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Proposed Gainesville ordinance would protect pets from animal attacks
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Max Caralampio opens the door for family pet Sandy at the Hall County Animal Shelter after getting the 4-year-old pit bull a rabies vaccination. A proposed Gainesville city ordinance amendment would make dog-on-dog attacks illegal. Hall County, which provides animal control enforcement under a contract with the city of Gainesville, already has such a law. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Gainesville residents will soon have recourse if other animals attack their pets after City Council heard a first reading Tuesday on amending its animal control ordinance. The amendment will become law when council casts a final vote on the matter at its Feb. 18 meeting. The amendment reclassifies what constitutes a “dangerous” and “potentially dangerous” animal.