Things that are frustrating

[draggonlaady]

include police departments which impound dogs, but do not have complete policies for disposal of impounded dogs. We currently have a dog in impound, which has been here twice as long as usual, because the city can't freaking decided what to do with it. They have a plan for 1: stray dogs which are claimed by owner (pay impound fee, boarding, buy a license, make sure it's vaccinated for rabies) 2: stray dogs which are not claimed by owner (send them to rescue or, if they were impounded for biting, euthanize). They do NOT have a plan for dogs impounded for running loose, owner shows up but cannot/does not pay the impound fee. *headdesk*

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[sphynx-again.livejournal.com]

yeah, we've been in that spot before, it's never pretty, but blows over pretty quick. I especially like the one where the two dogs came in as strays, nobody came looking for them for 2 weeks, we adopted them out. THEN somebody comes looking for them, and was all upset because we adopted them out. As that one turned out, the dogs didn't work out in their new home, and were returned to us, so we called the owners in and they got their dogs back in the end anyway. Of course all pissy because they had to pay the adoption fees.

But we've always been quite up-front with people about that. If you are unable to claim your dog by xxx day, you lose!

[draggonlaady.livejournal.com]

Yeah; I think Bossdoc's big fear is that he'll have a screaming mob on his door or someone ranting in the newspaper about how the clinic is staffed/run by heartless monsters who steal dogs and give them away. I'm a bit thicker skinned than he is (really, he's NOT cut out for Animal Control work. Might be thick skinned enough to work for a rescue... but not the law ;) )

Like I said, if it was my call, I'd pass the dog on to rescue same as any unclaimed dog. But... still waiting for the police station to pull their heads up and make a decision.

[sphynx-again.livejournal.com]

My boss got called a heartless bitch once in a similar case. I beat her though, I made two people cry in one day!

[draggonlaady.livejournal.com]

Heheheh. Excellent! You're such a meanie!