Respect my authorithai
On another board a poster described being visited by the "humane society" due to a neighbors report of cruelty. Apparently her dog is skinny and has some trouble walking due to a neurological disorder, and is under the care of a licensed vet. The dog shows no signs of pain or distress.
The lady explained this to the "investigators", who called the vet, yet they are demanding she take the dog back to the vet, within a deadline, and want her to have the dog put down because they explained "he may still be in pain and not show any signs" (no evidence that he is in pain, mind you).
Okay, what's the issue here? The Humane Society is a private charitable organization, not law enforcement....or so I thought. It seems some states (PA was reported as one) have granted authority to these private, tax exempt charities to investigate cruelty claims.
Many Humane Societies are fronts for extremist animal rights groups. They are made up of private citizen members, not trained, licensed, or regulated law enforcement officers. Um, WTF? How can this be legal?
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