. She is advocating a dog tethering ban in the county. - photo by SARAH MUELLER
Driving through Hall County and seeing dogs tied up in yards breaks Gainesville resident Harriette Taylor’s heart. Taylor wants the Hall County Board of Commissioners to pass an ordinance that prohibits pet owners from tethering dogs in their yards. However, she is meeting resistance from county staff and commissioners who say they have concerns about the added expense to residents and such a law causing more people to abandon their animals.