Zebulon offers building for animal control

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Zebulon city council discussed offering the old water treatment plant as an animal control facility for the county.

Zebulon offers building for animal control

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Rachel McDaniel

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Wednesday, March 16. 2011

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By Dwain W. Penn

A vibrant, animated work session erupted in the middle of the March 8 Zebulon council meeting while attempting to solve Pike County’s animal control woes, a dire issue of controversy for several years. Discussion started during a question and answer period following police chief Chuck Ledbetter’s department report.
Councilman David Woods asked Ledbetter what the police department could do to solve Zebulon’s problem with stray dogs. Ledbetter said the department could write tickets for code violations.

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#1 Different city Williamson on 03/16/11 at 05:56 AM

I do not even go to the walking park in Williamson anymore because everytime I went there was up to four dogs that would come out to the track and one would always seem aggressive and growled and showed its teeth and the neighbors there have to know there dogs are out and running around like that.

#2 Anonymous on 03/16/11 at 08:04 AM

You have your new special tax now back sure it is put to good use and use it for this instead of the county commissioners wallets.

#3 fat bass tard on 03/16/11 at 11:19 AM

make it legal to discharge a firearm inside the city limits and the problem will take care of itself.

#4 me on 03/16/11 at 03:39 PM

Maybe with the donation of the building, there is an opportunity to get a state/federal grant to help renovate and clean up the site?? Seems to be alot of money floating around the U.S. these days for different "projects".

#5 Time for the FBT to move to a different post on 03/17/11 at 04:47 AM

FBT and Trolley got shown the light with the SPLOST VOTE so time to move on to another topic. Laughing

#5.1 fat bass tard on 03/17/11 at 02:19 PM

only people who will see the light are the fools that voted for it.

wait and see, 5 years from now we will still be complaining about the roads and the courthouse will not be any better.

#5.1.1 Anonymous on 03/17/11 at 04:21 PM

Just becasue you do not agree with someone does not make them a fool, that is a harsh word.

#5.1.1.1 fat bass tard on 03/17/11 at 06:42 PM

i define fool as someone who blindly continues to believe that they can trust anyone in their government to do the right thing.

giving this board more money while they still have 3 out of the 5 who want to spend 800,000 more than they have (that's 10% over budget for those math majors out there) is foolish.

#6 Pike Patriot Homeowner on 03/17/11 at 07:14 AM

I'm for another SPLOST to renovate the building. Now that we know how to get one past this one will be easy.

#7 Concord Resident on 03/17/11 at 03:45 PM

This building has no access to outdoor dog runs, no loading bays, no secondary access so dogs can be brought in without going through the main entrance, etc.

Also, has anyone considered that this will have to be a kill shelter? That there will need to be a way to dispose of bodies? Spalding's shelter actually has a crematorium on site.

Who is going to be responsible for all that?

#7.1 fat bass tard on 03/17/11 at 06:40 PM

i know, let's get a splost.

#7.2 Earl on 03/18/11 at 07:44 AM

Having the building donated is just the 1st step. The renovation and modification come next. Who says this has to be a kill shelter? The funds will come from those who have pushed for a shelter and the resources they tap. It's great the city is considering donating the building but I hope it is for county use as well as city. Good day!

#7.3 Kitty on 03/19/11 at 07:52 PM

Actually, the city of Williamson is contracted with the Spalding shelter to have animals picked up and disposed of at their shelter. I don't see why Pike couldn't contract with Spalding for at least use of the crematorium. And to think that Pike's animal shelter could possibly be no-kill is just dreaming. Have you any idea of the number of stray/unwanted animals that will enter this facility? If nobody wants to care for them when they are running the streets starving, what makes you think they will suddenly be so adoptable because they are wards of the county? I have spoken to many animal shelter directors in neighboring counties about this issue and the general concensus is that there will be a 3-5 day holding period for each animal. After that time, they will need to be adopted, rescued, or killed. It's just not reality to think the county will be able to house and feed all those animals for an indefinite amount of time.

#7.3.1 Anonymous on 03/19/11 at 09:14 PM

Are You sure Williamson still has that contract. To My knowledge that was done away with years ago. They did have a contract years ago.

#7.3.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 03/20/11 at 01:06 PM

Call Tri-State Crematorium. They must have a slightly used oven for sale. Don't you think?

#7.3.1.2 Kitty on 03/24/11 at 11:48 AM

As of last year when I was volunteering at the Spalding shelter, the contract was intact.

#8 BJ on 03/17/11 at 11:12 PM

I didn't realize you could give a ticket for a code violation to a stray dag.

#8.1 fat bass tard on 03/18/11 at 09:17 AM

the hard part is proving they are fit to stand trial.

#9 dog lover on 03/20/11 at 10:18 AM

please take a minute to look at all the abandoned animals Pike residents are dealing with

#10 Anonymous on 03/24/11 at 02:20 PM

All I know is that something needs to be done... I have 3 abandoned dogs on Campbell Road. What do I do? I have no way to destroy them myself, at least one of them tried to bite an elderly gentleman. They hang out in our yard like they live there. What do I do? Wait for them to attack a visiting child or my 90 year old Grandmother? Why is it that we can pay for fireworks for surrounding counties to come enjoy and yet we can get NO help with these animals who do pose a serious threat.

#10.1 fat bass tard on 03/24/11 at 03:07 PM

don't you have a friend who can come shoot them for you?

#10.1.1 Anonymous on 03/24/11 at 04:00 PM

No one wants to risk a animal cruelty charge, and why would they it's not their problem and not worth the risk to try to kill them....

#10.1.1.1 fat bass tard on 03/25/11 at 07:40 AM

the animal cruelty already happened when the real owner put them out. if they are going to arrest someone it should be them. you are simply putting a suffering animal out of it's misery.

we used to have dozens of feral dogs and cats around. they have been euthanized. just as the rest of the ones running around pike county need to be.

it makes me sick that the citizens of pike county have to pay for animal control because certain individuals won't take care of their own animals. i know this problem has been dumped in your lap. we need an ordinance in pike county that makes it a felony to dump animals.

#10.2 Concord Resident on 03/25/11 at 08:58 AM

What are these dogs eating? Are you feeding them or is a neighbor feeding them? They are hanging around so they are eating something.

Some counties have ordinances (Spalding) that say if you are feeding an animal it's not a stray, it belongs to you because you took over the responsibility.

#11 Anonymous on 03/27/11 at 08:35 PM

We need an animal shelter. So many people have brought stray puppies and reject pit bulls to my road and dropped them there. and of course, being the first house on my road, they come to my house, eat MY dog's food. And in this economy, I can't afford to feed 5 or 6 stray dogs, along with my two that I own. Thank goodness we haven't encountered any of the strays to be dangerous, but still. If taxpayers don't want to pay for an animal shelter, how about take responsibility for your pets? Have them spayed and neutered so you don't have to drop off a litter of puppies on someone else's road?

#11.1 fat bass tard on 03/28/11 at 09:10 PM

i agree with you there. make owners responsible. make it a felony to dump animals and hang the first one they catch right next to the "hood" from athens.

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