I've lived in the neighborhood behind this hospita...

I've lived in the neighborhood behind this hospital for several years, and can personally attest that they leave the dogs they're caring for outside for the majority of the day in even the worst weather - when it's high 90s and humid and when it's freezing cold. The dogs are miserable and spend most of the day barking, which happy, content dogs don't do. They aren't allowed to expand their building because of zoning restrictions, so I suspect they put the dogs outside so they don't risk violating OSHA noise regulations for their staff during the work day, not because they honestly feel it's best for the dogs to be outside all day even in horrible weather. Others from the neighborhood and I have called the hospital to voice concerns over this, but the hospital doesn't seem to care and hasn't changed their practice. I have specifically chosen not to take my dog to TVH, despite their convenient location, because I want better treatment for her. I can't help but feel many of the loving pet parents who have reviewed them positively would feel differently if they knew their dog was outside and stressed for so much of the time that they were there.

Edit: The response below has been their standard response whenever questions have been raised about the well-being of the dogs in their care; to focus on their history and zoning status. My point in writing this review is that dogs that are barking all day are stressed, and it still shocking to me that they leave them outside in weather when I don't even feel comfortable walking my dog more than to the end of the block and back. It is now unbearably hot in July 2017 and the dogs are still being kept outside during the day.