Sentences with phrase «dog wardens killed»

Last week, theLucas County dog wardens killed a 10 lbs dog that was sitting on its front porch.

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The chief dog warden of Lucas County testified that: (1) when pit bulls attack, they are more likely to inflict severe damage to their victim than other breeds of dogs; (2) pit bulls have killed more Ohioans than any other breed of dog; (3) Toledo police officers fire their weapons in the line of duty at pit bulls more often than they fire weapons at people and all other breeds of dogs combined; (4) pit bulls are frequently shot during drug raids because pit bulls are encountered more frequently in drug raids than any other dog breed....

Last year, Lucas County took in and killed over 1000 «pit bulls» — which could have meant up to $ 100,000 in incremental revenue for the dog warden's office based on the city incentive to do so.

It is great to see Toledo looking at making progressive steps without their long - time dog - killing 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.

So, in other words, Toledo was providing an incentive to Lucas County's dog wardens to pick up «pit bulls» and kill them in the shelter (the shelter has a well - known policy against adopting out «pit bull type» dogs).

And soon, the citizens of Toledo will get a new dog warden — and hopefully one that doesn't think killing is a major part of his job description.

To me, it shows beyond a reasonable doubt why there needs to be changes in leadership at the dog warden... I can't imagine any logical reason to kill 10 healthy, non - «pit bull» puppies in less than 24 hours after they were turned in.