Lawmakers take aim at Alaska’s chronic problems with abandoned and loose dogs

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 2,236

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Rural Alaska has long struggled with an abundance of stray and loose dogs and high rates of dog bites, with young children as the most frequent victims.

Pending state and federal legislation aims to chip away at that problem by improving access to veterinary care, currently difficult to obtain in wide swathes of Alaska.

At the state level, House Bill 258, sponsored by Rep. Will Stapp, R-Fairbanks, would establish a state …

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