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The Good Dog Campaign

Posted By SLCo Animal Services
July 23, 2020

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Salt Lake County Animal Services is recruiting “GOOD DOGS” and GOOD PET OWNERS, to help us educate others who are unaware of pet ordinances and laws.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a rise in the amount of people walking their dogs off-leash and not cleaning up pet waste. Many pet owners and city officials have seen an alarming trend in neighborhoods and on the trails; more dogs are being walked off-leash and more dog poop is being left on the trails.

Animal Control Officers will be placing signs at some of the major parks in the valley to help raise awareness and reward responsible pet ownership.

How the Campaign Works:

Be part of our GOOD DOG Campaign! Salt Lake County Animal Services is launching this new public awareness program to help build a better community of dog owners who keep their dogs on leash and pick up their poop. We will be putting up signs at various parks across the valley and letting the public know where they are on our Facebook and Instagram pages.

What You Can Do to Help:

  • Find the sign at the park.
  • Take a photo of your pup by the sign and tag us on Facebook or Instagram: @Salt Lake County Animal Services.
  • Be sure to use the Hash Tag: #SLCOGoodDog
  • Can’t find the sign, but your pup is such a good dog and on-leash? Still tag us like mentioned above! (We can’t say no to GOOD DOGs on-leash!)

Once you post this, we will enter your name to win a HUGE basket full of treats for your GOOD DOG! We will pull the name of the winner after Labor Day and announce it on social media.

Thank you for helping us make our community a better place!

Find out more about leash and waste ordinances in your area. Go to AdoptUtahPets.org and visit our “LAWS” section. Need to contact an officer to report an off-leash dog? Call Dispatch at 801-743-7000 or email animalcontrol@slco.org. 

 

Besides being the law, what is the concern with off-leash dogs?

  • Dog Attacks against people or other dogs
  • Dog Bites
  • Dogs Hit by Car
  • Nuisance Pollution (dog poop does not disintegrate)