Dog law doesn't make good sense

To the editor:

Amen to your editorial regarding the Cape Girardeau City Council's new pet ordinance. As is the case with our current noise ordinance, the laws which are already on the books are adequate to deal with situations that are unpleasant, harmful or downright dangerous. Unfortunately, the laws we have are not thoroughly enforced. This may lead people, including our well-meaning but ill-informed city council, to think that we need more legislation.

Roaming dogs should be picked up by animal control. Who cares how many other dogs an owner has? Does it matter? One stray dog can kill a child if the dog has been raised to become vicious. Whether a person owns one dog, four dogs or 10 dogs, if one of his dogs is roaming freely it is a nuisance, and the current law is sufficient to deal with it.

This new ordinance makes no sense. I would like for the city council explain the logic behind this new ordinance. Precisely how does a numerical limit help enforce the existing leash law? Maybe I'm slow in comprehension, but I really don't see the connection.

JEAN HERMSDORFER

Cape Girardeau