Update 2:15pm:
This was just phoned in to the Monroe Police Department. Per the person who phoned it in, initially she was told that they'd leave a message for AC, that they'd return on Monday. The caller insisted and was put through to a woman, "the Chief", who said she'd personally go out to the house. Fingers crossed. This was received from a reader:
At 806 s Bragg St. 3 pitbulls living without shelter, fresh water, food. Chained to tree and front porch. One in small fence in yard without shelter. Basic needs are not met, 0% love or affection. Thank God for this blog. Animal control has been to this house before.
This has been called in. We don't want to swamp the police department with phone calls. We do want AC to go out there. Does anyone have a phone number for AC?
On another case, a reader wrote in yesterday that she'd called the police over for obvious animal violations and the officer called AC. She said AC arrived promptly, was very courteous and met with the owner.
It's going to be very cold tonight. NO dog should have to sit outside freezing without even a dog house. Remember, chained dogs can't even go to a warmer spot; they're stuck.
As I keep saying, the finish line is not in sight.
Yes, don't ever let them tell you that it has to wait until Monday. If it is the weekend, the police are supposed to investigate all calls concerning animals, and if necessary they will call out an animal control officer.
ReplyDeleteHowever, for future reference, this is what a police patrol officer told me to do: you should call this number 704-289-1591 rather than calling the police directly. This number goes directly to a 911 operator and the police are absolutely required to respond RIGHT AWAY when you call this number, no questions asked.
Also, if you live in one of these nasty neighborhoods and wish to remain anonymous so that you do not become the target of your nasty, hostile neighbors you must tell the 911 operator this. And, please, all you people who live in nice middle class neighborhoods and have no idea what it's like to live in these areas must realize that people who live in these nasty neighborhoods are indeed compromising their safety if they call the police on their neighbors. This is REALITY and this is why some of us wish to remain anonymous, and why we are also grateful for you people who don't live here who are helping these dogs. Thank you.
Actually, maybe the police do need to get swamped with calls. Maybe then the City will realize there is a serious problem here and that they need to do something about it. The number of dogs we have heard about on this blog are just a small fraction of the suffering dogs in Monroe. A very small fraction.
ReplyDeleteJust to let everyone know, the police did respond to Bragg Street in reference to the pitbulls. The Captain and a Lieutenant spoke with the dogs owner. The dog chained out front stays inside most of the time and the dog in the backyard his pen had been moved over to a dryer spot. The dog house was put back in the pen and the owner was going to bring him in for the night. The third dog had a blue barrel house but nothing inside. The officers went and bought shavings and put them in the house for the dog.
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