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Here’s a breaking story that will make you scratch your head in wonder. An animal advocate in Los Angeles was arrested on Thursday after trying to rescue two dogs that were locked inside a foreclosed home because Animal Services was worried about getting sued.
Neighbors said that when the owners of the home left, they took all of their belongings except their two dogs. A six-month old puppy was locked inside the house and another dog named Taz was left inside the garage.
Next door neighbor Elisa Woods became concerned for the well-being of the dogs when the temperature “got hotter” and “they were getting hungrier,” so she called for help.
L.A. Animal Services responded to her call and came with food and water, which they shoved through an open window in the house and slipped under a 2 inch opening in the garage. But the officers “didn’t enter the home.”
According to NBC news, the city is required to give a written warning to the owners before entering the home or removing the dogs. The owners have 24 hours to fix the problem.
Animal Services Officer Hoang Dinh said, “Possibility the people could come back and then they could turn this around and sue the city.”
Their actions, or lack or action “wasn’t good enough for animal rescuer Hans Petersen” who is with LA Animal Rescue Org.
He went inside the house and a few minutes later walked out with the puppy.
But before he could help Taz, LAPD arrived on the scene and arrested Petersen for “interfering with Animal Services as they conduct their duties.”
The puppy was taken to the South L.A. Animal Shelter, but Taz was left behind in the garage.
There is no word about how long the dogs had been abandoned or if their owners had left them with any food or water.
Updates to this story will be posted as details are uncovered. Click Here to watch the rescue which was caught on tape.
What do you think about leaving abandoned dogs for 24 hours before taking them to safety?
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+ add your ownWhy is it the innocent animals and people who try to help them are the ones who are found guilty and made to be the criminal's. WHy has the system allowed this to happen. I also am a volunteer to rescue dog and will do what is necessary to save animals and to hell with the law's that don't help save them.
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There are those situations that are reported as 'animals left abandoned' and because a 24 hour notice is posted to the property---the owner will contact us within a few hours or less then 24 hours and advise us that they are in the process of moving and the animal(s) are not abandoned--a follow-up is conducted and the animal has indeed been removed.....
We don't live in a perfect world-we try to always act in the best interest of the animal. I don't agree with the arrest of this "Good Sam". I believe his heart was in the right place. I pray that things work out for him.....
There are those situations that are reported as 'animals left abandoned' and because a 24 hour notice is posted to the property---the owner will contact us within a few hours or less then 24 hours and advise us that they are in the process of moving and the animal(s) are not abandoned--a follow-up is conducted and the animal has indeed been removed.....
We don't live in a perfect world-we try to always act in the best interest of the animal. I don't agree with the arrest of this "Good Sam". I believe his heart was in the right place. I pray that things work out for him.....
When people abuse their children - there's no grace period for rescue. Why is it animals cannot gain the same respect? For that matter, why aren't the people who abandoned these animals being charged with cruelty? DMV records would indicate their location, even their SS# if authorities would investigate. By the time LA animal control gains access to this property, the Taz may die an agonizing death from starvation and thirst. Does the LA Animal Control unit think this fair to the dog? If the world didn't have good Samaritan's, we'd all be in sore trouble. Good folks ignoring the odds & abruptly saving both people & animals from ourselves. God bless the other good soul who rescued Taz & brought the dog to a local shelter. Thank you.
Hans you are a Hero. "The peopel might come back? Yea right, too bad, this is strainght out abuse. LA Animal services - what exactly were you set up for if your ain't going to care for thes poor animals?!!!!
A person's right to privacy and home and hearth should always be respected. I too worked with animal control, and we had laws we had to abide by. However, I believe the key here is 'abandoned home'. Once a person moves their belongings out of a house, it is no longer considered their 'home', and the 24 hour notice should not apply. The neighbour who called said they had been gone 5 days by that time. Really, in who's estimation does that mean they might come back for the dogs?? Not only did he do the right thing, the owners should have been charged with willfully allowing an animal to suffer. I guess he really did piss them off, probably by showing them up.
In this instance, I would have done the exact same thing. Putting him on the 'do not adopt to' list is really an infantile and assanine reaction to the man's good deed. Maybe they all should be locked in a house with no food or water or A/C for 5 days and see how they would appreciate being left for another 24 hours? Total stupidity.
I'm not sure what the policy is int Pinellas County, across the bay from Hillsborough, buat I'd like to think that they're the same. Dogs aer pets, but also cpatives and not by choice, They should be treated with respect
I don't know what the laws are in L.A. when it comes to abandoned animals inside a dwelling. But I do know what they are in Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida. For 19 plus years I've worked as an investigator for HCAS in Tampa. When responding to a call of an abandoned animal, whether inside a home or out. We are required to leave a 24 hour notice, due to the fact that animals are considered property---we also have to comply with a person "constitutional right to privacy". If the physical condition of the animal is good and we can provide necessary sustenance, such as food or water, we will & post the property with a 24 hour notice. If we hear nothing within 24 hours--we will remove the animal. If the animal is inside a dwelling-we will have to obtain a search warrant to gain access if we are unable to locate a property owner or landlord. In the event the animals condition is not good and will not survive the 24 hours, then it's game on---with Law Enforcement present access into the dwelling by whatever means is initiated and the animal is removed. We are not concerned about being sued.....there are laws in place that we are required to obey even as Law Enforcement.
I don't know what the laws are in L.A. when it comes to abandoned animals inside a dwelling. But I do know what they are in Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida. For 19 plus years I've worked as an investigator for HCAS in Tampa. When responding to a call of an abandoned animal, whether inside a home or out. We are required to leave a 24 hour notice, due to the fact that animals are considered property---we also have to comply with a person "constitutional right to privacy". If the physical condition of the animal is good and we can provide necessary sustenance, such as food or water, we will & post the property with a 24 hour notice. If we hear nothing within 24 hours--we will remove the animal. If the animal is inside a dwelling-we will have to obtain a search warrant to gain access if we are unable to locate a property owner or landlord. In the event the animals condition is not good and will not survive the 24 hours, then it's game on---with Law Enforcement present access into the dwelling by whatever means is initiated and the animal is removed. We are not concerned about being sued.....there are laws in place that we are required to obey even as Law Enforcement.
Linda and Judy, thank you for the updates and the comments.
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