10/07/2022
Many civilized and law-abiding animal control centers provide a full examination by a licensed veterinarian upon taking possession of an impounded animal. This includes a photo, file number and location found, weight, approximation of breed, gender, s/n status (where obvious), age approximation, and general opinion on health. This examination literally takes MINUTES. Any obvious wounds, issue with health, or other issues or needs are also addressed and treated by trained staff. They are also given exposure to the public for purpose of reclamation. This goes for dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, rats - anything the shelter is approved to receive. Their progress during stay is monitored and food calculations based on weight are made and adjusted accordingly. This is especially true for pregnant or nursing females.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IN WHAT CONDITION THEY ARRIVE. It doesn't get any easier to understand than that. Why are people still asking what condition the Laurens County dogs arrived in??
Perhaps those people asking these questions should also use the same effort to do some solid, legitimate research. Plenty of laws and regulations have been published by Saving Dogs and Cats of Laurens County - Dublin, Ga. Please take the blinders off and go to their page and take a look. If you cannot find it, please DM their page. You can be assured that you will be supplied with the information you are seeking and any other reasonable request you make...gladly.
Georgia Animal Protection Act requires that anyone impounding an animal provide it with adequate veterinary care. Failure to do so is a violation of state law. The Act states as follows: "(a) It shall be the duty of any person impounding an animal under Code Section 4-11-9.2, 16-12-4, or 16-12-37 to make reasonable and proper arrangements to provide the impounded animal with humane care and adequate and necessary veterinary services. Such arrangements may include, but shall not be limited to, providing shelter and care for the animal at any state, federal, county, municipal, or governmental facility or shelter; contracting with a private individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity to provide humane care and
adequate and necessary veterinary services for a reasonable fee; or allowing a private individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity to provide humane care and adequate and necessary veterinary services as a volunteer and at no cost."