REMEMBER ME??? REMEMBER McCOY!?? I was seized by police from the Sharon Flater residence in Linton , starved to 24 lbs , heartworm infested, and ready to die. I got a lucky break and didn't die but more about that later.

Just heard that the judge gave my old owner 180 days in jail (suspended), 1 year probatioin, and 40 hours community service. Not much justice for what she let happen to me. Is it?

WE HAD A LITTLE HELP SOCIALIZING THE KITTENS FROM 9 Year old Krysten this month. She feel in love HARD with some of our babies! THank you Krysten for all your help!! :)

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A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION ON THE GREENE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY ARE LOCATED AT THE LINK ABOVE

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A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION ON THE GREENE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY ARE LOCATED AT THE LINK ABOVE

The local 'inhumane' society makes some more excuses as to why people's dogs were put down the same day they came in.


Greene County Daily World: Story: GCHS has in-house policy concerning three-day hold

GCHS has in-house policy concerning three-day holdFriday, August 10, 2007By Halea Franklin, Staff Writer
A recent case, in which a dog from Bloomfield was taken to the Greene County Humane Society and euthanized without notifying the owner, has caused many people to question animal ordinances in place within the county.
On July 23, a dog, named Bear, belonging to Jerry and Becky Pate of Bloomfield was impounded by the Bloomfield Police Department. Linton Animal Control Officer Chuck Botsford was called in for assistance and later transported the animal to the Greene County Humane Society.
According to Greene County Humane Society President Lana Robertson, the animal shelter was told the dog was aggressive and was humanely euthanized.
Currently, according to Greene County Humane Society Shelter Administrator Rene Abram, they have a policy regarding a three-day hold on strays.
"However, in-house, we have an overriding policy regarding the three-day hold should an animal be deemed aggressive, severely injured, or critically ill," Abram explained. "In this type of situation, it may be necessary for staff or other authorized individuals, such as law enforcement officers, animal control officers, or licensed veterinarians to order a humane euthanasia of said animal."
According to Greene County's animal control ordinance, which was adopted by the Board of Commissioners in 1997, any animal at large, unlicensed dog, viscous dog or female dog in heat that is not confined shall be taken by a law enforcement officer or an animal control officer and impounded in the county animal shelter.
If the owner of an impounded animal can be identified by a license tag or other means, the animal control officer shall immediately upon impoundment notify the owner by telephone or mail, according to the county's ordinance. Any animal that is not claimed by the owner within three days of impoundment shall become the property of the county and may be placed for adoption or humanely euthanized.
According to the city of Linton's animal control ordinance, which was passed in 1984 by the Linton City Councils, dogs and other animals found to be running at large shall be taken by an agent of the city and impounded for no less than five days or until claimed by the owner. Immediately upon impounding the animal, every effort shall be made to notify the owner of the impoundment and the conditions in which the owner may regain custody of the animal.
Abram said it's the animal shelter's first responsibility to weigh the potential risks involved in housing an animal that could potentially injure someone -- whether it be an employee, volunteer, citizen or even another animal.
"These are uncomfortable situations, but the purpose of laws and policies is to offer the most protection to the most people," Abram said. "In the case of Bear we are sympathetic towards the Pates and their loss. We realize Bear was caught in the worse case scenario. We had an obligation to weigh the rights of and give the highest regard to other people and animals in terms of their safety. It does not happen often, but it does happen."

FOR YEARS NOW THE MANAGEMENT AT THE GREENE COUNTY 'HUMANE SOCIETY' HAS TAKEN THE ATTITUDE OF 'IT'S EASIER JUST TO EUTHANIZE THE ANIMALS THEN WORK ON GETTING THEM RESCUE'....AND "if we do our jobs too well, we won't have jobs".
WITH THIS KIND OF MENTALITY IS CHANGE EVERY POSSIBLE??

IN TODAYS GREENE COUNTY DAILY WORLD, AFTER NUMEROUS STORIES FROM THE PAPER PATTING THE GCHS ON THE BACK......WE SEE NOTHING HAS CHANGED.

OUR HEARTFELT SYMPATHIES TO THE PATE'S WHO LOST THEIR DOG TO AN UNCARING SHELTER.

http://gcdailyworld.com/story/1244242.html




Did Bear the dog really have to be put to sleep?Friday, August 3, 2007
o the editor:
On July 23, 2007 we discovered our dog and tie out were both missing. We began looking for Bear, but didn't find him. We then contacted the town garage to report our missing pet. We then received a visit from Kenny Tharp telling us that Bear had been taken to Greene County Humane Society because he was aggressive.
Bear might have looked scary because he had what the vet called cherry eye. He has played with our children and grandchildren, as well as adults. Bear has never exhibited any sign of aggression. We called the Humane Society only to learn our dog had already been put to death.
Bear didn't bite anyone, so where is the aggression? What happened to the two- bite law? Bear might have scared someone, but he didn't hurt anyone. We also received a ticket for Bear running at-large (which this would have been his first offense) at running at-large. Later, we received a phone call from Officer Tharp telling us to ignore the ticket, that he was going to tear it up.
There was a lot of discrepancy on the stories told between the Greene County Humane Society and Officer Tharp. One of the town employees we spoke to said Bear wasn't aggressive as we were told.
My point for this letter is this was definitely a needless death. If Bear was so aggressive, why wasn't he sedated when he was transported to GCHS? Who gave them the right to take his life when he did nothing wrong? If Bear did bite someone, we would have had 10 days to fight to get him back. Instead, we have to explain to our children and grandchildren what has happened to our family's beloved pet.
This makes two needless deaths in two months. Another dog, Samson, was loved by our whole neighborhood yet someone shot him several times. Remember the St. Bernard's that were shot several times!
What's next, poodles? Poor judgment was definitely used in Bear's situation. We can't bring our beloved pet back, but at least we can warn people how the Bloomfield police or Greene County Humane Society is not very humane. Officer Tharp should make better judgment calls -- after all he is our new town marshal.
Becky and Jerry Pate
Bloomfield