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Proposed state rules for care of outdoor dogs criticized

Proposed new state standards for care of dogs kept outdoors drew objections Thursday at a public meeting in Fairbanks. The state veterinarian's office is in the process of developing new standards for care of all sorts of pets and livestock, reports the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.

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Proposed standards for man-made shelters and cleaning were criticized by a representative from the office of Rep. Alan Dick, R-Stony River, for doing too much to tell people how to maintain their animals. ...

Annette Kreitzer, the representative's chief of staff, told the group Dick was concerned the rules, while in the best interest of animals, could land a lot of people into trouble.

"A lot of you are thinking about the animal and that's very nice, but I'm also thinking about the enforcement," she said. "I'm thinking about the poor sap that puts up a doghouse that's 3 millimeters less than regulation."

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