Dog owners in Hawaii are turning to pet psychologists to save their animals from a draconian new law that makes ‘incessant barking’ an offence.
Hawaii’s Big Island may boast idyllic scenery but it is overrun by pet dogs and the noise has prompted officials to take drastic action against repeat offenders.
Police can now write barking tickets, fine noisy dog owners hundreds of dollars and even remove an uncontrollable yapper to a dog pound.