Sentences with phrase «many dog wardens»

Dog wardens are already equipped with micro chip readers and therefore we believe that enforcement would not result in significant additional costs to the local authority, indeed we believe considerable cost savings would be made through reducing the need for kennelling.

When state dog wardens fan out across Westmoreland County over the next two weeks to check whether more than 40,000 dogs have current licenses and...

Dogs impounded by a local dog warden that are not redeemed shall be donated to a nonprofit agency engaged in the training of service dogs, upon the agency's request.

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The general public inevitably picks up the bill for this fallout though taxation required to run overburdened animal control services, dog wardens service, pounds Etc. or by voluntary donation and support given to charities and non profits who handle their proportion of the casualties.

He has spoken internationally to the National Dog Warden's Association (UK) and to several organizations within the U.S., including The American Veterinary Medical Association and the National Animal Control Association.

Dog wardens and officers from the Humane League of Lancaster County inspected the property Sunday and removed all but five of Zimmerman's personal farm dogs.

Many of this rescue's dogs come through dog wardens and also members of the public who can no longer care for their pets.

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....

Animal welfare organizations, however, echoed the concerns raised in the documentary, and several, including the Dogs Trust, RSPCA and National Dog Wardens Association announced they were pulling out of the country's largest dog show, Crufts.

A shelter run by Stirling Council for the stray dogs picked up by dog wardens in the Falkirk, Clackmannanshire and Stirling areas.

Heather was always the «pet - sitter» for her friends and family and loved volunteering at the Dog Warden and at the Humane Society.

Logically, there is but one reason why Mrs. Zimmerman refused to permit the humane officer to enter the very same kennel that the dog warden had just toured. Hypothetically, shouldn't the inability to have seen the dogs provoked enough suspicion about their safety to justify securing a search warrant so that entry would have been possible?Â

 The dog warden encouraged Zimmerman to surrender the dogs, but he refused to do so.

It's important to note that Section 21.30 of the Dog Law DOES allow dog wardens to cite kennel operators for a lack of veterinary care although it is rarely, if ever, used.

 What seemed to upset the millers the most was the dog wardens» directive to have the animals plagued by flea and fly bites examined by veterinarians.

He later called the dog warden and reported shooting the animals.

When a dog warden encounters any animal who exhibits signs or symptoms of animal abuse, cruelty or neglect that warden has an obligation to contact a humane officer. It is the responsibility of the humane officer to investigate cases of suspected abuse, cruelty or neglect and, if substantiated, press charges against and prosecute the alleged animal abusers.Â

The girls had been badly neglected and just dropped off at the dog warden's home.

Zimmerman was apparently confounded when he was ordered to have 39 of his dogs seen by a veterinarian due to flea and fly bites that, rest assured, went above and beyond that of minor skin irritations. Indeed, since dog wardens are now outfitted with digital cameras it would be of tremendous interest to know if photographs of the doomed dogs exist. Nevertheless, Zimmerman contacted a large animal veterinarian for advice despite the fact that the state's Dog Law requires all licensed canine kennels to have documentation providing the name and contact information for the veterinarian of record who cares for the dogs. Could it be that Richard Martrich and Orlando Aguirre, the two dog wardens who had inspected the kennel over the previous six years, had overlooked this detail and is it possible that the dogs in Zimmerman's care had never been seen by a veterinarian?

A LOT has changed since Skeldon became the «dog warden» in 1987.

By law, licensed kennel operators must allow a dog warden access to their property however humane society police officers must have either an invitation from the property owner or a warrant to access that same property.

For those of you who are not clear on who's who and what's what when it comes to authority over dogs in Pennsylvania, here's a crash course: there are two sets of laws — the Dog Law that is enforced by dog wardens and Section 5511 of the Crimes Code that is enforced by humane society police officers.Â

Princess (pictured left) is dead today — thanks to cool hand Tom Skeldon and the rest of the Lucas County Dog Wardens.

EARS works on several fronts: They accept animals from owners who need temporary help with housing or feeding; respond to reports of animals abandoned or lost in the flood area; take in animals picked up from the flood area by the dog wardens; and give food to flood victims so they can feed their pets.

Sometime during the July inspection of Elmer Zimmerman's kennel a humane society police officer was contacted by the dog warden and summoned to come to the property and here's where it starts to get really interesting.Â

According to the newspaper account, upon arrival at the kennel, Allison Rudy supposedly learned that Zimmerman's wife would not allow her to enter the kennel. Someone, either the dog warden or the humane officer, had to advise Mrs. Zimmerman that if the dogs exhibited signs of abuse, cruelty or neglect that the possibility of filing criminal charges against her husband existed.Â

Lucas County Canine Care & Control was formerly known as the Lucas County Dog Warden.

He had always run a clean kennel, meeting and sometimes exceeding existing standards and taking good care of his dogs, according to state dog warden Melissa Bair, who has inspected the facility for years.

This program allows everyone interested in a popular dog a chance at adoption, according to Licking County Chief Dog Warden David Shellhouse.

However, HB189 is opposed by the state Dog Warden's Association and has been held up in committee.

Dog control may be performed by humane society police officers, police officers, State dog wardens or animal control officers.

Working closely with the Bureau of Dog Law, he provides advice to their Dog Wardens about commercial dog breeding kennels throughout the commonwealth and the dogs they keep.

So authorities - eight police officers and four dog wardens - simply left a note.

The advisory board is made up of the state veterinarian and 6 members appointed by the director: one representing a humane society, one who is a county dog warden, one who is a veterinarian, one representing animal rescues, one who is a breeder and one representing the public.

On July 14, eight police officers and four dog wardens showed up on Hank's doorstep with a warrant to seize the dog.

The case was a situation where the Lucas County Dog Warden's office seized what it deemed to be three «pit bulls» from a Toledo man — Hugh Smith - while Smith took his dogs for a walk.

On November 18th, long time dog warden Tom Skeldon announced his resignation.

Lucas County (OH) Dog Warden Tom Skeldon continues to be under fire.

Last week, Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon was again in the court room.

Each day it is more obvious that 22 years as dog warden has closed Mr. Skeldon's mind and narrowed his vision.

City Counicl President Joe McNamara has asked the Dog Warden oversight committee to examime the city's law regarding «vicious dogs», which he feels inappropriately singles out «pit bulls» and overlooks bad behavior in other dogs.

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

Previously, the article notes, dog wardens had been able to venture on to Toledoans» property and seize dogs that look like «pit bulls».

The city of Toledo has a contract with the county dog warden to enforce its local laws.

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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.

Time might be winding down on Tom Skeldon's deadly reign as Dog Warden in Lucas County.

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

They found a dog warden that was unwilling to work with rescue groups.