[fortheDeclaration]

This was a situation where it was known the owner was intent to get the dog back, not a deserted animal.

It should be pounds responsibility to make sure the dog isn't wanted.

[wideawake]

In this case it was not known when or if the owner would be out of prison to care for the animal. He should have made provisions to pay the fine and to have the dog put in a kennel at his own expense if he wanted to keep it.

The suggestion that the pound has a responsibility to ascertain if a dog is wanted is laughable. How many millions of taxpayer money should be spent on a federal animal detective force to track down the legal owners of every stray animal? Should the pound have tracked down Mr. Fry in stir and sent a counselor to discuss his future intentions?

If he wanted the dog he would have called a kennel and paid to have his dog taken care of while he was away. That's what a normal dog owner who loved his dog would do.