Unleashed fury : the political struggle for dog-friendly parks / Julie Walsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walsh, Julie M., 1962-

Series:

New directions in the human-animal bond.

New directions in the human-animal bond

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dogs--Law and legislation--Political aspects--United States.

Dogs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The question of whether dogs should be allowed off the leash in public places has become a major political issue in cities and suburbs across the United States. In the last two decades, leash-law disputes have burst upon the political scene and have been debated with an intensity usually reserved for such hot-button issues as abortion and gun rights. This book investigates what has changed in American community life, social mores, and the relationship between humans and dogs to provoke such passionate responses. At its heart, the book details and evaluates the handling of three leash-law disputes, all of which were exceedingly divisive and emotionally intense. Two of the cases took place in San Francisco, a city with a reputation as one of the most dog-friendly in the United States until 20012002, when officials curtailed off-leash walking. The other case study occurred in 1998 in Avona wealthy suburb of Hartford, Connecticut, when town officials unilaterally imposed a leash law at a popular off-leash park. This book is not only a revealing study of Americans conflicted attitudes toward animals and the difficult balance between individual rights and the public good in our communities. It is also a useful source of information for both dog owners and local government officials who are faced with leash-law disagreements

Contents:

Why are dog walkers so mad?

What is behind the sudden clamor for leash laws?

The inevitable turn to politics

The land of steady habits? Avon, Connecticut

San Francisco : the patron saint of animals

San Francisco's eastern front : dog walkers versus bureaucracy

All is not quiet on the western front : San Francisco's city politics.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-171) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-10197-1

9786613101976

1-61249-187-1

OCLC:

727466544