The City Council recently introduced a new measure that would bar dog owners from tethering their pets outside for longer than three hours. It's a measure that was previously proposed by Councilman Peter Vallone almost four years ago, but has been shot down time and again because of logistical concerns. So who will come to the aid of our bitches? Who else: Joan Rivers.
The comedian wrote a letter to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn supporting the tethering bill, as well as a second bill encouraging owners to spray-and-neuter their pets. She wrote: “I hope this Tethering Bill passes not just for the sake of the poor dogs tied up outside in the cold, but for the sake of the sons of bitches* who do this—because what I’d do to the creeps would be far worse than what any police officer would do!” Project Runway star Tim Gunn also wrote a personal note to Quinn in favor of these bills, according to PETA (who has had a love/hate relationship with Rivers).
Because this was Joan Rivers we're talking about, she couldn't let an opportunity pass to make a joke about the openly gay Quinn—for Rivers has yet to meet the gay joke she doesn't love: "I’ve always admired your work on gay issues. I just wish more animals were gay—people would pay more attention!"
