JASPER, GA – Protect Pickens Pets and supporters met at 11:00 A.M. this morning in the Burger King parking lot to hold a peaceful protest against Board of Commissioners Chairman Rob Jones, the Pickens County Animal Shelter (PCAS) conditions, and the County’s dog breed ban. This event has been a work in progress for a few weeks,and has caught the attention of those in Pickens and surrounding counties.
Citizens are still reporting going in the shelter and viewing animals with algae in water bowls and animals with feces in their cage. The group is calling for a change and do not plan to stop until certain conditions are met, such as providing better care for the animals at the PCAS and lifting the dog breed ban.
The ban does not allow breeds such as pit bulls, german shepherds, dobermans, and other bully breeds to be adopted from the shelter in the county. Citizens say that if a dog of that breed is at the shelter they have to be transferred or risk being euthanized.
FYN spoke with Commissioner Jones about the ban who stated,
There is no ban, citizens are allowed to have any kind of animal and breed they want. We sometimes have aggressive animals that come through the shelter and they can be of any breed. If an animal is brought in that concerns the shelter or potential owners they go through testing for aggressive nature. If an animal is deemed aggressive then they will be able to be adopted through another shelter to find the right owner. I want to make sure other animals and people are safe. That is why we have the testing on animals who seem to be aggressive, to ensure the animal won’t hurt anyone.
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Breed bans protect animals. Pit bulls are the most abused dog on the planet. The ones who end up at shelters have often been seized from negligent or abusive homes, or surrendered because they've started showing signs of aggression. They aren't safe to rehome. Protesting against animal shelters and ordinances/policies that protect animals does nothing more than HARM animals. These people aren't being sensible.