MISSISSIPPI: SIX SUFFERING DOGS IN CHARLESTON FIND HOPE

Bringing Hope to Dogs in Charleston UPDATE 7/15/11 | Author: Doll Stanley

IDA Holds Another Spay/Neuter Day In Mississippi

IDA's Hope Animal Sanctuary in Mississippi had another busy week. With help from Mississippi State University's (MSU) student surgery team, 30 dogs and cats were spayed or neutered. And cruelty charges were filed against the suspects in a case we told you about a few weeks ago - the starving of six dogs who we rescued in Charleston, Mississippi on June 25th.

One of the neglected dogs being rescued.

On Wednesday, June 29th, HAS volunteer Sarah Thomas, a vet tech, wildlife rehabilitator, and activist, and I set out to locate three horses in Grenada County, Miss., reported to be starving.  On our way, I got a call from my buddy Kevin Hodges, an animal control officer, water-meter reader, and part-time law enforcer for Charleston, Miss., only an hour from us, asking for help with six dogs also reported to be starving. Kevin knows he can count on our support and guardianship of animals we seize.

Click here: http://aldf.org/downloads/APL6E-MS.pdf Animal Protection laws of MIssissippi

We located the first property where the horses were, but a privacy fence prevented plain view and an uncooperative sheriff meant the groundwork would have to be laid before there would be intervention.  I called Kevin to tell him that we were on our way to meet him. At 704 East Chestnut Street, Charleston resident Sherri White showed us six chained and horribly neglected dogs.  She claimed two to be hers and four to be those of her boyfriends relative.
After a visit to the police department, we prepared a seizure order, and crossed the street for Municipal Court Judge Steve Ross to sign. We returned, warrant in hand, and documented the heart-wrenching plight of the dogs and removed them. White protested the taking of her dogs and informed us the other owner refused to come when she called him. The chief and a fellow officer arrived to insure a smooth operation.

We immediately took off for Veterinary Associates, HASs vet clinic, to settle the dogs in and supervise as they dove into the nourishment theyd long been denied. White had stated she fed her dogs, but only fed the others if she had extra food. One of her dogs was as emaciated as the boyfriends relatives dog to whom she was chained.  I listened in amazement as she told us she wouldnt interfere when the other dog jumped her dog and would bite going for the morsel of food she gave her own dog.

The extraordinary density and inhumanity of seemingly conscious people is beyond my grasp. The gross neglect of the dogs has been recorded, theyve been secured in a private kennel, and I'll be filing criminal affidavits after meeting with the city attorney. Why cant all community leaders have it so together like Charlestons?

Posted in Animal Rescue, Hope Animal Sanctuary | Tags: abuse, Dogs, Guardian, Legal, Mississippi, Pit Bull, rescue 

Click here: http://aldf.org/downloads/APL6E-MS.pdf Animal Protection laws of MIssissippi

Dear Friends of the Animals:I encourage all of us to get involved with the law-making process.  Our petitions are valuable & useful, but the muscle of all proposals resides in the law.  Please sign the petition to stop this inhumane and barbaric practice that causes suffering and allows the perpetrators to avoid hands-on responsibility and questions of conscience.  After signing the petition research your State as to what that policy & practice is; and if you don't like what your State is doing, TAKE ACTION!  CONClick here: AnimalActionUSA - Home TACT YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE! TAKE ACTION!Thanking you,