By Spencer Michels, KQED News Fix
It’s an old saying and an actual fact: There are more dogs than children in San Francisco.
And so the latest announcement from the National Park Service this week that it plans to reduce the number of places dogs can run without a leash in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area is meeting with howls from dog owners and some of their elected representatives.
Dog owners don’t like the new limits, and some local officials have complained that restricting where dogs can run free in the recreation area will add to overcrowding in San Francisco’s city parks. The National Park Service responds that miles of local beaches and trails will still be open for off-leash dogs and that the new rules are the most dog-friendly in its entire system.
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