My question is, as a resident of Warren County, TN, would you support this? Please sign if the answer is YES. 

TN law states: (TCA) 39-14-202.2: It shall be unlawful for any person to fail unreasonably to provide necessary food, water, care, or shelter for an animal in the person's custody.

Did you know that counties have the right to enforce their own ordinances? Did you also know that in Warren County, adequate shelter is not defined? While my opinion in comparison to yours may be far from different, one thing stands. Animal Control and law enforcement in general is unable to intervene regarding inappropriate shelter because it isn’t defined in our County ordinances

The goal of this petition is to change that. To ordinate and enforce adequate shelter for owned animals living outside.

Advanced adequate shelter definition proposal

1.     Any dog living primarily outside (more than 12 hours in a 24 hour period), OR any dog outside during inclement and extreme weather must be provided with an accessible, adequate shelter house. Propose the definition of adequate being an enclosed shelter house with three sides and a roof in addition to the below.
2.    Shelter house must be elevated at least 1 inch of the ground in freezing temperatures (less than 32 degrees). It has been proven that igloo house temperature (when placed directly on the ground) vary only slightly from ground temperatures. Pallets, boards, etc are appropriate elevation methods. 
3.    Shelter house must be supplied with appropriate bedding during freezing temperatures. Propose pine shaving, straw, hay, heat lamps, heating pads, etc. as appropriate bedding. Blankets as an only bedding source will not be considered appropriate due to moisture absorption and freezing tendencies. 
4.    Shelter house must be sufficient for the dog to maintain its body temperature and functions without drawing upon the necessary constituents of its own body. This is maintained in both freezing and excessive heated temperatures.
5.    Living space must be provided with a shaded area at all times during excessive heated temperatures.
6.    Define freezing as 32 degrees and below.
7.    Define  excessive heated temperatures of 90 degrees and above.
8.    Define what is NOT considered adequate shelter. More specifically: Crawl spaces under buildings/decks/homes, under or inside a vehicle; shelters made from materials easily degraded by the elements; carriers or crates designed for temporary housing; shelters with chain-link flooring, or shelters surrounded by waste and debris.