Mr. Granito added that
as the Dog Warden he is not responsible to inspect these puppy mills.
Lieutenant Holmes serves
as the Dog Warden for Butler county and President of the Ohio County Dog Warden's Association (OCDWA).
The Montgomery County Animal Resource Center serves
as the dog warden for Montgomery County (Ohio state law requires every county to have one), which means they handle all the stray dogs for the county.
December 31st marked Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon's last day
as dog warden, and already, some changes look to be taking shape.
Time might be winding down on Tom Skeldon's deadly reign
as Dog Warden in Lucas County.
Each day it is more obvious that 22 years
as dog warden has closed Mr. Skeldon's mind and narrowed his vision.
Not exact matches
New Deal Used Cars, the scrappy underdog, is run by kindly but simple Luke Fuchs (Jack
Warden), whose small sales staff includes Russell
as corrupt Rudy Russo, Gerrit Graham
as superstitious sex addict Jeff, hyper intelligent
dog Toby, and clueless mechanic Jim, last seen in Spielberg's 1941.
Lucas County Canine Care & Control was formerly known
as the Lucas County
Dog Warden.
AS THE recent killing of a Point Place family pet makes perfectly clear, the first recommendation from the committee formed to suggest ways to improve the Lucas County
dog warden's office must be a change at the top.
Last year, a group of concerned Toledo - area residents put together a petition with 3,000 + signatures requesting the removal of Mr. Skeldo from his position
as the Lucas County
Dog Warden — a position he has held since 1987.
In Kansas City, a man won his eight - month legal battle with the city to keep his
dog, Niko, after DNA testing proved Niko wasn't a pit bull terrier,
as the animal - control
wardens had asserted.
In Ohio, any
dog identified by the
dog warden as a pit bull is a pit bull regardless of heritage and is subject to confinement and insurance requirements under the state's vicious
dog law.
Who can forget the Zimmerman brothers of Berks County, Elmer and Ammon, who slaughtered 80
dogs in their cages five years ago this summer, rather than provide them flea treatment
as ordered by the
dog warden.
Despite the fact that the entire state of Ohio classified pit bulls
as «vicious» for almost twenty years, Craig Turk, writing for the Ohio County
Dog Wardens Association, admitted that «Pit Bulls are an ever - increasing problem in our state.»
A peace officer,
as defined in section 626.84, a humane agent, a
dog warden, or a volunteer or professional member of a fire or rescue department of a political subdivision may use reasonable force to enter a motor vehicle and remove a
dog or cat which has been left in the vehicle in violation of subdivision 1.
Although the state law does not specify AmStaffs, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, American Bulldogs, or any other
dogs that could be included
as «pit bull type,» some
dog wardens consider these purebreds to come under the state law.
If you wish to look after a stray
dog you have found you must notify Battersea
Dogs Home and leave a description of the
dog and your contact details,
as well
as notify your local Council Animal
Warden that you are caring for the
dog.
(Since talking with Scene, Tetreault has left her position
as Holmes County
dog warden.)
The bill should instead preserve local control, eliminate the necessity of a central bureaucracy and allow local law enforcement including
dog wardens, humane agents, health officials
as well
as existing state agencies to conduct inspections, issue cease and desist orders and refer violations for imposition of civil or criminal penalties.
A recent Ohio DNA study showed that
dogs identified
as «pit bull» by shelter workers and
dog wardens were a mix of several breeds, and most «pit bulls» did not even have any breed in common.