Health Department officials in Quebec, Canada, got tails between their legs on Saturday after facing backlash for new coronavirus-related curfew rules that don’t allow dog owners to walk their pets between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. to go
An earlier version of the curfew allowed residents to help their pets run their business during the night hours, provided they stayed within 1 kilometer (3,280 feet) of their home, CTV News reported. Why the exception was not included in the latest rules is not clear, the outlet reported.
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“What if you can’t walk your dog? [before curfew] because of work or other restrictions? ”asked Louise Makovsky, a dog owner and animal rights activist, according to CTV News.
“What if you can’t walk your dog? [before curfew] because of work or other restrictions? “
Other pre-existing exemptions, such as being allowed to visit a gas station or helping someone in need, remained in the revised rules, the Montreal Gazette reported.
Before Christmas, Quebec Prime Minister Francois Legault said decisions about new coronavirus rules would depend on “the capacity we need or don’t need to treat sick Quebecers in the coming weeks,” the Post Millennial reported.
A health ministry representative said Saturday that the new rules will soon be adjusted to suit dog owners.
Quebec dog owners hope to take their pets for walks during the night hours.
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“It is the government’s intention to reinstate this missing exception as soon as possible,” the representative wrote to CTV News. But when exactly that would happen remained unclear, the report said.
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The resignation promise came after dog owners voiced their outrage over the revised rules.
In Montreal, dog owners have not been issued tickets for violating curfews, a police spokesman told CTV News.