Lucas County, OH: Adoptions halted for ‘pit bull’ pups

One step forward, two steps back; Lucas County is determined to kill “pit bulls,” even if it means holding alleged “pit bull” puppies in county kennels until they are old enough to be killed.

Adoptions halted for ‘pit bull’ pups

Pet group blasts commissioners

By IGNAZIO MESSINA
BLADE STAFF WRITER
Article published December 22, 2009

The leader of the Toledo-area rescue group Planned Pethood Inc. was thrilled last month when Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon was prohibited from killing puppies, but Monday her happiness turned to outrage.

The Lucas County board of commissioners unanimously extended from Dec. 31 to March 1 a moratorium preventing the dog warden from killing dogs up to 3 months old, but “pit bull” puppies will not get the same protection.[...]

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One Response to Lucas County, OH: Adoptions halted for ‘pit bull’ pups

  1. Are you kidding me? So someone has decided that they have the power to keep a breed out of animal out of a happy haome so they can spend there life in a cage only to be killed? Who are these Nazis? If I catch this Dog Warden Tom Skeldon in the streets it will not be a pretty situation. What is next, him running for an office in immigration so he can kill illeagal immigrants babys?