The director of Orange County
Animal Control resigned Wednesday after investigators cited two of his employees for incompetence in the death of Bucksnort the dancing dog.Don Westfall, animal control director since 1986, will leave his $ 47,000 - a-year job in July, and officials said they will conduct a national search for his successor.In her investigation, Jacqueline D. Miller, supervisor of the county's Professional Standards office, said Bucksnort could have been returned to her owners if workers had followed proce
Animal Control resigned Wednesday after investigators cited two of his employees for incompetence in the death of Bucksnort the dancing dog.Don Westfall, animal control director since 1986, will leave his $ 47,000 - a-year job in July, and officials said they will conduct a national search for his successor.In her investigation, Jacqueline D. Miller, supervisor of the county's Professional Standards office, said Bucksnort could have been returned to her owners if workers had followed proc
Control resigned Wednesday after investigators cited two of his employees for incompetence in the death of Bucksnort the dancing dog.Don Westfall,
animal control director since 1986, will leave his $ 47,000 - a-year job in July, and officials said they will conduct a national search for his successor.In her investigation, Jacqueline D. Miller, supervisor of the county's Professional Standards office, said Bucksnort could have been returned to her owners if workers had followed proce
animal control director since 1986, will leave his $ 47,000 - a-year job in July, and officials said they will conduct a national search for his successor.In her investigation, Jacqueline D. Miller, supervisor of the county's Professional Standards office, said Bucksnort could have been returned to her owners if workers had followed proc
control director since 1986, will leave his $ 47,000 - a-year job in July, and officials said they will conduct a national search for his successor.In her investigation, Jacqueline D. Miller, supervisor of the county's Professional Standards office, said Bucksnort could have been returned to her owners
if workers had followed procedures.
Orange County kills 10,811 dogs and cats each year but that number could be cut by more than a third
if commissioners make widespread changes in their
animal control department, a committee says.The group has recommended a new
animal control ordinance that would allow
animal control to handle pet adoptions and let
workers ignore anonymous complaints about barking dogs and stray cats.