"Bob F" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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My neighbor with the barking dogs finally moved out. The whole
neighborhood is happy. She had a file at animal control you
wouldn't believe. She finally started to make a little effort to
control her dogs after they killed several cats and animal
control was getting a little more serious.
I had to put up with being awakened almost daily by her
dogs for years. Her response when I asked her to train them
not to bark - "dogs bark".

Bob

Animal control departments are a complete waste of money. They do
nothing.
And people wonder why dogs turn up dead sometimes.

They gave her several tickets, but she sweet talked the judges out of
them.
I was never given the oportunity to tell the real story. Apparently she
has
the choice of whether the complaintent is invited to testify under the
Wash.
state legal system. I asked to be there. Animal control told me they could
do nothing to help. It's not their fault.

Bob



In some towns (like mine), it's mandatory that the dog be removed upon the
3rd complaint, the the fine is a hundred something bucks - I don't recall
exactly. But, the same thing happens: Animal control doesn't obey the law,
and judges are weak. I recently found out why, although this is old news to
people who've been trying to change the system for many years: The majority
of town justices in New York State have no legal training. They were never
lawyers. It sounds insane, but it's true. So, they're free to bend the law
according to their own prejudices.