Bad: Earlier this month, Metro police in Nashville arrested six people in connection with a drug trafficking investigation. While raiding the home of Michael A. Davis, one of the six charged, police discovered dozens of chained pitbull type dogs in the yard. Some of the dogs were emaciated and others had open wounds (photos of … Continue reading Nashville’s Faux Rescue of 38 Dogs Represents Years of Failure
Category: ACO misconduct
Dog Abusing City’s ACO Charged with Cruelty
The city of Winnfield, LA is home to Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials - an annual event where dogs are turned loose in an enclosure with wild hogs whose tusks have been removed. The length of time it takes the dog to pin down and/or maim the hog determines the winner. Winnfield proudly advertises the … Continue reading Dog Abusing City’s ACO Charged with Cruelty
WV Animal Control Officer Violates Law in Dog Killing, Will Keep Job
A Fayette County dog bit a child on March 11, 2014 and stitches were required as a result of the injury. Fayette Co ACO Russell Parker seized the dog and was advised by the owner that the dog had not been vaccinated for rabies. The owner stated the dog had attacked another person in past and … Continue reading WV Animal Control Officer Violates Law in Dog Killing, Will Keep Job
GA Animal Control Officer Posts Images Mocking Dead Pets
Barrow County Animal Control Officer Danyal Harper has been on the job for nine years and was promoted to director of the long-troubled Georgia pound on March 25. Then an anonymous tipster sent screencaps of ACO Harper's Photobucket account to the local news and all hell broke loose. So what was ACO Harper posting on Photobucket? … Continue reading GA Animal Control Officer Posts Images Mocking Dead Pets
On-Call KY ACO Charged with DUI
Take a look at the And-For-My-Next-Trick-I'll-Jump-Through-These Rings-of-Fire adoption application required to save a pet from being killed by the Scott Co pound in KY. The last question on the form is: Would you allow a home visit by a representative of the Scott County Animal Shelter? See, the Scott Co ACO must judge you. To … Continue reading On-Call KY ACO Charged with DUI
AL ACO Ties Dead Dog to Tailgate of AC Truck
AL - Marshall Co ACO Kevin Hooks responded to a call on Monday regarding a pack of 5 dogs who had killed a pet owner's dog. The owner had shot one of the 5 dogs to death. ACO Hooks captured 3 of the surviving dogs and loaded them onto his truck. He tied the dead … Continue reading AL ACO Ties Dead Dog to Tailgate of AC Truck
OR ACO Allegedly Beat Scared Dog in Her Own Yard
When Martin Starr, a Hillsborough, OR pet owner, arrived home on February 25, he found his two dogs had escaped his yard and a Washington Co ACO had left a note on his door: Two dogs, Dojie and Lucy, were barking in the street in front of their home. Someone called AC and a Washington … Continue reading OR ACO Allegedly Beat Scared Dog in Her Own Yard
NM ACO Adopts Microchipped Lost Dog to New Owner
On December 31, 2013, a dog named Hogan escaped from his yard in Valencia Co, NM. Owner Tracy Brooks had already microchipped Hogan and began posting lost dog ads online and putting up flyers around the county. She also filed a lost dog report with her local shelter - Valencia Co AC. One week later, … Continue reading NM ACO Adopts Microchipped Lost Dog to New Owner
Rowan Co ACO Accused of Abusing Then Gassing Injured Pet
On January 9, a Good Samaritan in NC came across a dog who had been severely injured after being hit by a car and called 911. Dispatchers called an ACO from the Rowan Co pet killing facility. By the time the ACO arrived on scene, owner Jennifer Ridgell had been located and was crying over … Continue reading Rowan Co ACO Accused of Abusing Then Gassing Injured Pet
TN State Board Disciplines Campbell Co Pound
In April 2013, Campbell Co pound employee Brenda Watkins provided sworn testimony to alleged abuse she witnessed. Among the allegations: Pets were killed in their kennels in full view of other animals. Animals were chokepoled and then jabbed in random areas of their body with syringes containing improper dosages of Fatal Plus. Some animals took … Continue reading TN State Board Disciplines Campbell Co Pound
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