Under the house or porch is not adequate shelter for an outdoor dog. Nor are barrels, lean to’s, cardboard or other disposable boxes, plastic drums, or vehicles. A bill SB 867 entitled ‘’WV Safe Outdoor Dogs Act’ has been introduced into the Senate sponsored by Sen. Chapman to offer more detail on adequate and inadequate shelter for outside dogs in this session. Many are seeing and hearing about dangerous and brutally cold situations of puppies and dogs freezing during this prolonged cold in our state. And think of all those that go unreported without the public outrage. This bill as law is very much needed. Along with Sen. Chaoman as lead sponsor, Sen. Scott Fuller is now another sponsor on SB 867. He is from Caball and Wayne and is a retired law enforcement Officer….Come on more sponsors….
Advocates, we need this bill in WV code. Check the detailed description of adequate outdoor shelter for a dog and what is inadequate. Feb. 17 is the last date for a bill to be introduced into the House this session. This bill also needs to be introduced into the House of Delegates. Maybe your legislator will step up to be a sponsor too. Here is the the bill that has been introduced into the Senate.
Hearing pushback on the temps in this bill from the House side as it is attempting to be introduced into the House.