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Acting Animal Control Director Tom LaCrosse said he appreciates the volunteers» help, but that bringing in eight to 10 untrained workers without supervision does little good.

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.

«It would also degrade shelter operations, as well as morale and ultimately the character of shelter workers, by altering the mandated focus of animal control agencies from lifesaving back to the failed catch - and - kill orientation of the bad old days,» said Best Friends Animal Society co-founder Francis Batanimal control agencies from lifesaving back to the failed catch - and - kill orientation of the bad old days,» said Best Friends Animal Society co-founder Francis BatAnimal Society co-founder Francis Battista.

Irvin said she wanted to tell commissioners that the program in which volunteer workers help the understaffed animal control department clean the animal shelter near Sanford was in danger of folding because of a lack of cooperation from the department.

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.

The workers at the animal control are the «clean - up crew» of other people's mistakes, and with basically no funds to work with, that job gets tough and heartbreaking to say the least.

Orange County animal - control workers are examining about 40 cats and kittens that were confiscated Wednesday from a filthy triplex, they said.

«We got an anonymous call Thursday saying the dogs were at their owners» house,» said Jerry Swanger, Deltona Animal Control manager.The dogs - which a Volusia circuit judge sentenced to death last month because of their aggression toward people and because they have killed five cats - disappeared Oct. 31 from the shelter, where workers found a lock cut and a kennel door pried open.

DELTONA - Two dangerous pit bulls that were stolen twice from a Daytona Beach animal shelter while they awaited euthanasia were recovered and destroyed Monday night.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.The dogs - a dark brindle male named Chewie and a white - chested female named Sadie - were found at a Deltona residence and taken to the Halifax Humane Society shelter in Daytona animal shelter while they awaited euthanasia were recovered and destroyed Monday night.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.The dogs - a dark brindle male named Chewie and a white - chested female named Sadie - were found at a Deltona residence and taken to the Halifax Humane Society shelter in Daytona 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.The dogs - a dark brindle male named Chewie and a white - chested female named Sadie - were found at a Deltona residence and taken to the Halifax Humane Society shelter in Daytona Beach.

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 proceAnimal 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 procControl 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 proceanimal 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 proccontrol 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.

But kennel worker Jacqueline Wadsworth, in an affidavit filed with the state attorney's office, said she saw two animal control officers pierce several dogs with a large knife after the dogs had been given a lethal injection but before they stopped breathing.

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

With two new workers on the payroll, the city's animal control office is busy.Jerry Swanger and Kathy Sheldon began their jobs this week as Deltona's full - time animal control officers, Fire Chief Bob Rogers said Thursday.

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.

Senior Animal Control Officer John Hohenstern said Sunny was aggressive and caused concerns about the safety of shelter workers.