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Tinian moves to control stray dogs
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Posted on May 28 2006
The Tinian municipal government is promulgating rules to control the stray dog population in the island.
The proposed regulations seek to provide a process to license properly owned and cared for dogs on Tinian and its neighboring island, Aguingan. The regulations are also intended to control wild and stray dogs and to establish a humane manner of disposal of dogs that remain unclaimed.
“Stray dogs on the island of Tinian pose a health problem and in some cases are a danger to residents and visitors. Stray dogs that suffer from malnutrition and disease are unsightly and a negative influence on the tourism industry. Humane considerations demand that such animals be dealt with in a proper manner,” the Tinian Mayor’s Office explains its reasons for promulgating the rules.
According to the proposed regulations, all dogs that are kept as pets should be licensed by the Department of Lands and Natural Resources.
The license fee will be $7.50 and the annual renewal fee will be $5. The fee collection will be used for the purpose of enforcing the stray dog regulations.
The draft rules also provide that all dogs not licensed within three months of implementation of the regulations should be caged and cared for by DLNR.
Unclaimed dogs can only be disposed of by DLNR in a humane manner approved by the Progressive Animal Welfare Society or the Humane Society of the United States.
