- Alabama, USA -
The Ider Police Department launched an investigation after a picture showing a severely malnourished dog chained to a vehicle circulated on social media.
In a Facebook post, police said the dog’s guardian violated the “newly established ‘Responsible pet ownership ordinance’ as well as State Law for animal cruelty.”
According to police, four dogs were impounded from the property but did not elaborate on their status nor disclosed additional information.
The post stated, “The four animals have been taken to a local animal shelter where they will be provided care, and have much needed food and shelter.”
Police Chief Stephen Malone explained that the ordinance was drafted to allow the department to legally assess more animal complaints and issue court notices if animals are not properly cared for or are aggressive.
In a statement, Chief Malone said:
This is not a “Leash Law”. Our department will not be patrolling for animals not on the owners property, but yet will provide us a way to handle said situations if there are complaints of trespassing or viciousness.
We’ve had several incidents and complaints recently of dogs killing livestock and being aggressive towards children and our older residents. Unfortunately, to the point they are afraid to be outside of their homes. With our new ordinance we thankfully have the legal authority to intervene.
I truly appreciate our community having faith in our Police Department, no matter the complaint we will always provide our services as quickly and efficiently as possible regardless of what kind of life it may be, we are here to protect it.
The dogs’ guardian, whose identity was not revealed, was issued a court summons.
I have emailed Police Chief Stephen Malone to inquire about all of the furvictims, but at the time of writing, I have not heard back from him.
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