Mayor’s goal: Four new dog parks in Baltimore
After years of dragging its paws, the city of Baltimore has apparently caught on to the benefits of dog parks: It hopes to build four within the next two years. That’s stunning news (not to mention our...
View ArticleIt’s nearly official: A dog park in Locust Point
It will soon be official: A dog park — built and paid for by the city — is coming to Locust Point. As we reported earlier, that’s a first, and a much appreciated turnaround under Mayor Sheila Dixon...
View Article$1,000 fines spur Patterson dog park group
Baltimore city’s new (and under reconsideration) $1,000 fine for unleashed dogs has reinvigorated the long-running effort to establish a dog park in Patterson Park, and the group behind it has called a...
View ArticleSay Chow (or ciao) to those $1,000 fines
Baltimore’s $1,000 fine for letting a dog of its leash is, effectively, a thing of the past — if even that. A city council committee yesterday — saying the amended penalty was passed by mistake —...
View ArticleAnti-animal abuse panel hears from public
About 75 people showed up for the first public meeting of Baltimore’s newly appointed Anti-Animal Abuse Task Force tonight, with many calling for improved education, harsher penalties for animal...
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