Safe Outdoor Dogs Act

Texas To Implement New Law For Tethered Dogs

Owner walking his dog on a leash | Image by alexei_tm

Next year in 2022, Texas will activate a new law in regards to outside dogs. The Safe Outdoor Dogs Act was officially signed into law on Monday. A very similar bill was first presented earlier this year, with Gov. Greg Abbott vetoing it, claiming “Texas is no place for this kind of micro-managing and over-criminalization.” Now, the bill, with some slight adjustments, has been approved. The bill prohibits animal owners from chaining their dogs outside without proper shelter from […]