Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Animal control accidentally confiscates 15 perfectly legal dogs

Posted by Ben Palosaari on Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 10:35 AM

Dogs would rather you check zoning restrictions before you take them to the shelter.
  • Dogs would rather you check zoning restrictions before you take them to the shelter.
This has been a rough summer for animal welfare stories. There were accusations of mistreatment at a shelter. There was the story of the woman who hoarded cats. And then there was the guy accused of killing three kittens, including allegations that he smashed one repeatedly against the floor until it died.

So, you could forgive Kansas City Animal Control officers for acting on a tip that 15 Rottweilers and bullmastiffs were being kept illegally at a south Kansas City home. Fox 4 reports that officers took the dogs yesterday without the owner even knowing. When Fox 4 reporter Rob Low told Christine Huggins that authorities had taken her pooches, she was a bit upset.

"I don't understand how you can just walk onto somebody's land, take it because they think you're doing something wrong with it," she told Low.

See, Animal Control thought the dogs were being bred illegally. They didn't know that Huggins' land is zoned for agriculture, which exempts her from the city limit of keeping four dogs at a property. Whoops.

The dogs were returned, and Animal Control issued Huggins an apology for temporarily taking her dogs. Finally, an animal story with a somewhat happy ending.

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The Animal Control Nazi's should be charged with Grand Theft and Trespass!! They are not above the law and should be held accountable!!!

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Posted by Larry D on 09/15/2011 at 12:56 AM
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