The proposed law is to keep it as is. It doesn't not apply to anyone but Barc. Not to individuals or groomers or anyone other than shelters.
What it means is the law could be changed only after the hold time has lapsed. If it changes, it means an owner has no real right to get their dog back but only after the stray period has lapsed. It would mean the should a dog at animal control be adopted, the original owner couldn't take the dog away from them or rescue.
Right now, owners have the right to show up months later and rip a dog away from rescue or the new home.
It could mean no more adoptions and no more rescue. If an owner doesn't show within the stray hold, no rescue and no adoptions. Just a body bag.
It's just my opinion that once a dog is released, they are released period. Owners need to chip and tag their animals! And understand that there will not be rescue or adoption for them.
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