[ SHOWGSD-L ] Another "shelter" where animals are suffering...Ohio
- From: Dawn Restuccia <windwych@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gsd <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 03:40:14 -0700 (PDT)
...and to make this GSD related, we ran into a horrific problem at the
Trumbull county pound when a GSD pup sat for DAYS with an obvious injury only
to be gassed while they KNEW we were on the way to take him!! Who knows if any
of these poor animals who suffered so in this facility were GSDS???
Ohio SPCA Executive Director, Teresa Landon, and Ohio SPCA President, Ed
Sisler, acting on a tip, made a gruesome discovery behind the Morgan County,
Ohio dog shelter on Saturday, March 29, 2008. When they arrived at the
run-down shelter, they noticed it was eerily quiet - there were no dogs being
housed in the old barn the county uses to keep stray and unwanted dogs. When
Landon and Sisler inspected the rear of the facility, they found mounds of
fur, bones, and dog collars protruding from the ground. As they moved the
dirt aside on a freshly dug trench, they uncovered the bodies of adult dogs
and puppies just inches below the surface. On March 31, Sisler returned to the
site and recovered the skulls of two dogs that had been shot. The skulls are
being examined at the Ohio State University in the Forensic Anthropology
Department in order to determine when those dogs were shot.
The Ohio SPCA has requested all public records pertaining to the Morgan
County Dog Shelter, and will conduct a thorough investigation of those
records. Morgan County Dog Warden, Jeff Driggs, has been placed on unpaid
administrative leave pending further investigation by the Morgan County
Commissioners. Today, the EPA conducted their own investigation of the mass
burial sites in order to determine the extent of any violations. They have
determined that the county is in violation and will be cited for open dumping.
The Board of Directors of the Humane Society Serving Clark County has agreed
to assist the Ohio SPCA by housing dogs from Morgan County while this
situation is being addressed. The Ohio SPCA will be working with the Clark
County Humane Society to place these dogs into new forever homes. Some of
these dogs may need medical treatment, so donations will be needed to assist
with their care and medical needs.
Individuals wanting to adopt a Morgan County dog should contact the Clark
County Humane Society at 937- 399- 2917. Rescues interested in helping place
dogs should contact Teresa Landon at 740- 420- 2984 or Krissi at 937- 399-
2917.
The Ohio SPCA has offered to assist in the training of a new dog warden and
the proper operation of a county dog shelter.
The public can help by voicing their outrage (politely) and request for dog
shelter reform by contacting the Morgan County Commissioners.
Morgan County Commissioners: 19 East Main Street
County Courthouse
McConnelsville, OH 43756-1100
Phone: (740) 962- 3183
Rick Shriver Commissioner, President
rick.shriver@ morgancounty- oh.gov (at morgancounty- oh.gov)
Dean Cain Commissioner
Dawn Restuccia, Pres.
Last Hope, Safe Haven
Donations may be made to:
Paypal via windwych@xxxxxxxxx
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