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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments in a case in which a dog was convicted of violating a noise ordinance with excessive barking, a report says.
The dog's owner, Rebecca Kim, appeared in the Columbus court this week to defend her dog, alleging the animal never barked loud enough to necessitate a criminal charge under the city's Noisy Animal Ordinance, Cleveland's WEWS-TV said Wednesday.
The 8-year-old Shi Tzu, ironically named Lucky, was charged with violating the city ordinance in 2005 and was later convicted.
Kim opposed that decision and managed to get the decision appealed, leading the pair to two appeals courts and then to an Ohio Supreme Court appearance on Tuesday.
Throughout her fight for her dog's rights, Kim has maintained the argument that to fairly charge her pet, the city must better define what level of noise truly constitutes noisy.
"It's very ambiguous about what constitutes; what makes some dogs a noisy animal?" Kim told WEWS-TV of the city ordinance. "How loud is too loud when it comes to dog barking?"
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