This Petition is to make awareness and gain compliance with the Ohio Revised Code (ORC), as amended pertaining to the dogs in Harrison County, Ohio.
As of this date, many violations are occuring, and as a result, the majority of the dogs are simply being killed rather than being adopted. In many cases, they have had no chance of adoption.
Law violations include, but are not limited to, no operating hours posted for adoptions, the killing of dogs, improper staffing (sole active employee is warden).
Dogs and pupplies are being picked up at private residences by the warden for the mere purpose of being disposed of via gas chamber and are not even offered for adoption "because their owner sent them to be put down". This practice needs stopped, as a result of there is nobody available for adoptions.
The County is in a killing mode only. This must be stopped. Rescue organizations have met resistance in gaining access to the dogs. Education of governing laws is needed by the County, as ignorance is no excuse.
All of the dogs at the pound on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 were to be put down due to the warden going on vacation the following day until June 9. 4 of the 6 were rescued by us, we would have had the remaining 2 had we been aware of the law governing those at the time.
This Petition is to make awareness and gain compliance with the Ohio Revised Code (ORC), as amended pertaining to the dogs in Harrison County, Ohio.
As of this date, many violations are occuring, and as a result, the majority of the dogs are simply being killed rather than being adopted. In many cases, they have had no chance of adoption.
Law violations include, but are not limited to, no operating hours posted for adoptions, the killing of dogs, improper staffing (sole active employee is warden).
Dogs and pupplies are being picked up at private residences by the warden for the mere purpose of being disposed of via gas chamber and are not even offered for adoption "because their owner sent them to be put down". This practice needs stopped, as a result of there is nobody available for adoptions.
The County is in a killing mode only. This must be stopped. Rescue organizations have met resistance in gaining access to the dogs. Education of governing laws is needed by the County, as ignorance is no excuse.
All of the dogs at the pound on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 were to be put down due to the warden going on vacation the following day until June 9. 4 of the 6 were rescued by us, we would have had the remaining 2 had we been aware of the law governing those at the time.
We signed the "Help Save Harrison County Ohio Dogs" petition!
# 1,044:
11:26 pm PST, Nov 30,Snezana Milenkovic, Serbia And Montenegro
# 1,043:
7:59 am PST, Nov 25,Julie Zserdin, Michigan
stop using gas chambers and become a no kill shelter. this is cruel painful and disgusting. there are more humane methods of ethusansia. be a no kill shelter.
# 1,042:
6:43 pm PST, Nov 17,Jasmin Rosales, Australia
# 1,041:
2:54 pm PST, Nov 13,Carola Schlueter, Germany
# 1,040:
7:14 pm PST, Nov 12,Silvio Fuchs, Germany
Please stop this senseless slaughter! It s a shame for us!
# 1,039:
12:19 am PST, Nov 10,Stephanie Schützinger, Germany
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3:15 am PST, Nov 4,Stephanie Jacoby, Germany
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10:44 am PST, Nov 2,Name not displayed, Germany
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2:09 am PST, Nov 2,Katrin Preckwinkel, Germany
# 1,035:
12:02 pm PDT, Oct 30,Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
Please stop this inhumane, senseless slaughter. Many people are looking to adopt a dog, even those dogs whose previous owner no longer wanted them. Many times the owner is the problem, NOT the dog.
# 1,034:
6:37 pm PDT, Oct 5,Traci Proudfoot, Florida
# 1,033:
6:32 am PDT, Oct 3,K Hogan, Ohio
Give the dogs a chance to find good homes!
# 1,032:
10:29 pm PDT, Sep 20,Frits Vermeulen, Belgium
# 1,031:
10:28 pm PDT, Sep 20,Roos Baert, Belgium
# 1,030:
11:47 am PDT, Sep 18,Vicki Dees, Louisiana
# 1,029:
11:55 am PDT, Sep 17,Simos Tarabatzis, Greece
# 1,028:
1:37 am PDT, Sep 14,Marc Marroyen, Belgium
# 1,027:
1:37 am PDT, Sep 14,Iryna Marroyen, Belgium
# 1,026:
9:02 am PDT, Sep 13,Barbara Gordon-Wise, Massachusetts
# 1,025:
2:35 am PDT, Sep 13,Laura Rodrigues, Portugal
# 1,024:
8:07 pm PDT, Sep 10,Holly Koerner, Ohio
These dogs deserve a chance. By following the laws of the state, at least the dogs will have a better chance of humane treatment and finding a home.
10:43 am PDT, Aug 29,Jennifer Steinhorst, Germany
Please stop the animal cruelty!
# 1,021:
7:16 am PDT, Aug 24,Natalie Van Leekwijck, Belgium
# 1,020:
6:20 pm PDT, Aug 23,DELLA CAYWOOD, Georgia
PLEASE STOP SLAUGHTERING GODS ANIMALS. PLEASE TRY PLACING THESE ANIMALS UP FOR ADOPTION RATHER THAN SIMPLY PUTTING THEM DOWN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO RESORT TO KILLING THEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. IN CHRIST ALWAYS, DELLA CAYWOOD
# 1,019:
2:51 pm PDT, Aug 23,JAYLA DAWN WOODRUM, Kentucky
STOP IT !! PLEASE !! IT'S MURDER !!
# 1,018:
12:25 pm PDT, Aug 23,Ann-Christine Skoglund, Sweden
Stop this right now!!! Do the right thing for the loving animals that are in need. Dont hurt them even more.....
# 1,017:
11:26 am PDT, Aug 23,Joao Novo, Portugal
# 1,016:
11:12 am PDT, Aug 23,MDHJohnHollyMKS Quinn, Georgia
Please correct these wrongs-people being lazy by not posting hours of operation, something that would take a few moments to create and then these animals are all being killed because no one knows about them, so, that means these employees have time to improve this shelter.
# 1,015:
12:34 am PDT, Aug 22,Asli Gedik, Germany
# 1,014:
1:18 pm PDT, Aug 21,Petra Hintereck, Germany
# 1,013:
7:43 am PDT, Aug 21,Neslihan Gedik, Turkey
# 1,012:
7:10 pm PDT, Aug 19,Laura Glenn, Kansas
I just do not understand why shelters are not more compassionate and loving to these dogs. Why do they not try everything in their power to adopt these poor animals out, instead of sending them to these cruel, inhumane gas chambers. Is our country so mean and cruel that we have to act like the Nazi's killing people in gas chambers. We take our dogs everywhere even on vacation, but I will never go to Ohio, in case 1 of my dogs got loose and ended up being killed in these gas chambers. Ohio you should be ashamed of yourselves for letting this way of killing continue.
# 1,011:
12:48 pm PDT, Aug 18,Dave Warwak, Wisconsin
This needs to stop!
# 1,010:
4:28 pm PDT, Aug 11,Stephanie Vitt, Georgia
People of Harrison County, HOW can you sleep at night knowing this is going on?
# 1,009:
11:34 am PDT, Aug 6,Taofoundation The Animal Orphanage, Belgium
# 1,008:
4:57 pm PDT, Aug 5,Doreen Barton, Canada
# 1,007:
9:30 am PDT, Jul 31,Kathy Cox, Tennessee
# 1,006:
7:55 am PDT, Jul 31,ALba Medina, Dominican Republic
# 1,005:
2:38 am PDT, Jul 31,Daniela Waldl, Austria
# 1,004:
9:53 pm PDT, Jul 30,Barbara Nykiel, Illinois
# 1,003:
1:54 pm PDT, Jul 30,Diane Strome, Canada
This is wrong for so many reasons. Not giving any of these dogs a chance at a life and a home. And putting them down just because the idiot running the place is going on vacation? That is insane! Why does Harrison County feel it is above state law? And why are no officials as in the police or the D.A.'s office putting a stop to this. I'd be searching for an animal loving lawyer to take on the case. I know there's a lot of bad things happening out there, but when it happens in a country that is supposed to have laws that protect their animals, where and when is there going to be justice?
# 1,002:
12:55 pm PDT, Jul 30,Edward Rowland, Florida
I know its a tough time for all in the world. God Bless You All.
