UUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUGH!
So, I'm ranting here because I know that you all will understand.
I don't know how many of you are familiar with my tale of woe regarding my Pitty X, Bo. For those of you that aren't, I'm sure the story is floating around here somewhere. In a nutshell, he was euthanized by A/C without any type of trial or investigation. It was horrible.
We only have ONE A/C officer in our town. And, he is corrupt, unethical, immoral, and down-right deplorable. When I worked for the Humane Society, he would do awful things like, impound someone's dog, tell them he was going to euthanize it, and then sell it to a friend. Not to mention all of the dogs he ever impounded he did illegally. Meaning, nobody EVER got a day in court. EVER. Never has.
I hate this man. He has no oversight and therefore complete discretion. And it would be great if he were on the side of the animals. But, he's not. From day to day, you never know if he will allow people to leave a dog tied to a tree with no food or fresh water, or if he'll impound a dog on a false bite claim without evidence. Its just whatever he feels like.
Not to mention, the man only works until like, 2:30 everyday. GRRR.
So, anyway, I recently found out from a friend of mine that about 2 months ago, he brought two dogs home in the city-owned animal control vehicle. They were alive in the truck on Friday afternoon, and dead on Sunday. (still in the truck) The person that told me this is in a position to know that it is true (not just gossip or a rumor) and has informed the mayor and city council. They have chosen to do NOTHING. In otherwords, he still has a job.
Also, he allowed three cats to die in live-traps on a 95 degree day last August.
In another incident, an old man on a fixed income had a little dog bite someone. The A/C guy told the man he had to pay to have the dog quarantined for 10 days. The man couldn't afford it, so he surrendered the dog to the HS. A/C came to the HS, TOOK THE DOG WITH A CATCH POLE IN FRONT OF MANY POTENTIAL ADOPTERS, HAD IT EUTH'D, AND HAD ITS HEAD CHOPPED OFF AND SENT TO THE STATE.
*modified to add: our H/S is a private shelter, not affiliated with the city. They recieve no city funding and operate soley on donations. He had no jurisdiction in the shelter.*
I hate him. Thanks for listening.