(WJW) – The City of Akron is reminding pet owners that they could face criminal charges if domestic animals are left outside in extremely cold temperatures.
The warning posted to Facebook by the city comes as FOX 8 meteorologists forecast the coldest air of the winter season, so far, to bring sub-zero wind chills and wind gusts in some parts of northeast Ohio as high as 50 miles per hour.
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According to the city’s post, all pet owners are required to keep companion animals indoors during extreme winter weather. Those who fail to bring animals into a temperature-controlled portion of the home during a cold weather advisory could be found guilty of “neglect of animals” a misdemeanor of the first degree.
The city ordinance also applies to extreme heat and other severe weather warnings issued by the National Weather Service…