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There’s a new group being formed for Roosevelt Island Dog owners by resident and dog owner Joyce Mincheff. Ms. Mincheff reports:
Im putting together a new organization on the Island to deal with dog issues. Itll be called FIDO.Federation of Independent Dog Owners of RI.
Ive put together the attached flyer and hope to have a meeting on 6/26 to get it off the ground.
Im going to place a plastic folder in the dog runs at the north and south sides of the Island (probably on Saturday) to distribute and collect the completed flyers. Might be a good idea if you can make them available on the blog as well.
Fido plans to meet on Saturday June 26, 11:30 AM at the Meditation Steps. Earlier this week, there was another incident of an unleashed Roosevelt Island dog resulting in it’s owner receiving a summons. According to the 6/6 – 6/7 Roosevelt Island Public Safety report:
Dog Off Leash In Public – PSD officer observed owner with dog off the leash. Officer issued owner a summons.
I asked Roosevelt Island Public Safety Director Keith Guerra:
Can you provide any additional details such as where and when this occurred, time of day etc. Was the officer in uniform or plain clothes? Also, is there a fine or some other penalty that goes along with the summons.
Mr. Guerra replied:
The Dog Owner received the summons at 8:20pm in front of 888 Main St. for “Dog off leash in public”, after she had been previously warned to leash her dog.
The violation carries a fine between $100-$1000, depending on how many times the offender has been summonsed for the offense.
Take a look at this video. If an orangutan can keep a dog on a leash, so can Roosevelt Island dog owners.Via Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish