Sunday, March 4, 2012

Houston, We Have a Problem

Remember the "air conditioner" puppies?  Well, momma dog is looking pregnant again.  Our big dog expert volunteer was just driving past the house and shot the pictures you're going to see.  The pictures say it all so I really don't need to write much.......but you know I will.

Is she supposed to jump up onto the air conditioner to eat?

Don't miss the fact that the fencing panel is just leaning against the house.  Waiting for when the next litter is 4 - 5 weeks old?

Some doghouse, huh?  It's off it's base, leaning backwards.  How much protection from the rain did this dog get?

Is she thirsty?  Too bad for her.  Hungry?  Tough luck for this girl.




In case anyone forgets, AC was AT THIS HOUSE about 2 weeks ago.  Why were they there?  See the next picture. 





I mean, who keeps their puppies like this?  There were 3 pups in that makeshift enclosure.  He gave away or sold the black one.  The other two, Valentina & Romeo, made it to rescue but not before he gave Romeo to the neighbor and we found him chained!!!




I asked our volunteer if she's sure the momma dog is pregnant.  Without a doubt, she's sure.  She told me she'd first filed a complaint with AC when the owner put the above puppies in that nasty enclosure when the babies were only 4 - 5 weeks old.  The momma dog would lay next to it, on the outside, trying to let them nurse through the fencing panel.  Is AC going to let this happen again?  Is society?

Here's what needs to happen:
1. The owner needs a citation and a fine.  Hell, if you can arrest him for neglect, do it, handcuffs and all.
2. He owner surrenders the pregnant dog OR the city confiscates her.  Enough already.  Get that dog out of his hands.
3. This pregnant dog is NOT to be gassed at the county shelter.  No way, no how is she to be killed.
4. We're going to need a few days to find a rescue able to take a pregnant Pit.  Give us the time.  We want her to go from the holding part of the shelter into rescue with no fees!

Remember, this owner has 4 adult Pits: 2 females, 2 males.  He asked us for kennels and Igloos.  He was told the only way we'd do it is if he'd agree to spay/neuter his dogs.  The Humane Society of Union County will do this at no charge to him.  He refused!!

Now consider this: those 10 x 20 kennels cost over $400 EACH.  Add a large Igloo to that and you're over $500 per dog. If he turned down over $2,000 in kennels/igloos, don't you have to wonder just how much he's making from breeding his dogs?   

This has to end.  Now.

1 comment:

  1. The jerk needs to face some hefty fines because we all know jail time is impossible unfortunately, and be ordered not to have anymore pets to torture and breed ever again. People like this dog not deserve nor need a goldfish and they especially do not need a powerful breed dog such as a pittbull. Only a responsible pet owner should own such breeds, we owe that much to the animal and community. People raise children on these streets where he raises pittbulls. Its a problem waiting to happen, obviously hes not raising loyal family dogs or they wouldn't be outside on chains they would be inside treated like a member of the family, and obviously hes not doing it because he loves the breed like so many try to claim because if he was, he would have his dogs fixed because he would know those are one of the most killed breeds around the world due to backyard breeding such as this. Here's an ideal City of Monroe why don't you just issue these owners a hand gun when you go out on these calls, the danger levels are the same then they may not need so many chained up lose wired dogs "protecting" their property. Then you guys can deal with the threat not our children and elderly. Get off your ass and make some change, put a stop to backyard chaining and breeding, clean up our city get rid of the piles of garbage, broken down lawnmowers, cars and campers, they say we have a beautification comity really? I think they fell down on the job years ago fire them all and hire people who knows what beauty actually looks like I mean geesh Ray Charles could see the city of Monroe looks like crap.

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