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• Grass fire on Lower Sacramento Road shuts down traffic

• National group stlll plans prayer before Aug. 5 council meeting

• Abraham Castillo gets nine years in prison for role in shooting of teen boys

• Property tax assessments reduced

• Man apologizes, then robs Sally's Beauty Supply in Lodi

• Regional Roundup

February 8th, 2010

• Public Meetings

• Locals pick best, most memorable Super Bowl commercials

• Regional Roundup

February 6th, 2010

• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch

• Meet Larry, Curly and Moe

• Baboon business

• Regional Roundup

• Several Lodi venues let you watch the Super Bowl in style

• Lodi Library celebrates 100 years of serving the community

• Culinary craft

February 5th, 2010

• Kids, teachers help Haiti by collecting pennies for Learning Link

• Lodi, Galt students reach out to help Haiti earthquake survivors

• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam

• Hours of sweat and work go into putting on crab feeds

• Things looking up for state's real estate

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Stray bullet strikes Lodi home; police suspect gang activity may be factor

February 4th, 2010

• Managers at Geweke Toyota answer questions about recall

• Lodi City Council votes to replace play structure at Century Park

• Lodi extends ban on pot shops for another year

• Mokelumne River triathlon set for June

• Family, friends to run half-marathon in memory of Galt family

February 3rd, 2010

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Delta College trustees again collide over stipend committee

• Lodi-area senators Dave Cox, Lois Wolk admit to gifts; Tom Berryhill case pending

• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts

• Galt City Council avoids budget cuts — for now

• New Lodi Memorial Hospital emergency room opens to the public without a hitch

• Bad bugs, weeds are hot topics at Grape Day

February 2nd, 2010

• Big rig plows 7 cars

• Local business leaders say tourism, Costco, Home Depot may play roles in city's future

• Former Lodian Erica Davis is first paraplegic woman to summit Kilimanjaro

• Jumpers across California

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• No snow leopards, otters for Micke Grove

• McNerney leads in campaign cash

• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen

February 1st, 2010

• Find cuddly alpacas not too far from Lodi

• Public Meetings

• Patients can expect faster, better service when Lodi Memorial Hospital's new emergency room opens

• Man killed by Amtrak train in Lodi

The following stories have received the most reader comments during the last 7 days.

• Will terrorists be given Miranda warnings? (75)
• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts (64)
• President Obama's first year (45)
• Many reject the politics of 'no' (45)
• Islamic symbol in mosaic — what is all the fuss? (44)
• Writer comments on Neely column (42)
• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch (41)
• Time to shed the convenient sham of 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy (34)
• We need to conduct respectful conversations (30)
• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam (25)

ADVERTISEMENT

Laws are to protect our animals

Lodi has been my home for more than 50 years, and I have always shared my life with cats and dogs as pets.

It is painful to have an animal accidentally killed by an automobile, but Lodi has laws to protect our animals.

Perhaps it is not commonly known, but there is a leash law for both cats and dogs. This law applies to any animal off your private property. Leashed animals are very, very rarely hit by cars.

There is a law requiring dogs and cats to be licensed so lost animals can be easily returned to their rightful owners. Legally, a household may have a total of five animals — cats, dogs, birds, rodents, reptiles, etc.

There are also guidelines of courtesy and community that make Lodi an animal-friendly place to live. Cleaning up after our animals as soon as they defecate ensures that our neighbors do not have the smells and flies attracted by feces left lying. Spaying and neutering our pets avoids the heart-wrenching need to euthanise animals. Keeping our fences tight and deep (dogs and bunnies can burrow) prevents our animals from escaping into unsafe territory. Keeping pet food inside our homes avoids enticing opossums and raccoons who are always on the lookout for an easy food source. Wild animals may be cute, but they are not good neighbors.

We can all help keep Lodi a pet-safe environment as we live these simple laws and guidelines.

J. Wilcox
Lodi