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Chicago Woman Sues Animal Control After They Gave Her Dog Up for Adoption
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:01 am
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:01 am
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Never underestimate the stupidity or apathy of city/state/federal/nonprofit employees.
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Moran-West embroidered Zeus’ name and her cell number into his red collar. If he got lost, the contact information was right there.
“I’m still blown away by the fact that there’s a dog with a collar, with a phone number – and nobody saw fit to call,” said Moran-West’s attorney, Jonathan Rosen.
That is the heart of the allegation in Moran-West’s lawsuit against the city’s Department of Animal Care and Control. Its workers found Zeus when he escaped from the backyard of Moran-West’s dad’s home in January of last year.
Moran-West said she never received a call from Animal Control before it turned the dog over to Fetching Tails, an animal rescue agency.
Zeus was then adopted by another family.
“I was very depressed,” Moran-West said. “I cried for two weeks.”
“We were told by Fetching Tails Foundation that they reached out to the family and the family said no,” added Rosen.
No, the family would not return Zeus to Moran-West. The lawsuit argues the city and Fetching Tails violated Illinois law, which requires animal care agencies to make every effort to find owners of lost dogs.
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Rosen showed us Animal Control’s intake card. On it was the dog’s name, Zeus. If the city workers had his name, Rosen argues, surely they saw Moran-West’s phone number on the collar.
Never underestimate the stupidity or apathy of city/state/federal/nonprofit employees.
This post was edited on 12/23/21 at 10:56 am
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Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:03 am to Aubie Spr96
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No, the family would not return Zeus to Moran-West.
That's pretty shitty.
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:04 am to Aubie Spr96
how did the dog end up with animal control?
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:04 am to Aubie Spr96
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Never underestimate the stupidity or apathy of city/state/federal/nonprofit employees.
Meh...my dog went missing a few months ago. The animal control people here were awesome and found him a few miles down from me 18 hours later. I searched all night the night he left and all morning the next day and would have never found him if not for their help.
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:04 am to MorbidTheClown
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:05 am to Aubie Spr96
At least the dog wasn't euthanized.
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:05 am to Aubie Spr96
What kind of people would not return the dog to the owner after hearing about this? Damn
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:05 am to BtonTiger318
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No, the family would not return Zeus to Moran-West.
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:07 am to Aubie Spr96
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Chicago Woman Sues Animal Control After Giving Her Dog Up for Adoption
Thread title needs better structure
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:07 am to MorbidTheClown
She left the dog at her dad's house and it escaped through the fence.
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:07 am to Aubie Spr96
frick that, I’ll go with her to get that doggie back. That’s a good boy if I’ve ever seen one.
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:08 am to TheeRealCarolina
She needs to go Yellowstone S1E1 on em
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:09 am to cattus
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What kind of people would not return the dog to the owner after hearing about this? Damn
I’m going with:
They lied and never contacted the other family or
The other family asked for a refund/expenses etc and the rescue company refused
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:09 am to BtonTiger318
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That's pretty shitty.
It really is. Just give the girl her dog back and go get another one. It's not like there is a shortage of them
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:10 am to Aubie Spr96
Mayor Lightfoot ensuring city services are staffed with pure incompetence
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:12 am to cattus
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What kind of people would not return the dog to the owner after hearing about this? Damn
Terrible, shitty people.
They should be ordered to return the dog. It’s not theirs. It is legal property of the original owner and that can be proven by the collar.
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:14 am to northshorebamaman
Here's a little bit of insight of how things might have happened.
First, kudos to the animal rescue organizations that work with local animal control centers.
These groups will pick up many of the adoptable pets and immediately start looking for fosters or permanent homes. These groups charge $100 or more for a pet. It seems high, but none of these organizations are operating in the black.
Zues looks like a golden retriever, a popular breed. Therefore, they knew they could adopt easily.
Secondly, and this needs to be addressed.
Many of these rescue groups, not the animal control pound, will make sure the pet goes to only good homes and good conditions. Perhaps, just perhaps, Zues' original owners may have not had him in ideal conditions: kept outside in Chicago winters, tethered to a tree all the time, water not available, etc.
I don't think this is the case here, but it's just possible.
First, kudos to the animal rescue organizations that work with local animal control centers.
These groups will pick up many of the adoptable pets and immediately start looking for fosters or permanent homes. These groups charge $100 or more for a pet. It seems high, but none of these organizations are operating in the black.
Zues looks like a golden retriever, a popular breed. Therefore, they knew they could adopt easily.
Secondly, and this needs to be addressed.
Many of these rescue groups, not the animal control pound, will make sure the pet goes to only good homes and good conditions. Perhaps, just perhaps, Zues' original owners may have not had him in ideal conditions: kept outside in Chicago winters, tethered to a tree all the time, water not available, etc.
I don't think this is the case here, but it's just possible.
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:15 am to Aubie Spr96
That looks like a Golden Retriever I have little doubt that the dog was out the door in days to the rescue agency that gave the animal control worker the most money.
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:15 am to 850SaintsGator
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The other family asked for a refund/expenses etc and the rescue company refused
The dog was adopted. How much could that have cost?
Posted on 12/23/21 at 10:20 am to Aubie Spr96
quote:frick these people, seriously.
“We were told by Fetching Tails Foundation that they reached out to the family and the family said no,” added Rosen.
What kind of piece of shite person would not return someone’s dog to them. Lawsuits incoming motherfricker.
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