Of course you do... tethered to a "no parking sign" on Madison Street between Minor and Boren avenues.Maybe you were cold and needed something to warm you up. The fleece half-zip pullover wasn't keeping you toasty enough in the 39-degree weather. So you thought nothing of stopping in at Starbucks -- one of two on the block -- for, perhaps, a Skinny Caramel Macchiato (gotta watch your boyish figure). You thought nothing of tying your black, medium-sized, mix-breed dog to a traffiic sign while you indulged in a caffeine reboot.
Never mind that you left your dog alone as rush-hour traffic whizzed by her. Never mind that your dog -- bored and tired -- had little to do besides lie on the stone-cold pavement while you sipped your beverage and called a bud on your Motorola Droid X. Doggie could wait a little longer.
You cold-hearted bastard.
Apparently, you forgot that the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) 9.25.081(f) characterizes animal cruelty as to "tether or confine any animal in such a manner or in such a place as to cause injury or pain or not amounting to first-degree animal cruelty defined in RCW (Revised Code of Washington) 16.52.205."
Do your dog a favor and leave her at home when you stop for a late-afternoon latté
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