Nov

Lucas County orders end to puppy euthanasia

I’ve written about the Lucas county dog warden before…now that he’s ‘retiring’, things are at least starting to turn around…

This should give you a general idea of why this guy angers me so (I’m NOT alone!).

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091118/NEWS16/911180340

Dogs killed

Terrier mix; gray/white female, “possibly blind, kept 2 days”; Western/Airport, Toledo.“Pit bull” is a generic descriptive term for a dog trained to fight and may refer to multiple breeds, including the American Staffordshire terrier, Staffordshire bull terrier, American pit bull terrier, and other mix breeds determined to be “pit bulls” by Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon.

Lucas County Dog warden leaves legacy of passion, polarization

“Mr. Skeldon was very resistant in the 1990s to suggestions that he begin checking dogs for implanted microchip identification. Not until 2007 did the warden relent, after much insistence”

The Lucas County commissioners voted yesterday to prohibit Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon from killing puppies at least through 3 months of age, including, for the first time in years, “pit bull” puppies.