SAN ANTONIO – The City of San Antonio presently does not have an internet registry or database so that you can use to trace harmful dogs.
These are animals which have made an unprovoked attack outdoors of their enclosure that causes bodily harm, or dedicated unprovoked acts in a place apart from an enclosure that results in cheap perception that it might hurt somebody.
That’s why we introduced you this useful resource final week, a map of the place the damaging dogs in San Antonio live.
Our workforce constructed this after the Attorney General dominated town needed to give us these addresses.
Animal Care Services instructed us that they’ve mentioned having an internet useful resource so that you can monitor harmful dogs, however there are authorized questions surrounding what data they may put on the market.
But here is a have a look at how different Texas cities and counties are doing it.
We’ve proven you the City of Austin’s technique. They list the dangerous dog ownersnames, addresses, even telephone numbers.
Dallas does one thing comparable. They embrace photos of the dogs.
Harris County has an interactive map you need to use, and so does Fort Bend County.
We reached out to all ten of our metropolis councilmembers in San Antonio to ask in the event that they’d assist one thing like this so that you can use.
Leaders in District 3 and District 10 inform me, they’d wish to discover the concept.
Phyllis Viagran instructed us over the telephone that town wanted to have a look at what can be authorized, however an interactive map could assist the individuals residing right here.
Marc Whyte agreed.
“It’s only a matter of after we can get it performed. And how ought to we do it?” Whyte stated. “There’s clearly privateness points concerned with placing data out for the general public to see. We’re looking at it, and I believe that one thing goes to get performed.”
Councilman Whyte says the query of privateness must be balanced with the necessity for public security.
“You have youngsters walking to bus stops, walking to highschool, and oldsters, and actually all of our residents, have to know the place these doubtlessly harmful animals are,” Whyte stated.
Several metropolis council members are in Atlanta at a convention and had been unavailable for remark.
Leaders in Districts 8 and 9 declined interviews.
“Do you suppose town is doing sufficient by way of transparency with harmful dogs?” Reporter Jordan Elder requested Whyte.
“The metropolis is making an attempt, you recognize, and also you noticed within the final finances course of, that we put a bunch extra money in to get some new boots on the bottom, get some new ACS officers out on the road,” Whyte stated. “So we’re doing what we are able to with the money that we have now at this level, however we might at all times be higher.”
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Whyte says that is one thing town started discussing this summer time, and he hopes to see some motion taken within the subsequent six months.
