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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Petition calls for stricter enforcement of pet leash laws
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — When the weather is nice outside, Ally Pfeifer loves to take her 11-year-old dog Zoey for a walk around Colorado Springs parks and trails, including Red Rock Canyon Open Space in Old Colorado City. But she says there's a problem. 'It seems like every time I take her out, we encounter an off-leash dog, and she is scared of big dogs running up to her,' Pfeifer said. Pfeifer says she started to notice dogs not on leashes in public parks around a year ago. Now, she says the problem has gotten worse. She tells FOX21 News she even went and reminded people while on the trail to put a leash on their dog, only to get a poor response. 'He said you can call the cops on me if you want, I live right over there,' Pfeifer said. That was the last straw for Pfeifer, who decided to take action and posted a video on Facebook talking with others from Colorado Springs who have been impacted by unleashed dogs in public spaces. John Fisch told Pfeifer in her Facebook video that this issue has been going on for years. 'Between the spring, summer, and fall of 2019, I had three encounters where I was bitten by off-leash dogs on trails in the Colorado Springs area,' Fisch said. Pfeifer talked with six people in total, including Lynn Wood,y who said she is tired of unleashed dogs. 'My husband and I like to do a lot of hiking, but we've been running into loose, aggressive dogs so frequently that we're almost ready to give up,' Woody said. Pfeifer says the problem is not with the current laws in place. In Colorado Springs City Ordinance 6.7.107, it specifically requires pet owners who are at any park or public space to have their dog or hoofed animal on a collar or leash, while adding it is against the law not to do it. Pfeifer says the problem is with enforcing the laws. It's why she started a petition with nearly 700 signatures demanding that the city enforce the laws. 'The thing is, a lot of people don't listen to that because there are really no repercussions right now,' Pfeifer said. FOX21 News has reached out to Colorado Springs City Council members to get their thoughts on this issue. We are still waiting to hear back, but will let you know when we do. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Roadworks cause 'chaos' for school
Roadworks near a school have caused "chaos", putting children at risk and preventing staff from getting to work, a head teacher has said. Lynn Wood, head of the Europa School in Culham, Oxfordshire said it took parents up to two hours to get to the school on Friday. The Openreach works are taking place on the A415, either side of the turn onto Abingdon road towards Culham village. Openreach said it was carrying out "urgent" repair works on the route and apologised for the disruption caused. Speaking to BBC Radio Oxford, Ms Wood said the school was not given notice of the closure, which began on Friday. "We've staggered drop-off times slightly in [our primary school] but our secondary students start at quarter past eight and we don't want them to miss their learning," she said. She added traffic on Monday morning was "chaotic" with cars mounting pavements, and said the area needed better traffic management. Oxfordshire County Council said the roadworks were the responsibility of BT Openreach who were undertaking urgent repair work. The work is due to finish on Tuesday according to the Causeway traffic information website. An Openreach spokesperson said: "We are currently carrying out urgent work to repair and replace three damaged carriageway boxes along this route. "For the safety of both the public and our team on site, traffic management measures have been put in place. "The permit for works started on Thursday and is due to expire by the end of Tuesday. "We're sorry for the disruption this is causing." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X, or Instagram. Traffic measures at five schools given go-ahead
