Make outside animal care guidelines more humane!

This petition is to support the forgotten pets/animals that people leave outside year round. These animals have to endure snow, hail, heavy rains, sunburn, heat exhaustion,and worst of all neglect. They are often given the bare minimum to survive. These guidelines which are in place need to be upgraded in Wilson County. More should be expected of livestock and pet owners. What is in place now just isn't enough to properly house and keep these animals safe. The guidelines in place are far too negligent and cannot be ignored any longer. Please see to it that all animals are protected as we would protect our own lives.

I started this petition on February 19th after witnessing animal neglect in my own neighborhood. I tried to go reason and be polite with one of the owners of the elderly yellow lab. But animal welfare facts and general compassion did not interest her. So I called the police and reported her. Animal control called me back an hour and a half later and said that this county only requires outside animals to have wood chips, water, food, and some kind of shelter. So it was dismissed.

She has since then left him alone in a plain back yard with a plastic dog house that is too small for him to fully get inside of. No one ever goes to clean up the yard, play with him, or check to see if he is still even alive. I have been watching him endure the recent frigid weather (today the high is 20 degrees Fahrenheit) and it has been snowing non-stop. I once again called the police, because today I honestly thought he was dead... laying underneath the wooden deck. I have since then heard nothing and the dog is still outside. He has no source of heat at all.

I share this personal story in hopes that you will feel the same compassion that I do for these animals. I don't have to know these animals to know that living like that is not a life. They deserve love, and proper care just like any other living creature.


Sincerely,

Animal advocates of Wilson NC

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