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running unattended m parks a quick search through the past five years of back issues turns up dozens of stones about people and animals being hurt by dogs who werent on a leash just last mondi a richmond hill man who was walking his dog on a leash was horrified when another dog viciously attacked it at morgan boyle park causing injuries that cost 1800 to treat but as many dog owners will tell you the average suburban back yard doesnt always provide enough room for a prop- er game of fnsbee or catch markham has become the first york region town to catch on to the obvious solution to this problem designated leashfree zones toronto has at least 21 leashfree parks and many other cities provide similar facilities for york region a fiveacre corner of milne park in theimccowan road arid hwy 7 area is the first experiment 0 r a group of dog owners has volun teered to supervise the site to ensure animals stay in their section of the park and owners clean up their messes if volunteers are willing to come for- ward in thornhiu milhken or unionville the town will consider creat ing leashfree zones therea thvrest ofyork region may not befar behind whitchurchstoufrville has been discussing the idea for a while and vaughan council will hear a proposal next month t what the politicians have come to realize is people are letting their animals runjoose in parks now despite animal 1 control bylaws some of which carry fines up to 5009 as one of trie volunteers pointed out niow theres a place wheredogs can run 7 legally arid owners haye no excuse for letting their peterun amolcnvhere they arentwanted bylawoffirerscanadopta zerot61erance policyfkr f meanwhilepeople who are nervous about dogs4 or who havehudreri who arent nearly nervous lenough 7 about b 4 nearly vv schemeisenlisung pet40wnersithem- selves to polictheoperatiqnthey have mehighest3taiceiritmakngitw6vlk o smoothlv and besides sneak dears z m ilproject is irnitatedacrosstheregion r vd consider it a greateyerungji enter 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