Dear Editor:
Dog owners in New Westminster are both arrogant and break the law constantly.
Why do I say this? I live very near Ryall Park in Queensborough. I have counted as many as 10 dogs or more off leash on any given day, sometimes as many as five to 10 at one time. It is as if dog owners think the parks are their own personal off-leash zones. On weekends, the flag football players and others bring dogs and let them run free.
Throughout the day, dogs can be seen off leash, running amok, and I never see animal control around ever – literally NEVER. I have contacted the city and animal control at least five times each in the past year, to no avail.
It seems New Westminster doesn’t think it is smart to enforce its own laws, it under-funds the animal control unit and until some child or innocent person is bitten and injured, no one will say or do a thing.
I have confronted dog owners, and their response is “screw you.” Dog owners who let dogs off leash, you are arrogant and breaking the law.
City of New Westminster – you should enforce your own bylaws.
Paul Slusher, New Westminster
