Thank you all so much for contacting these people. I hope that together we can make a significant change for the good. This is the e-mail I just received from Vickie the director of the Monroe County animal shelter:
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I just recieved an email from this rescue asking me if a breeder had contacted me about some yorkies with the mange. I am sure this is the same dogs.
The Precious Paws rescue is in our area and her vet reference is GREAT!
The vet is a very trusted vet that we are happy with.
I am sorry to tell you that there IS NO ANIMAL CONTROL in our county and there is nothing that can be done. I myself, at our shelter this week took in 4 house dogs from a "breeder" that her family has come in to take care of her and is clearing out her dogs. They have been bred continuously but none of them have EVER been to the vet.
Please take a look at our petfinder site and look at the toenails on the chihuahua, is that a breeder?
There is no law in the county on how many animals you can have in your home. There is a HORRIBLE puppy mill just down the road from us. We are sending the info to the United States Humane SOciety to see if they can help us close him down.
There is a hoarder here that has over 200 suffering dogs and there is nothing we can do.
We gets calls daily on abuse/neglect.
We are thrilled just to be at the point that we have a shelter. Animal control is really far into the future.
I know it is hard to believe when you see photos and stories and someone tells you there is nothing we can do. Trust me, there are people here who have spent MONTHS trying to get something changed.
Our support group is trying now to find out what we can do.
You watch animal planet and see them bust in and take dogs frmo bad homes, and just pray that someday we can do something even close to that.
PLEASE give me a call at the shelter if you have ANY questions at all and I will ask her for details.
The vet did say that she does do ALL vetting needed for her pets. While we at the shelter have NO medical fund except for the cost of adoption that covers spay/neuter and rabies. Our support group has to pay for all shots and worming and any other minor thing we do. Any animal with a medical condition has to be put to sleep.
Unless we can get it out to a rescue group.
We do not even have a food budget in our county for the shelter. We depend on dontations of food alone to feed our animals.
But we ARE making a difference in our county and our shelter is a Godsend!
423-442-1015
Vicki Morgan
Director
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I too called Governor Bredesen and the other state and local officials about this problem. Hopefully with you guys calling as well we can be heard. Thanks to everyone that has called too.