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Mayor Orders Dogs Released Into ForestReported by: Betsey Martin, KARK 4-News
Friday, Jun 13, 2008 @03:00pm CDT
You've heard it before.....Arkansas animal shelters struggling to take care of unwanted dogs and cats. One mayor has decided the best way to fix the problem in his town is to set the animals free.
KARK visited the Helena-West Helena animal shelter back in January. Conditions were dirty and animals were in poor health.
Thursday, KARK learned the town's mayor James Valley has taken the unconventional approach of releasing the animals into the wild.
In a press release, the mayor says "we fed and watered them and took them to the St. Francis National Forest."We're told about ten dogs, including several pit bulls were set free and that some of the dogs were sick.
Here is Wednesday's news release from Mayor Valley:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This morning we began the process of dealing with our animal shelter problem. I have met, today, with Ms. Gloria Higginbotham. She is heading up a committee to create a county-wide animal shelter and perhaps with the participation of all governmental units, we can provide the kind of facility that will be deemed appropriate.
In the mean time, we are or have released all but a few our those animals heretofore housed at the sanitation shop. We fed and watered them and took them to theSt. Francis National Forest and released them to freedom. We are disassembling the pens or fences and will not any longer house or keep any of these animals. This problem is dogging us and taking away from our ability to focus on the greater good for the community as a whole. One of our animal control officers has been to the hospital three times in as many months. Twice for bites and once for a severally sprain ankle growing out of incidents with these animals.
When Ms. Higginbotham's full plan is revealed, I plan to support it and assist her and the group in caring for our animals.
I just wanted to let you know.
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6:42 PMReported by: KARK 4 NewsAfter a small pox scare this morning, the River Valley Medical Center is accepting emergency room patients again.
5:36 PMReported by: Lauren Trager, KARK 4 NewsA local group is upset that the Secretary of State denied their request for the second year in a row, to have a display on the Capitol grounds for the holidays.
5:24 PMReported by: KARK 4 NewsWard Three Alderman Cary Gaines resigned, effective today.
3:50 PMReported by: Melissa Simas20 kids placed in permanent homes.
3:30 PMReported by: KARK 4 NewsGovernor Mike Beebe's weekly radio address.
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2:40 PMReported by: KARK 4 NewsThirteen-year-old girl had not been seen since Monday.
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