Board: No dogs allowed on Phoenix trails in blazing heat [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Board: No dogs allowed on Phoenix trails in blazing heat
Beatriz Costa-lima, Associated Press
Updated 6:50 pm, Saturday, July 2, 2016
PHOENIX (AP) — When the temperature spikes, Phoenix trails will stay open for man but not for man's best friend.
City leaders on Thursday rejected a proposal to prohibit people from hiking in extreme heat, but they approved a rule banning dogs from the city's 41 trailheads when the mercury climbs to 100 degrees. The ban — a first for Phoenix, at least in modern times — took effect Friday.
The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department was looking for ways to improve trail safety following several rescues and at least one death within city limits. But after strong objections to the proposed hiking ban, its board passed just the dog portion of the proposal as a compromise, department spokesman James Ritter said.
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"The dogs can't speak for themselves, and they're wearing fur coats," Douglas said.
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