Dogs roaming out of control in Westwood
I am writing this letter on behalf of many residents of the Westwood area who are forced daily to tolerate dogs who are not being “confined to their yard.”
I recently woke up to find our kitten lying in our front yard with his neck broken and a huge dog hovering over it. The most upsetting part about this story is this has happened before. Several months ago, a dog in our front yard mauled our 13-year-old cat. We have contacted animal control concerning both situations but seemingly nothing was ever done.
With this story comes several thoughts. It is obvious many residents do not realize or do not care their animals must be confined to their yard. I do know it is very hard to keep an animal, especially a dog, confined to anything. But Westwood is in the city limits and there are certain rules that must be followed.
I think action should be taken and rules should be enforced out of respect for the people of the neighborhood as well as the animals involved. I also think animal control is not taking the situation in our area seriously. I feel this to be true because I have read other letters written to the Southern Standard with the same context concerning the Westwood area. I also know of many neighbors who have contacted animal control over similar, and not so similar, situations and still our neighborhood is bombarded with roaming animals.
I do realize there are many situations animal control must deal with everyday, being a government office. But I would also like to point out this problem in our area has been continuous throughout the years, even with animal control being contacted. So with this in mind, I feel our representatives at animal control are not doing their jobs to its full extent. After everything being said, all that we have been asking for is some help with this ludicrous situation.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Winton
Westwood Drive
McMinnville