It is now illegal to chain your pets outside for more than one hour. The Richmond City Council has passed legislation that restricts the amount of time dog owners can leave their pets tied up.             

Council members heard testimony from residents of the city as well as Virginia SPCA members encouraging them to adopt the law. City residents were on hand to give their own accounts of fighting off dogs that have gone after them as they walk by, or dogs that bark all night long.            

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