In a city in Ohio, in the United States, a law was passed that affects animal owners, which aims to reduce the noise generated by pets that bother a part of the population.
The strange legislation prohibiting bricks, howling or clucking chickens was established in the city of Findlay, in early November of this year. The authorities assured that the measure covers all animals, not just noisy dogs.
The initiative has sparked debate within the population, with some lawyers even calling the law “unconstitutional,” according to what was compiled by the American press.
A city attorney, Lisa Miller, said at a conference on the matter on November 5 that the regulation “is neither democratic nor American.”
“The city has no reason to censor animal noises. That is absurd,” he sentenced in the middle of the Findlay council meeting.
And he noted that it is also “absurd” that any city resident can complain about the noise that animals make, even if they are not a neighbor where the noisy pets reside.
As an argument, Mayor Christina Muryn explained that Their city administration had lost count of the number of noise complaints they received. that animals cause.
“It is absurd for citizens to call the police department because a dog is barking too much, or because a chicken is clucking, or anything else,” objected Councilwoman Holly Frische, who is critical of the city government.
“Findlay agents have more important things to do,” he said, in the same meeting where Attorney Miller intervened.
According to details from the Findlay administration, the new law prohibits “barking, howling or other continuous audible sounds” that generate “excessive or offensive noise” and that disturb people of “normal sensitivity,” according to the publication of the regulations.
“The city should be able to control noise, odor and animal waste,” city legal director Robert Feighner Jr. stated in a letter the council received in early October of this year. He added that the law affects all animals because some residents had complained about the different treatment of farm animals.
The legislation establishes that, if it is not complied with, it is considered a minor offense.
