Sentences with phrase «animal control workers»

He said the county this year is applying for a state pharmacy license that would allow animal control workers to give injections to the animals at the shelter when funding does become available.

Even animal control workers and dog experts say that pit bulls are not as nasty as many people think.

If animal control workers don't succeed in getting the fierce dog declared dangerous, then you should still notify the owner when the dog bites somebody.

To kill or not to kill: Animal control workers get a bum rap.

The summer months are especially taxing on animal control workers.

Taxpayers picked up the tab because Orange County Animal Control workers euthanized Bucksnort 11 days after the accident, even though her owners contacted the pound several times and the dog's story received wide publicity in the Orlando media.

Meanwhile, the couple that drew nationwide attention when their dog was euthanized by animal control workers is packing up and preparing to go to New Orleans by Friday.

Karen Crawford, the county animal control worker who made the allegations about abuse of animals at the shelter, resigned her position a week ago.

Discarding a dead animal may be a problem for pet owners, but it is an even bigger problem for animal control workers, who dispose of about 120 carcasses a week, McIntosh said.

An anonymous tip led to the capture of the dogs in early November when animal control workers found them at Mangiafico's house.

The feral cat program has proved successful in Orange County, where animal control workers also vaccinate against rabies and notch an ear to help identify that the feline has been sterilized.

The trap - sterilize - release program has proved successful in Orange County, where animal control workers also vaccinate against rabies and notch an ear to help identify that they have been sterilized.

The wounds were the result of barbed wire scrapes and from fighting each other, animal control workers said.

Would you make a good Animal Control Worker?

(Reuters)- In a scene that could open the film «Snakes on a Jet Ski,» New Jersey animal control workers have set traps to snare a reported 20 - foot - long serpent slithering through the waters of Lake Hopatcong.

He's a single animal control worker waiting for that one girl who gives him «goose - bumps all over.»

Until veteran animal control worker Karen Crawford was suspended recently for tranquilizing animals before they were sent to the gas chamber, there had been little controversy over how Lake County killed its unwanted animals.

Wilson calls animal control workers, who pick up the trapped cats.

The controversy erupted after a 12 - year animal control worker was suspended, then criticized the county publicly for its method of killing animals.

Animal control workers Thursday continued rounding up cats and dogs in an Orange County neighborhood where a rabid cat attacked nine residents, but none of the animals appeared to have rabies.

When animal control workers go rouge: Really interesting article from KC Dog Blog about a potential repeal of the Wilmington, Del., breed - discriminatory law which is moving forward in the Wilmington City Council.

The new rules stipulate that animal control workers check each animal with a stethoscope after to make sure it is dead and provide for the hiring of a veterinarian to make periodic, unannounced visits to the Kissimmee Park Road shelter.

Newcombe said animal control workers painlessly kill up to 200 stray, abandoned or abused animals a week.

Although a crematory will occasionally burn the carcasses for the county, animal control workers generally haul the carcasses to a spot near the county landfill where they bury the bodies in graves dug according to environmental and health code regulations, he said.

Animal control worker Bob Wood, who handles the auctions, said it was a good price.

Animal control worker Debbie Chadwick recalled the time a woman bought several pigs, then loaded them into the back seat of her fancy Cadillac with the leather interior.

Lonnie Strickland, Lake County health and general services director, said the tranquilizer has a potential for human abuse and should not be used by animal control workers.

When an injured animal with no chance of recovery is picked up by county animal control workers, the Humane Society of Lake County in Sorrento pays the $ 7 to $ 8 cost of euthanizing the animal through injection at a veterinarian's office.

Armed with a search warrant, Deltona Animal Control workers and officers from several local law enforcement agencies seized the dogs at 7 p.m. Monday, Deltona Fire Chief Robert Rogers said Tuesday.

Would you make a good animal control worker?

Maybe she was trying to jump over the moon and missed.Whatever she was doing, animal control workers had to hoist a 1,000 - pound cow out of Lake Monroe this week after the bovine leaped to its death off the five - foot seawall in downtown Sanford.The ill - fated Bossy startled two fishermen as it wandered along the lakefront Tuesday night, animal control officers said.

You would think that the animal control workers are tough and uncaring: This is totally untrue!

The labor union that represents county animal control workers — Service Employees Union International Local 221 — says contracting with the Humane Society could degrade services and waste taxpayer money.

Councilwoman Gomez also requested the city explore requiring the Humane Society to hire laid - off county animal control workers and to allow its workers to unionize.

County animal control workers could continue to provide services to unincorporated communities if they submit a plan showing they can perform the tasks for less money than the Humane Society, which is seeking to take over animal control for those communities in addition to the city of San Diego.

His Momma had been trapped under a house and was rescued by an animal control worker, after three days of evaluating, her rescuer suspected she had possibly just given birth, Further investigation under the house led to 9 puppies that had been without their momma for 3 days....

One animal control worker was scratched and two others bitten while trying to catch stray cats Wednesday and Thursday, Westfall said.

Animal control workers are still trapping animals in the area.

Animal control workers have rounded up almost 100 stray cats in an Orange County neighborhood where a rabid cat attacked nine people, but none have shown signs of rabies.

They're going to back them Lake's animal control workers up.»

Consider this: during the 1992 - 93 fiscal year, Lake County animal control workers were forced to put to death 3,090 dogs and 4,279 cats.

No shelter manager / worker, animal control worker, dog groomer, pet supply store employee, etc., etc. has to DEMONSTRATE any insight into canine genetics, behavior, or competency in dog training, in order to be hired.

When adopting, the shelter staff or animal control worker will be able to tell you if the animal has been chipped.

Anxiously she follows the animal control worker to the truck, whining, imploring him.