Oreo, on patrol checking abandoned houses for abandoned pets. I spoke with an aquaintance on the frontlines the other day and there was a comparison to the late seventies/early eighties. During that period many animals were turned into local shelters with undisclosed medical conditions. That is currently going on at a couple of local shelters now. Oreo wants to educate the public on the realities of life in the shelter. It is not one big vet visit. They don't run tests on everydog for every little thing. It is not possible to give the kind of treatment some of the animals need on such a large scale. If you have an animal with health problems, without your honesty, that animal can suffer in silence, alone unvisited in a kennel. A shelter is not a diaognostic center. Unless there is blood, most animals wait until they are adopted for extensive health checks.
The adopter may not have any more money than the person surrendering the animal. There is not a list of rich people waiting to pour money into a new pet. Leaving an animal alone is a house that has been vacated is a crime. Dumping a sick animal on a shelter without the truth, ought to be.
Often Oreo will smell something a human could miss, this house was empty. Praise God.
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FYI. It has been my experience that AC will not remove animals that are INSIDE an abandoned residence. If you suspect an animal has been abandone inside, it is best to quietly get the animal out yourself or try to contact the lender, real estate agent or neighbors to see if any have keys. It may require contacting the Assessor's Office for ownership info or Comprehensive Planning. Animals can live maybe a month without food if they are in good condition at the start, but they usually cannot live more than a few days without water. Time is of the essence.
I absolutely agree EPC. Frankly that has been Oreo's plan, although we have yet to face the decision. There was one house up here where a deceased Rottie had been left in the garage, but nobody is talking. It seems the dog may have died before the moved ?? Nobody on either side heard a thing and we checked the house & garage. The suspicion is the dog was placed there by an angry tennant& was deceased at the time of placement. I don't even want to go there as to why the dog was dead.
Rottie owners were trying to make a statement and make the lender/landlord feel terrible for displacement probably.
It is not unheard of for pet owners to euthanize or kill their own pets if they can't take them to a new residence.
I thought it was an act of revenge.
I know a major part of the reason that Mom's dog had a home until the end of her life was honesty. Greta knew what to expect before she took the dog. I'm sympathetic to people who, for whatever reason, lack the means to care for the pet, but dumping the animal without telling the new owner the full story should be misdemeanor. Some is wishful thinking on the part of the person giving up the pet, but a good portion is the spin the shelters are putting out to the public.
The humane society here is supposed by contract to take all dogs, even dogs like Pixie, and as part of that surrender process they are expected to treat them. If they can't treat them then they must put them to sleep. Holding a sick animal is not acceptable, it's sure not humane.
If there is an animal in the house and it's empty I think by law they have to go in and get the animal. but pet cop is right if you can get in, do that first. Tie it in the backyard, call AC and watch to be sure they come out.
Excellent idea Butters,
The animal would still be on the parcel, don't know what you could do with a cat though. Ideas are welcome. It would be a little obvious to put it in a crate in the back yard. Did anybody else read the story about the moron that cut the brand out of his domestic horse and dumped it in the desert ? sick stuff.
Butter's Mom~
Per Washoe County AC and SO a few years ago, the house has to be abandoned for at least 30 days before they can enter it, even if they know an animal is inside. AC can't enter into property that is fenced to remove an animal without SO and some evidence that the animal is abandoned.
That's just my experience.
I know that is Mitch's position, don't agree with it, wasn't Cindy's, but he is driving the bus now......
This has been the Washoe County AC policy even before Cindy or Mitch took the reins. Per AC, it is a liability issue for personnel.
Funny though that the NHS officers (when they had them) have legal right to remove animals from the property but AC couldn't. Animals left inside a dwelling was a problem for them though. My experience was that they always found a way to get the animals removed. By hook or by crook.
I'm sure something to do with the stray tag. AC could be accused of false seizure I suppose. but you bring up one of the many issues facing us with the new laws and no humane officers to go where gov. legally shouldn't.
I know the sick animals are a pet peeve at the SPCA. Tom gets upset that people lie, but then he isn't supposed to be taking from the public so I don't know what "people " he would be dealing with. If he s still pulling from NHS that is wrong, and if he is pulling from AC he wouldn't have owner comments. I mentioned that to the current volunteer who was whining to me and she didn't have an answer.
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