Just had a meeting with the new sheriff here at the barn in regards to animal abuse situations.
Things don't look good.
The county commission still refuses to pass any ordinances for any type of Animal abuse or Animal Control or Humane Organization to come into this county so there remains no laws in regards to animal atrocities. It's because this is a poor county and there have been many budget cuts already so animals are no where on the agenda.
I know of 6 dogs that need to be rescued quickly and 3 big horses and 2 mules. The sheriff knows of some 40 dogs in a mill situation that need to be rescued too, but his hands are tied. There are cock fightings and dog fightings going on and not a thing anyone can do about it legally. There is also a matter of where to put them, feed them, and how to pay for it. Nobody will foster impounded animals privately for fear of reprisal where everyone knows everyone. Even if there were a facility, it would have to be approved by State guidelines which would be a joke and he said it would have 100 dogs on the first day it opened. The sheriff himself has 3 rescued horses at his house that were surrendered and no funding for them to be taken care of so it's all out of his pocket. He is a good man.
The sheriff has gone to a few neighboring counties with facilities and organizations in place to ask for their help in housing animals that he would like to see impounded and has been turned down because they are all over loaded too with their own problems.
He told me he is open to any ideas he can get for some outside intervention because his hands are tied and he really wants some guidence in this matter.
Things don't look good.
The county commission still refuses to pass any ordinances for any type of Animal abuse or Animal Control or Humane Organization to come into this county so there remains no laws in regards to animal atrocities. It's because this is a poor county and there have been many budget cuts already so animals are no where on the agenda.
I know of 6 dogs that need to be rescued quickly and 3 big horses and 2 mules. The sheriff knows of some 40 dogs in a mill situation that need to be rescued too, but his hands are tied. There are cock fightings and dog fightings going on and not a thing anyone can do about it legally. There is also a matter of where to put them, feed them, and how to pay for it. Nobody will foster impounded animals privately for fear of reprisal where everyone knows everyone. Even if there were a facility, it would have to be approved by State guidelines which would be a joke and he said it would have 100 dogs on the first day it opened. The sheriff himself has 3 rescued horses at his house that were surrendered and no funding for them to be taken care of so it's all out of his pocket. He is a good man.
The sheriff has gone to a few neighboring counties with facilities and organizations in place to ask for their help in housing animals that he would like to see impounded and has been turned down because they are all over loaded too with their own problems.
He told me he is open to any ideas he can get for some outside intervention because his hands are tied and he really wants some guidence in this matter.
