HOLMES COUNTY, Ohio — The Holmes County Dog Warden’s Department is trying to find somebody who, it stated, has been seen on safety footage outdoors the Holmes County humane society – illegally dumping dogs, leaving them within the chilly for hours with out meals, water, or shelter.
Pets are like relations, however for some, that’s not at all times the case. In a video posted by the Holmes County Humane Society, shared with News 5, a pink truck pulled right into a driveway on April 4 round 9 p.m. The driver took out a canine after which tied it to the entrance porch of the building.
Holmes County Dog Warden Jonathan Beam stated it’s disheartening to look at as a result of it isn’t the primary time it is occurred
“First two he put in cages. They were inside of creates and left overnight and the second one was a lab, and she was just tied to the railing there at the office,” stated Beam.
In two separate situations, two huskies and a lab have been left outdoors for over 10 hours with no shelter, meals or water. Beam suspects it is the identical person and likewise suspects they do not notice the humane society is for cats solely, however nonetheless.
“It’s illegal to abandon a dog like that and to leave it out overnight with food water or shelter,” stated Beam.
2024 is off to a rocky begin; within the first quarter, the Holmes County Dog Warden surrendered 140 dogs in comparison with 90 dogs in 2023’s first quarter. 2023’s complete was 419 dogs helped.
“We see it, we are trying to work through it, sometimes it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel looking at last year’s numbers and this year’s numbers so far,” Beam added.
Beam is now working with county commissioners like Dave Hall to build a brand new canine shelter, which might double the capability and embrace a clinic.
“That way we can address even the spay and neutering issue or just the health care and get these family friendly pets out to loving families,” stated Hall.
As a former Ohio state consultant, Hall helped write Goddard’s Law, which makes companion animal dumping a felony within the state.
“Goddard’s law wants to make sure you’re not knowingly harming your dog or abusing it,” added Hall.
Beam stated he gained’t cease on the lookout for whoever is accountable for this latest incident, including it’s too tough to inform if this was a puppy mill state of affairs.
“We’ve prosecuted in the past so that’s something we do not tolerate here,” stated
All three dogs that have been dumped have since been adopted. However, Beam warns if in case you have any undesirable dogs in Holmes County you should convey them right here to the canine warden’s workplace throughout workplace hours. They are open 6 days every week. Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. For now, no arrests have been made on this case and the investigation stays ongoing.
If any details about this incident, you might be requested to name the Holmes County Dog Warden Department at (330) 674-6301.
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