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A dog is being chained in the backyard of a illegal boarding house at 17 Compton Street and barks incessantly and is in distress. The owner abuses the dog, causing the dog to cry. The dog is sometimes brought into the house, but more often is chained in the backyard with no water and no food. Not only is this extremely hurtful to the dog, but it causes distress within the neighborhood. That dog must be taken away from the abusive owner.
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dixwell (Ospite)
Melissa (Ospite)
neighbor (Utente registrato)
Melissa (Ospite)
It's not just the dog. The place is a mess, often w/ garbage piled up on the side, the wall falling into the street and people yelling inside. I'm going to try to call the Livable City Initiative this wk. I'm a homeowner and paying them paying them to be recognized as a licensed landlord, then it seems that part of their role is to get in touch w/ landlords that aren't doing their part. On their website they list these points as their role and mission:
Enforcement of the city's housing code and public space requirements.
Design and implementation of housing programs to support high quality, affordable, and energy efficient housing opportunities.
Educating and increasing awareness on solutions for neighborhood concerns.
Design and implementation of public improvements and programs to facilitate safer, healthier, and more attractive communities.
neighbor (Utente registrato)
RFM (Utente registrato)
Melissa (Ospite)
Resident (Ospite)
The lack of responsiveness on the part of city agencies cannot go unaddressed. When an animal is suffering we need to insist that they act. The person police representative that handled "neighbor's" call was not exactly correct that chaining a dog is not abusive.
Connecticut S.B. 274A prohibits chaining a dog for an "unreasonable amount of time", and this situation, in which a number of people have heard the dog barking and crying day and night, is clearly an unreasonable amount of time. Neighbors also report hearing the dog stop barking and yelp when someone comes out of the home, which they suspect may mean it is being abused.
The city needs to investigate this situation (is the dog licensed? vaccinated?) and get this dog away from an owner who clearly does not have the means or desire to care for it properly.
neighbor (Utente registrato)
RFM (Utente registrato)
animalluvr (Ospite)
Melissa (Ospite)
Regarding the use as an "illegal rooming house". Certainly they are renting rooms, but do you know for sure it's not a legal arrangement? Is it run by an agency or just the landlord?
neighbor (Utente registrato)
resident (Ospite)
neighbor (Utente registrato)
sallyQ (Ospite)
neighbor (Utente registrato)
BillyR (Utente registrato)
neighbor (Utente registrato)
Chiusa neighbor (Utente registrato)