| Show J 3 1 I f f I W i Humane Society swoops down on dog pound The Utah Utah Humane Humane Society began a concerted drive last week to Improve the conditions at the Uintah County and Vernal City dog pounds after discovering the death of 11 ii animals The situation developed as a misunderstanding between city and county officers directly in charge of the dog po pound nd operations it was explained by bythe bythe bythe the Uintah County Sheriffs Sheriff's office TilE THE COUNTY animal control officer is on leave of absence attending the State Police Orrl Officers ers School Training Academy and the Vernal City animal control officer was assuming the responsibility of maintaining the county dog dogpound dogpound dogpound pound when the situation referred by the Humane Society occurred Humane Society members have been stressing the need for new dog pound d facilities to Vernal City and Uintah County for several years The result has been a full front television radio and newspaper crusade to get the improvements improvements improvements im im- at af the animal shelter The following news release was sent out by the Humane Society to all aU news medias las Society to all aU news medias last week explaining their Vernal campaign TilE THE HUMANE Society of Utah has offered cooperation and urged changes for th the past six years Because of negative attitudes shown towards towards' any willi willingness gness to respect life in any form the Humane Society of Utah through Lonnie Johnson executive director for fori the society requested Whitney Hammond Uintah County Attorney file criminal charges relating to the cruelty anti t 1 l s I ag each ach member l 16 ff f fin he lt nt Com Com- Commission f b mission and Vernal City Council Mr Hamm Hammond nd refused to accept the c complaint stating he would discuss the charges with those involved It would appear double standards towards prosecution definitely exist in Uintah County when city and and county officials are involved Their lack of concern was definitely responsible for the 11 known deaths occurring this past week in one night and those of over 40 animals which had been confined in the ridden disease-ridden facility last fall v A r j 0 I It ill I Ii i I s u J ll If t i 9 I i t. t I AlI r I Iy I- r y I k i. i STONE MARKER the th Dam lone era crossing o of Green Creen River |
