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*

Comments

[sphynx-again.livejournal.com]

There isn't an ordnance something to the effect of if a dog is unclaimed within 7 days it becomes property of city/kennel facility and may be adopted/disposed of? That's basically the way Moscow handles it, if the owner does not claim (ie pay for and pick up dog) it becomes ours after (6 days county, 10 city) and we can do with it as we wish.

[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!