[QUOTE]Originally posted by Cinder & Smoke
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surely saved them from an unknown fate at the hands
of the "animal controll ??" people.

I know with what I am going to say will upset many of you. Most people think that animal control is horrible, how can they put all the animals to sleep. And that the dog pound is this dirty little hole in the wall. Well I am a special enforcement officer with animal control. Yes i have to end the lives of many animals. Do I agree with this No. But I also know that you can't save everyone. I go home at night so mad at the world for the sorry Humans that make my job possible. The quote No Kill Shelter across the street from us. Which gets special funding for being a no kill shelter WEll guess what they dont put them to sleep on their property, they walk them across the street to us and we do their dirty work for them. GO after the real criminals, we do what we can but it is the same for police. people dont want to testify so where is the leg to stand on. Our animal control is a very nice place, very clean. we have mutts and purebreds all the time. but the inn does get full and we have no where to put them and the humane society turns them away to us. Our animals have food and water all the time the humane society across the street only gives water once a day and food once a day. the animals over there have no water all day. But everyone thinks they are wonderful. What is wonderful about an animal not having water for 12 hours when the temp. is 100 degrees. I have had to call people and tell them we have their pets. The responce that i get is no way only mutts go to the pound. Well I have a pound full of pure bred mutts. Animal Control is only up holding the Law that your City made and put into effect. Animal Control did not make the laws. I am not a bad person. The animals at our pound are petted and loved every day and played with.

Molly and Mike try going through the ag. dept. get set up as a licenced rescue. become a non-profit org. Animal control does work with these groups. We have to rescue groups that come to animal control and they get dogs and cats from us all the time. My heart goes out to you. I wish that you didnt have to go through this. Where you take care of yours there are 20 others that dont. and because of the 20 bad apples it is ruined for you.

I know with my post I will most likely not be welcomed here any more But before you put down animal control go walk in their shoes for one day and see what they go through.