Regular readers may remember when Roswell mayor Dennis Kintigh banned every rescue group in the state from saving dogs at the pound because of an incident involving the son of one of his police detectives. Now animal advocates are voicing concern about dogs and cats being killed at the pound while cages sit empty. But explanation:
[P]olice chief Phil Smith says they’re just following the ordinance that gives dogs one week and cats four days to get adopted.
“We’re going to stick to the rules, we’re going to do it to the letter,” said Smith.
To clarify, the it they are doing to the letter is killing lost and homeless pets. So although the facility has space to house these animals, the city staff opts to kill them instead, because they can.
And then there’s this:
Both Smith and Mayor Dennis Kintigh say that if taxpayers want to fund and run their own shelter, they should.
Wait –
I thought –
Aren’t taxpayers already shelling out $400 grand a year to fund this shelter? Isn’t this shelter the taxpayers’ own shelter? How could either the police chief or the mayor, both of whom would have to know that taxpayers are paying for this shelter (and their salaries), possibly say something so absurd out loud and not drunk?
You see what I’m saying? Aliens.
(Thanks Clarice and Davyd for sending me this story.)