<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Recently I have been reading about an ongoing case of the seizure of several dogs belonging to one person not a rescue; one of the dogs is a service dog in decline and now in impound is looking terminal. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">The reasons for seizure are iffy at best and this is not the first time I have read accounts of animal control running out of control and applying their power where it is neither right nor needed.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">I am writing only because I want to suggest that Droolers be ultra cautious in involving officials when it comes to what we perceive as neglect or cruelty. Be sure it really is, not just a case of "I THINK that's terrible." Make sure it is terrible, not just your opinion.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">The results of involving sometimes (but not always) over-zealous officialdom is often permanent. Sometimes it is terminal for the dogs you are trying to help.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Be sure of your facts: that they are facts and not supposition. It may make the difference between the pot and the fire.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">MomPerson to Conley & Doc</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><a href="mailto:bgszap2@gmail.com">bgszap2@gmail.com</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></div><br> <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4"></font><br></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div></div></div>
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