Post by Mary Hubschmitt A good day for the rescue...a while back I noted we were working to keep and elderly gentleman who lost his wife a year ago this month, together with his dogs. Update: one of his dogs was adopted by a wonderful family he worked with and he will have visitation. The other two dogs will remain with him, under his care. Doggie version of successful family preservation. The down side to the day is I believe the dog in Appalachin is still stuck outside as the sanctioned entities either did not respond or they have deemed the dreadful and probably life threatening situation as meeting minimal standards. My thanks to everyone who reached out with offers to help provide more appropriate and adequate housing and supplies, as well as offering to pay for the dog if the owner was willing to give it up. Unfortunately I am hearing the guy can be mean and the fear of retaliation is outweighing the potential good that may come from contacting him and asking for the dog to be given up. We all struggle with where to put a dog that we know nothing about, we are ordinary people, not shelters. But, I do believe that if he were willing to turn the dog over, we would, as always, figure out a way to assess the dog and find a home for it. If the dog is still alive, there is still hope Melissa Harting yaaaaaaaaaay im so glad hes keeping the other two!!! 7 hrs · Like Kim Morse Glad about the good news- and can commiserate on the sad news. I had a depressing day, too when the local sheriff dept deemed a crappy dog house was adequate for a short haired ten year old emaciated Boxer, and decided not to do anything. The poor dog has been chained up for at least 7 years, and neighbors complain every winter. I thought having worked with the dept on other rescues that it would be an easy fix- not so, but Im not done yet. I will keep bugging, and file a letter of complaint. The owners excuse for the dog being thin ( backbone, hips, and ribs are showing) was that it was part greyhound- and the officer didnt question it- although he agreed the dog was underweight. Nor would the officer require a vet check-up as I suggested. No vet would say this dog was in good weight or capable of enduring these frigid cold days. The owner refused to take or use the dog coats and blankets I brought claiming that would make things worse, and the sgt. didnt even encourage him to take me up on it. Plus, they were mad because they said someone called the troopers a few days ago, and we had no right to cop shop that was a new one for me. Gee doesnt it just reveal there is a problem! 4 hrs · Like Melissa Harting I know the frustrations people are having with these animals being left outside and as an animal lover and a cops wife, they do what they can per the law. If there is any kind of shelter be it inadequate in our eyes as animal lovers or not they have no right to cease the animal. When or if it does go to court it would get thrown out and the animal would be returned to the owner. Our boys do what they can, but unfortunately its the laws that need to change its out of their hands. I have had a problem with a person that lives near me with a similar situation going on 8 years now and there just nothing I can do when the bare minimum is being provided be it as cruel as I believe it is
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:44:31 +0000
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