08/15/2026
🐾 THIS IS A BIG DEAL — PLEASE SHOW UP FOR ANIMALS IN GLYNN COUNTY
Perhaps you've seen some of the posts about the Board of Commissioners meeting regarding the proposed update to Glynn County's animal welfare ordinance.
There was some confusion about the meeting date, but it now appears to be confirmed for:
📅 Thursday, August 20th
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Historic Glynn County Courthouse
701 G Street — 2nd Floor Meeting Room
This is a VERY big deal.
There are a lot of significant improvements in this proposed update. Is it everything we want it to be? No. But is it a HUGE step in the right direction?
Absolutely.
And we'd love to see everyone who supports animal welfare in Glynn County come out and champion these changes. ❤️
🐕 THE TETHERING PROVISION IS A MAJOR CHANGE
This particular part of the ordinance has been a work in progress since late 2021. We've collected over 3200 local signatures on the tethering petition - THANK YOU to every single person who stopped to talk to us about the current ordinance and ultimately agreed that changes were needed and put their name and signature on the petition. We will be sharing that at the meeting.
Our current, misnamed, "Humane Tethering Ordinance" allows a person to tether a dog to a single-point tether—like a tree —with a 6-foot leash for its entire life... in any weather conditions... without defining food, water or shelter... without an age limit... without requiring the dog to be healthy or spayed/neutered.
The proposed ordinance changes that dramatically.
Under the proposal:
🚫 Single-point tethering would be prohibited.
🛤️ The only permitted form of tethering would be a trolley system meeting specific requirements.
🐶 A tethered dog must be at least 6 months old.
✂️ The dog must be spayed or neutered.
🩺 The dog cannot be sick or injured.
🌡️ Tethering would not be permitted during extreme weather, storms, or declared weather advisories, warnings or emergencies.
💧 The ordinance establishes requirements for food, water, shelter and shade.
📏 The required tether length increases from 6 feet to at least 10 feet.
🔗 There are additional requirements addressing safe equipment, entanglement, swivels, the dog's ability to eliminate away from its food/water/lying area, and other safety concerns.
This isn't a total ban on tethering.
But it is a vast improvement over what we have today.
And that's worth fighting for.
There will inevitably be people who oppose portions of these updates. There always will be.
But if you truly believe that the animals who live in our community deserve to be treated humanely, please take the time to read the proposed ordinance for yourself.
The County's official page has the proposed ordinance and an FAQ explaining what is being considered.
READ it here: https://www.glynncounty.org/government/departments/animal-services/ordinances-pets
Then, if you support these changes, come to the meeting.
Don't assume someone else will be there.
Don't assume your voice doesn't matter.
Show up. Speak up. Stand up for the animals. 🐾❤️
Let's make sure the Board of Commissioners making these decisions know that animal welfare matters to the people of Glynn County.
Thursday, August 20th. 6 PM.
We hope to see you there. 🐾
