Walker County Humane Society
Jasper, AL – Marcus Campbell was relieved to find out his lost boxer, named Boost, had been found Tuesday. The dog was at the Humane Society in Walker County, and Campbell was there to claim him the next morning before the doors even opened.
“She asked what I needed, and I said, ‘I’m here to pick up my dog that you got in at 4 o’clock.’ She said, ‘The only dog we got in at 4 o’clock was the boxer dog that an old couple brought in.’ I said, ‘Yes, ma’am. That’s him,’ and she said, ‘Wedone put him to sleep.’”
Campbell was too late. Boost was gone. Humane Society Executive Director Lane Reno says the dog came in at 4 and was put down by 4:30. At first, she thought the dog was a pit bull or pit bull mix, and says in those 30 minutes, her staff quickly evaluated Boost’s temperament
“We can have any individual bring a dog in. It’s a family pet. It’s never bitten anybody. It’s really nice, but I guarantee you if it tries to bite one of us while we’re reaching for it, we cannot and will not put that animal up for adoption.”
She says the 55 cages were already full, leaving no room for the moody boxer as the business day came to a close. The lack of space has become quite the issue as more and more strays are dropped off.
But Campbell maintains his dog was well behaved and was not a stray.
“It had a collar, and it was well fed. She should have known it was somebody’s dog.”
Campbell has hired an attorney because he believes there’s a chance the full bred Boost may have been sold. Reno denies that accusation. Meanwhile, the Humane Society’s board plans to meet with Walker County leaders to discuss getting some type of animal control for the unincoporated areas of Walker County.
We first made attempts to contact board members of the Walker County Humane Society to remedy this situation, but once we saw these members were choosing to only listen to Lane Reno’s side of the story, we decided to go public with the truth about the Walker County Humane Society.
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July 15th, 2009 at 6:25 am
This is so sad. There should have been no reason for this boxer to be put down. Them saying it look like a pittbull mix is sad. No one should be working there if they don’t know there dogs but even with that sad it really does not matter what breed or mix it was they could tell it belong to someone and should have tried ti find the owner.
July 19th, 2009 at 2:45 am
I also wanted to tell Marcus Campbell how sorry I am about this horrible case of animal abuse. I wish him well with his law suit. Everyone employed at this place should be fired. If I found a dog in my neighborhood, I would keep him and try to find his owner. I would never take him to a kill shelter! Again, Mr. Campbell I am so sorry about your loss.
July 19th, 2009 at 2:51 am
Lane Reno should be severely punished for this horrible killing of a pet. Reno and everyone at this shelter should be investigated. No dog should be killed 30 minutes after arriving. The dog has the right to be claimed by his owner. Boost was friendly and not harmful in any way. It does not matter what the breed is. The dog was a pet. Lane Reno should spend some quality time in jail and lose her job, pension – everything! My deepest sorrow goes out to you Mr. Campbell and I wish you victory in court!