{
  "id": 4166232,
  "title": "Cape Town draft animal by-law targets strays, nuisance animals and attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/cape-town-draft-animal-by-law-targets-strays-nuisance-animals-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/city-watch/2026-08-29-cape-town-draft-animal-by-law-targets-strays-nuisance-animals-and-attacks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cape Town residents have until 29 September 2026 to comment on a draft Animal Keeping By-law covering pets, stray and nuisance animals, dog attacks, livestock, poultry, bees, permits and City pounds.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "ANC wants two councillors removed in Cape Town after they defected to other parties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/anc-wants-two-councillors-removed-in-cape-town-after-they-defected-to",
        "published": "2026-08-29T13:37:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}