Date: 11/15/24 6:50 pm From: Louise via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Nature areas becoming unleashed dog parks.
I agree wholeheartedly. I regularly walk in St Edwards State Park, the only
undeveloped Lake Washington shoreline still remaining, and home to bobcats
as well as a great many birds. Washington law is clear that dogs in state
parks should be on leash, and there are many signs reminding people of
this, but I see people with their dogs roaming loose almost every time I
visit.
I have raised this subject with some of the dog walkers - most of them
apologise and leash the dogs, but I'm not naive enough to assume they stay
that way once I'm out of sight. I also contacted Washington State Parks via
their website about the situation, pointing out how frequent violations are
and asking what their enforcement policy is, but I didn't receive a
response.
Louise Rutter
Kirkland
On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 2:21 PM Elston Hill via Tweeters <
<tweeters...> wrote:
> One of my favorite locations for wildlife is the north end of the
> Arboretum. Nice wetlands and wilder than the rest of the park. Sadly, since
> not as many people visit this part of the park, it seems that some dog
> owners think this is a great place to release their dogs.
>
> There is one woman who shows up around 8:00 am. As soon as she crosses the
> bridge to Foster Island she unleashes the dog. The dog is not menacing to
> people but it is super hyper and runs like crazy in every direction and
> into the brush and wildest areas. I recently told her that I was taking
> pictures of her and her dog to send to the Arboretum. I have yet to send
> the pictures to the Arboretum, but the last two times I was at the
> Arboretum I was shocked to see that she had leashed her dog and was jogging
> with it rather than turning it loose.
>
> If we want to preserve our wild areas, we need to speak up and there
> should be enforcement of the leash laws. Fines to the offenders could pay
> for the enforcement.
>
> Elston Hill
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