here's the situation.

a woman at work has a neighbor in a rental house. the new tenants moved in
last month, and brought with them a very sweet pit bull. the dog is left
outside all the time, barks constantly, and often has no visible food or
water. there is no shelter provided for the dog, and it's been about 40 and
raining lately, so you can imagine how cold the poor dog must be.
the dog has apparently destroyed the back door by scratching to get in, and
whines and cries whenever someone is home.

they've talked to the tenants, the cops, animal control, and the landlord.
nothing has helped the situation. my coworker feels very badly about this,
and rightly so. the poor dog is miserable.

what would you do in this situation? keep in mind that the humane society
here has no power to investigate animal complaints, and there is no local
SPCA. the local animal control has a strict policy of killing every pit
bull that comes into their possession.

i'm ready to go "liberate" the poor creature myself at this point.

anyone have any better suggestions?

-kelly

"culprit" wrote in message
...
here's the situation.

a woman at work has a neighbor in a rental house. the new tenants moved
in
last month, and brought with them a very sweet pit bull. the dog is left
outside all the time, barks constantly, and often has no visible food or
water. there is no shelter provided for the dog, and it's been about 40
and
raining lately, so you can imagine how cold the poor dog must be.
the dog has apparently destroyed the back door by scratching to get in,
and
whines and cries whenever someone is home.

they've talked to the tenants, the cops, animal control, and the landlord.
nothing has helped the situation. my coworker feels very badly about
this,
and rightly so. the poor dog is miserable.

what would you do in this situation? keep in mind that the humane society
here has no power to investigate animal complaints, and there is no local
SPCA. the local animal control has a strict policy of killing every pit
bull that comes into their possession.

i'm ready to go "liberate" the poor creature myself at this point.

anyone have any better suggestions?

-kelly

Has she offered to take the dog off their hands?? They may not be fired
up with the thought of giving away the dog but I'd at least offer, and if
not I would liberate the dog, but I would make sure he had a place to go as
it sounds like shelters are out of the question. Good luck with whatever
you decide.
Michelle

"culprit" wrote in message
...
here's the situation.

a woman at work has a neighbor in a rental house. the new tenants moved
in
last month, and brought with them a very sweet pit bull. the dog is left
outside all the time, barks constantly, and often has no visible food or
water. there is no shelter provided for the dog, and it's been about 40
and
raining lately, so you can imagine how cold the poor dog must be.
the dog has apparently destroyed the back door by scratching to get in,
and
whines and cries whenever someone is home.

they've talked to the tenants, the cops, animal control, and the landlord.
nothing has helped the situation. my coworker feels very badly about
this,
and rightly so. the poor dog is miserable.

what would you do in this situation? keep in mind that the humane society
here has no power to investigate animal complaints, and there is no local
SPCA. the local animal control has a strict policy of killing every pit
bull that comes into their possession.

i'm ready to go "liberate" the poor creature myself at this point.

anyone have any better suggestions?

-kelly

Has she offered to take the dog off their hands?? They may not be fired
up with the thought of giving away the dog but I'd at least offer, and if
not I would liberate the dog, but I would make sure he had a place to go as
it sounds like shelters are out of the question. Good luck with whatever
you decide.
Michelle

"culprit" wrote in message
...
here's the situation.

a woman at work has a neighbor in a rental house. the new tenants moved
in
last month, and brought with them a very sweet pit bull. the dog is left
outside all the time, barks constantly, and often has no visible food or
water. there is no shelter provided for the dog, and it's been about 40
and
raining lately, so you can imagine how cold the poor dog must be.
the dog has apparently destroyed the back door by scratching to get in,
and
whines and cries whenever someone is home.

they've talked to the tenants, the cops, animal control, and the landlord.
nothing has helped the situation. my coworker feels very badly about
this,
and rightly so. the poor dog is miserable.

what would you do in this situation? keep in mind that the humane society
here has no power to investigate animal complaints, and there is no local
SPCA. the local animal control has a strict policy of killing every pit
bull that comes into their possession.

i'm ready to go "liberate" the poor creature myself at this point.

anyone have any better suggestions?

-kelly

Has she offered to take the dog off their hands?? They may not be fired
up with the thought of giving away the dog but I'd at least offer, and if
not I would liberate the dog, but I would make sure he had a place to go as
it sounds like shelters are out of the question. Good luck with whatever
you decide.
Michelle

"culprit" wrote in message
...
here's the situation.

a woman at work has a neighbor in a rental house. the new tenants moved
in
last month, and brought with them a very sweet pit bull. the dog is left
outside all the time, barks constantly, and often has no visible food or
water. there is no shelter provided for the dog, and it's been about 40
and
raining lately, so you can imagine how cold the poor dog must be.
the dog has apparently destroyed the back door by scratching to get in,
and
whines and cries whenever someone is home.

they've talked to the tenants, the cops, animal control, and the landlord.
nothing has helped the situation. my coworker feels very badly about
this,
and rightly so. the poor dog is miserable.

what would you do in this situation? keep in mind that the humane society
here has no power to investigate animal complaints, and there is no local
SPCA. the local animal control has a strict policy of killing every pit
bull that comes into their possession.

i'm ready to go "liberate" the poor creature myself at this point.

anyone have any better suggestions?

-kelly

Has she offered to take the dog off their hands?? They may not be fired
up with the thought of giving away the dog but I'd at least offer, and if
not I would liberate the dog, but I would make sure he had a place to go as
it sounds like shelters are out of the question. Good luck with whatever
you decide.
Michelle

"culprit" wrote in message
...
here's the situation.

a woman at work has a neighbor in a rental house. the new tenants moved
in
last month, and brought with them a very sweet pit bull. the dog is left
outside all the time, barks constantly, and often has no visible food or
water. there is no shelter provided for the dog, and it's been about 40
and
raining lately, so you can imagine how cold the poor dog must be.
the dog has apparently destroyed the back door by scratching to get in,
and
whines and cries whenever someone is home.

they've talked to the tenants, the cops, animal control, and the landlord.
nothing has helped the situation. my coworker feels very badly about
this,
and rightly so. the poor dog is miserable.

what would you do in this situation? keep in mind that the humane society
here has no power to investigate animal complaints, and there is no local
SPCA. the local animal control has a strict policy of killing every pit
bull that comes into their possession.

i'm ready to go "liberate" the poor creature myself at this point.

anyone have any better suggestions?

I understand your concern as I've been brought into many situations with
neglected Boxers. Something you need to realize, to its full extent, is
that liberating this dog...while good for the dog...can land you in jail. Do
you and hubby have bail money set aside for such a thing? Is AC not going
out to the house to investigate the complaint or have they done so and not
found grounds for neglect? In SC, being restrained outdoors with no food,
water or shelter is grounds for neglect. AC will rarely confiscate the dog
on the first trip but they do give a warning and then do a drive-by or two
afterwards to make sure the owners have complied. One option you can think
about is emailing your local news channel and calling/emailing your local
paper. Tell them about the situation without naming names and try to get
some media exposure condemning AC's lack of involvement on this issue. I
can almost guarantee that a negative tv or newspaper story will get AC
hopping in a heartbeat. I'd also suggest doing what Michelle said and
offering the people money for the dog. You never know, there may be a
reason the dog is out there...such as bad temperament or not being good
around children. While sticking a dog outside for such things isn't very
productive or fair to the dog, some people choose to go that route rather
than dump the dog at a pound or try to rehome it.

--
Tara

"culprit" wrote in message
...
here's the situation.

a woman at work has a neighbor in a rental house. the new tenants moved
in
last month, and brought with them a very sweet pit bull. the dog is left
outside all the time, barks constantly, and often has no visible food or
water. there is no shelter provided for the dog, and it's been about 40
and
raining lately, so you can imagine how cold the poor dog must be.
the dog has apparently destroyed the back door by scratching to get in,
and
whines and cries whenever someone is home.

they've talked to the tenants, the cops, animal control, and the landlord.
nothing has helped the situation. my coworker feels very badly about
this,
and rightly so. the poor dog is miserable.

what would you do in this situation? keep in mind that the humane society
here has no power to investigate animal complaints, and there is no local
SPCA. the local animal control has a strict policy of killing every pit
bull that comes into their possession.

i'm ready to go "liberate" the poor creature myself at this point.

anyone have any better suggestions?

I understand your concern as I've been brought into many situations with
neglected Boxers. Something you need to realize, to its full extent, is
that liberating this dog...while good for the dog...can land you in jail. Do
you and hubby have bail money set aside for such a thing? Is AC not going
out to the house to investigate the complaint or have they done so and not
found grounds for neglect? In SC, being restrained outdoors with no food,
water or shelter is grounds for neglect. AC will rarely confiscate the dog
on the first trip but they do give a warning and then do a drive-by or two
afterwards to make sure the owners have complied. One option you can think
about is emailing your local news channel and calling/emailing your local
paper. Tell them about the situation without naming names and try to get
some media exposure condemning AC's lack of involvement on this issue. I
can almost guarantee that a negative tv or newspaper story will get AC
hopping in a heartbeat. I'd also suggest doing what Michelle said and
offering the people money for the dog. You never know, there may be a
reason the dog is out there...such as bad temperament or not being good
around children. While sticking a dog outside for such things isn't very
productive or fair to the dog, some people choose to go that route rather
than dump the dog at a pound or try to rehome it.

--
Tara

"culprit" wrote in message
...
here's the situation.

a woman at work has a neighbor in a rental house. the new tenants moved
in
last month, and brought with them a very sweet pit bull. the dog is left
outside all the time, barks constantly, and often has no visible food or
water. there is no shelter provided for the dog, and it's been about 40
and
raining lately, so you can imagine how cold the poor dog must be.
the dog has apparently destroyed the back door by scratching to get in,
and
whines and cries whenever someone is home.

they've talked to the tenants, the cops, animal control, and the landlord.
nothing has helped the situation. my coworker feels very badly about
this,
and rightly so. the poor dog is miserable.

what would you do in this situation? keep in mind that the humane society
here has no power to investigate animal complaints, and there is no local
SPCA. the local animal control has a strict policy of killing every pit
bull that comes into their possession.

i'm ready to go "liberate" the poor creature myself at this point.

anyone have any better suggestions?

I understand your concern as I've been brought into many situations with
neglected Boxers. Something you need to realize, to its full extent, is
that liberating this dog...while good for the dog...can land you in jail. Do
you and hubby have bail money set aside for such a thing? Is AC not going
out to the house to investigate the complaint or have they done so and not
found grounds for neglect? In SC, being restrained outdoors with no food,
water or shelter is grounds for neglect. AC will rarely confiscate the dog
on the first trip but they do give a warning and then do a drive-by or two
afterwards to make sure the owners have complied. One option you can think
about is emailing your local news channel and calling/emailing your local
paper. Tell them about the situation without naming names and try to get
some media exposure condemning AC's lack of involvement on this issue. I
can almost guarantee that a negative tv or newspaper story will get AC
hopping in a heartbeat. I'd also suggest doing what Michelle said and
offering the people money for the dog. You never know, there may be a
reason the dog is out there...such as bad temperament or not being good
around children. While sticking a dog outside for such things isn't very
productive or fair to the dog, some people choose to go that route rather
than dump the dog at a pound or try to rehome it.

--
Tara

"culprit" wrote in message
...
here's the situation.

a woman at work has a neighbor in a rental house. the new tenants moved
in
last month, and brought with them a very sweet pit bull. the dog is left
outside all the time, barks constantly, and often has no visible food or
water. there is no shelter provided for the dog, and it's been about 40
and
raining lately, so you can imagine how cold the poor dog must be.
the dog has apparently destroyed the back door by scratching to get in,
and
whines and cries whenever someone is home.

they've talked to the tenants, the cops, animal control, and the landlord.
nothing has helped the situation. my coworker feels very badly about
this,
and rightly so. the poor dog is miserable.

what would you do in this situation? keep in mind that the humane society
here has no power to investigate animal complaints, and there is no local
SPCA. the local animal control has a strict policy of killing every pit
bull that comes into their possession.

i'm ready to go "liberate" the poor creature myself at this point.

anyone have any better suggestions?

I understand your concern as I've been brought into many situations with
neglected Boxers. Something you need to realize, to its full extent, is
that liberating this dog...while good for the dog...can land you in jail. Do
you and hubby have bail money set aside for such a thing? Is AC not going
out to the house to investigate the complaint or have they done so and not
found grounds for neglect? In SC, being restrained outdoors with no food,
water or shelter is grounds for neglect. AC will rarely confiscate the dog
on the first trip but they do give a warning and then do a drive-by or two
afterwards to make sure the owners have complied. One option you can think
about is emailing your local news channel and calling/emailing your local
paper. Tell them about the situation without naming names and try to get
some media exposure condemning AC's lack of involvement on this issue. I
can almost guarantee that a negative tv or newspaper story will get AC
hopping in a heartbeat. I'd also suggest doing what Michelle said and
offering the people money for the dog. You never know, there may be a
reason the dog is out there...such as bad temperament or not being good
around children. While sticking a dog outside for such things isn't very
productive or fair to the dog, some people choose to go that route rather
than dump the dog at a pound or try to rehome it.

--
Tara

"Tee" wrote in message
...

I understand your concern as I've been brought into many situations with
neglected Boxers. Something you need to realize, to its full extent, is
that liberating this dog...while good for the dog...can land you in jail.
Do
you and hubby have bail money set aside for such a thing? Is AC not going
out to the house to investigate the complaint or have they done so and not
found grounds for neglect? In SC, being restrained outdoors with no food,
water or shelter is grounds for neglect. AC will rarely confiscate the
dog
on the first trip but they do give a warning and then do a drive-by or two
afterwards to make sure the owners have complied. One option you can
think
about is emailing your local news channel and calling/emailing your local
paper. Tell them about the situation without naming names and try to get
some media exposure condemning AC's lack of involvement on this issue. I
can almost guarantee that a negative tv or newspaper story will get AC
hopping in a heartbeat. I'd also suggest doing what Michelle said and
offering the people money for the dog. You never know, there may be a
reason the dog is out there...such as bad temperament or not being good
around children. While sticking a dog outside for such things isn't very
productive or fair to the dog, some people choose to go that route rather
than dump the dog at a pound or try to rehome it.

AC has been called, but they did not come out to evaluate the situation.
the problem with AC here, is that King County AC has a blanket euthanasia
policy for pit bulls. so i'm not sure it would be a good idea to have them
seriously involved in this problem, even if they were interested. i may
head over there and offer to buy the dog, that's a good idea.
the dog owners are a couple young "gangsta" wannabes, in their early 20's,
who spend most of their time having loud parties and bothering the
neighbors. i think they got the pit because they're "cool" dogs to have if
you're a 20 something white gangsta wannabe, living in the suburbs. or
something.

*sigh*

why do these idiots always get pit bulls? can't someone convince them
cock-a-poos are cool?

-kelly