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John P. wrote on Dec 2, 2008 9:39 PM:

" Whoever "owned" the beautiful little approx 5-mos old American Pit Bull pup (male) with the spiked collar isn't getting it back. I picked it up Friday night along 70 just east of town...hit by a car driven by some human animal and left for dead. Pretty high vet bill, but he's slowly recovering. And he's mine now. Anyone not responsible enough to properly care for a pet should not be allowed to have one. "




intheknow wrote on Oct 13, 2008 7:08 PM:

" Animal control is doing what they can. But as was stated there isn't enough man power in animal control to maintain all the dogs running loose.

Instead of complaining about it, why not set up a neighborhood meeting to make an action plan about it.

It does no good to complain if you don't want to do anything about it. "




Perspective wrote on Oct 13, 2008 1:43 PM:

" Proposal, the city already is in the taxpayers pocket enough - or haven't you reviewed your non-service portion of your utility bill and totaled all the "service charges" each month?

Cut the fat from the back of the city cow. "




Annoyed wrote on Oct 10, 2008 3:46 PM:

" I have a problem with the animal control department. It seems to me that the wrong dogs always get picked up. There are about 10 dogs on my street EVERYDAY that are out harrasing children and bike riders and come in and use our yards for bathrooms and those dogs NEVER get picked up. Its the dogs who happen to get out once that get picked up. I have 3 dogs, two outside and 1 inside. They never get out but im sure if one did they would be picked up right away! Its not right! The other dogs gofree! "




Jay Rasco wrote on Oct 8, 2008 8:01 PM:

" RE: Liz of Oct 7th. What would you propose as a solution to this problem. Or is there a solution? Or is there even a problem. Today I counted two dead dogs lying in the highway south of town. And each day I continue to see one or two or more dogs running loose on community streets.

How do we "hold the owners responsible" or shall we just let the situation detereoriate until someone is seriously injured or killed. Will the comunities ( TAXPAYERS ) involved be liable if the problem isn't dealt with?

Just concerned!
Jay "




LiZ wrote on Oct 7, 2008 7:28 AM:

" You are correct, but the Humane officers are overloaded now! They all work hard to enforce our laws. The problem: someone gets a 'darling' puppy, then doesn't take care of it!Soon it grows up, becoming a nuisance and a hazard. Dogs running loose are not the responsiblity of the Animal Shelter officers, they are the responsiblity of owners. In these
tough times, people abandon pets, too. "




Arizonan wrote on Oct 5, 2008 10:39 PM:

" Proposal, that's a great idea! I would agree with the dog owners receiving a fine, and after 3 times the dog being placed for adoption or other alternatives.

Perspective, you sound hateful, and like you have a personal vendetta out for Safford Dept. Heads. Perhaps, you would be willing to part with some of your wages toward Animal Control. This ISN'T just a Safford Problem.

You shouldn't exacerbate this problem with more contention, but with actual viable solutions. "




proposal wrote on Oct 3, 2008 4:02 PM:

" Instead of cutting people's salary, why don't they charge more for owners to get their dog out of the pound. Or give an expensive fine to the owner. They could also say that after so many times of picking up the dog it must go up for adoption. On that point, we need to make pet adoption more publicised to everyone. "




Jay Rasco wrote on Oct 3, 2008 11:09 AM:

" Perhaps I will start a daily dog count and location service so the animal countrol officers will know where the dogs are hanging out each day. I probably could get the other bus drivers to help out in this way. What do you think animal control?

Jay "




Jay Rasco wrote on Oct 3, 2008 11:06 AM:

" As for the City Dogs there are usualy two to three hanging around just south of the middle school on 7th AV about 7:10 to 7:15 so the city animal control officer could be there around that time and maybe catch them. Or he could just put a trap there in the vicinity and catch them that way perhaps. Just a thought!. "




Jay Rasco wrote on Oct 3, 2008 11:02 AM:

" Each morning as I make a right turn from 191 onto Swift Trail I see the same two or three dogs at about 6:30 AM and I am guessing they are just leaving the bar there on the corner after a nite of drinking. I would be glad to show the County Animal control officer where they hang out there if it is helpful.

Jay "




Jay Rasco wrote on Oct 3, 2008 10:59 AM:

" I see just recently in the city of Phoenix a city employee was badly mauled by two vicious dogs. I would imagine that will wind up in a law suit against the dogs owners and likely the city as well.

RE: perspective or B.B. You are correct on the Perspectives issue. "Life is a perception" but I will bet that the perception will change when someone here in the county of Graham is attacked and mauled by one of the dogs running loose.

Jay "




Perspective wrote on Oct 2, 2008 9:57 AM:

" Hard earned? Huey Long simply raised their salaries with a pen stroke. All they had to do was blindly obey Huey (who blindly obeyed then then majority of the Cotter led council).

Mr break Dude, do you know how much Porter, Howe, Fisher, Waite and Griffin are paid? Do you know the average family income in the City of Safford? "




Disappointed wrote on Oct 1, 2008 2:27 AM:

" There are a lot of problems with the county animal control. I've heard about theft and fraud by the employees for a long time. Apparently, some of them are stealing supplies and equipment for their own use and for profit--at tax-payers' and donators' expense. The losses add up to thousands of dollars a year. Tax-payers should request a proper investigation. And donators should pick animal shelters elsewhere to donate to. "




Give me a break dude wrote on Sep 30, 2008 10:19 PM:

" Easy to say when its not your salary being cut. Why don't you donate the money to pay for another animal control office since you seem to be so generous with other people's hard earned money. "




Perspective wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:24 PM:

" Hey we have a new city manager! Maybe he'll cut the salaries of some of the top department heads and put the money into something we really need; Animal Control!!

You could cut 4 department heads gross salaries and raise $100,000 to $120,000. That could be put to Animal Control. Howe about it City Council? Do we need overpaid department heads or better Animal Control? "




bleed green wrote on Sep 30, 2008 9:36 AM:

" I agree 100%! Someone needs to do something about the animal problem in this valley. We have had dogs chasing kids down the street trying to go to the bus stop. Cops and animal control was called and they did nothing because the dogs were back in the yard by the time they got here. "




Dead Horse Beater wrote on Sep 29, 2008 11:51 PM:

" Officer Reynolds can take care of the problem "




Uuuhhh.. wrote on Sep 29, 2008 10:11 PM:

" As much as I hate to admit it I agree with Rasco on something....the nieghbors dogs use my front yard as thier personal outhouse daily...they run the area daily unmolested (although I am really tempted to molest them with a .22) keeping other dogs barking at all hours, chasing cars and bike riders and the county does NOTHING!
Animal control has been out here to that house countless times and they might as well be spitting in the wind....thats how much they have accomplished.
I am sick of it.
Only my desire to be nieghborly has held me back. "




Letisha from Mesa wrote on Sep 29, 2008 8:36 PM:

" Sadly there not only are too many dogs roaming the streets, most of the dogs in Safford are poorly cared for. Just look at some of those on chains without water or shade in the yards sometimes. Animal cruelty and neglect are hallmarks of many dog owners in Graham County. Its almost third-world out there where animal care is concerned. "




Perspective wrote on Sep 29, 2008 8:32 PM:

" Its just a matter of perspective Jay. To some there are too many dogs, to others not enough, and some folks find it just right.

As for Safford's animal control? One under-paid guy and a truck.

Take some of the police chief's excessive salary and some from mr howe and hire another animal control officer! You could trim $24,000 from both those jobs and still be overpaying those department heads! "




cant sleep wrote on Sep 29, 2008 2:16 PM:

" i think there is a law about barking dogs.. well, its not inforced. late at nite ..and late late at nite ,and 5am on we have to listen to neighbors dogs barking. my hubby is sick and these dogs are right by our bedrooms.. very nerve racking.. i have called in the past and nothing was ever done to stop the problem..i just gave up. same goes for loud music comming from cars day and nite. thanks for listening.. "




Is it true wrote on Sep 29, 2008 1:33 PM:

" From what I understand, also is that the animal control has "bankers hours" (something like 8am to 5pm) and is not on at night or the weekends. Is this true? If so, this should also be a huge concern. Not all animal control problems can be handled appropriatley within these hours...As far as I'm concerned, the animal control efforts in the county are a joke, and the county government doesn't seem to take any concern to this growing issue. Furthermore, any persons that own animals have to start taking responsibility for them! "




bwana wrote on Sep 29, 2008 11:24 AM:

" I agree. There are too many inconsiderate dog owners. They need to be held accountable for the actions of their pets. There are even a few dog owners that intentionally disobey the rules at "no dog" parks...Hey, I have to follow laws that I don't like, so should they. "




anonymous wrote on Sep 29, 2008 10:16 AM:

" I can agree with you on this totally! I have seen many dogs run loose consistently in the city as well as the county. I have many neighbors who let their dogs run loose nonstop. I have had other dogs jump my fence to come in my yard and have scared my children. I own dogs myself, and am very vigilant about keeping them in. My neighbors, however, do not have fenced yards or do not keep their gates closed and do not seem to mind their pets wandering, at least until animal control does happent to show up. "