No more cruelty to dogs!

Palm Beach Post

This past summer was a rough one for dogs. Record numbers of them were picked up from homes after being chained outside without food, water, or shelter. In Palm Beach County it is illegal to chain dogs outside between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. If the temperature reaches 90 degrees you must supply food, water, and shelter for your dog. According to the Palm Beach Post, in an average summer two to three dogs are found a week that are taken from their owners. This summer in one two week stretch almost 30 dogs were saved from their terrible lifestyle stuck in the heat.

One such incident occurred when a female pit bull that was nearly two years old was found one day baking in the 91 degree heat. What should have been a healthy 40 pound dog instead was found at a mere 10 pounds in a wired cage with no food or water. She managed to survive thanks to Animal Care and Control, though she has intestinal parasites and a skin disorder. Five other dogs were seized at the same house that day as well. The owners will face animal cruelty charges.

Animal Care and Control is the first agency in the southeast and second in the nation to become fully accredited by the Humane Society of the United States.