Dogs Can Have Roaming Areas Reduced

Credit: Jim Wilson/The New York Times

SAN FRANCISCO - The areas where dogs can walk could be limited soon if a proposal is passed. According to The New York Times, dogs will be allowed to walk, run and play only in 7 of 22 areas where they are currently allowed to be off-leash. In some of these areas, they may not even be on leash. The proposal is being debated by population since September 6th.

Many families in the city own a dog. Actually, there are more dogs than children in San Francisco, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Dog owners are upset with this situation. On the other hand, those who support the proposal say that dogs scare the local wildlife and trample the grass.

“I think the National Park Service, at least in its upper management, is anti-dog,” 

Martha Walters, a spokeswoman for the Crissy Field Dog Group, said in interview with the New York Times.