All in a day's work for the Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies... protecting and serving the fine feathered citizens of the county!
Showing posts with label duck. Show all posts
Showing posts with label duck. Show all posts
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Florida: Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies give police escort to family of ducks
FLORIDA -- Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook October 8, 2017 ·
Friday, July 28, 2017
Ohio: Strongsville police officer climbs down into sewer to rescue ducklings
OHIO -- A Strongsville police officer rescued four ducklings on Saturday morning. Police said the ducklings fell into a sewer drain.
Officer Larotonda went down in the sewer and reunited the ducklings with their mother. Police said the mother was happy to have her babies back.
The Facebook post by the Strongsville Police Department got more than 290 likes within the first two hours of it being put online. Many followers of the page thanked the officer for rescuing the ducklings (as well as the typical snotty comments about police).
(WOIO - July 8, 2017)
Officer Larotonda went down in the sewer and reunited the ducklings with their mother. Police said the mother was happy to have her babies back.
The Facebook post by the Strongsville Police Department got more than 290 likes within the first two hours of it being put online. Many followers of the page thanked the officer for rescuing the ducklings (as well as the typical snotty comments about police).
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Mississippi: Bonnie Heffron accused of cruelty, neglect must pay or lose animals
MISSISSIPPI -- The Kiln woman accused of neglect after officials seized more than 50 animals from her home was set to appear in court Friday.
The hearing to determine if the animals can be returned to her care was postponed until next week.
The judge did decide to give Bonnie Heffron three days to pay a $1,000 bond for the car and maintenance of the animals. If she cannot pay, the animals will be awarded to the county.
Right now, Heffron, 64, is facing charges of animal neglect and animal cruelty after various farm animals, including ponies, goats, rabbits, dogs, and cats, were seized from her property on Dogpatch Rd. on July 13. Most of those animals are now at the Hancock County Animal Shelter.
Toni Pickering, Director of the Hancock County Animal Shelter, said the animals were living in filth when rescuers arrived.
Neighbors said the neglect has been going on for years, and they feel helpless. Many of those neighbors were in the courtroom Friday for Heffron’s appearance.
"I've seen dead horses. My granddaughter realized that a horse was dead there and she cried all the way to school," a neighbor recalled.
"I don't like seeing helpless animals left to starve. I can't imagine that anyone else would want to do this either," said Renee Cuevas.
Friday’s decision wasn’t good enough for the nearly 20 animal activists in the courtroom. Unhappy with the outcome, the activists marched over to the sheriff’s office and demanded the animals not be returned to Heffron’s care. Sheriff Ricky Adam said it's not his decision to make.
"Sadly, it's not an isolated incident to this county, because it happens all over. People, they love their animals and they just get overwhelmed with the cause of trying to care for them," said Adam.
Cuevas says there are still some animals in Heffron's care that need to be rescued from a different location.
"There are still 12 horses and I have personally seen the horses. They appear to be in worse shape than the horses taken from the property on Dogpatch Rd.,"said Cuevas.
Adam said it will be up to a judge to decide what happens with the other animals.
VIDEO NEWS CLIP:
(WLOX - July 21, 2017)
Earlier:
The hearing to determine if the animals can be returned to her care was postponed until next week.
The judge did decide to give Bonnie Heffron three days to pay a $1,000 bond for the car and maintenance of the animals. If she cannot pay, the animals will be awarded to the county.
Right now, Heffron, 64, is facing charges of animal neglect and animal cruelty after various farm animals, including ponies, goats, rabbits, dogs, and cats, were seized from her property on Dogpatch Rd. on July 13. Most of those animals are now at the Hancock County Animal Shelter.
Toni Pickering, Director of the Hancock County Animal Shelter, said the animals were living in filth when rescuers arrived.
Neighbors said the neglect has been going on for years, and they feel helpless. Many of those neighbors were in the courtroom Friday for Heffron’s appearance.
"I've seen dead horses. My granddaughter realized that a horse was dead there and she cried all the way to school," a neighbor recalled.
"I don't like seeing helpless animals left to starve. I can't imagine that anyone else would want to do this either," said Renee Cuevas.
Friday’s decision wasn’t good enough for the nearly 20 animal activists in the courtroom. Unhappy with the outcome, the activists marched over to the sheriff’s office and demanded the animals not be returned to Heffron’s care. Sheriff Ricky Adam said it's not his decision to make.
"Sadly, it's not an isolated incident to this county, because it happens all over. People, they love their animals and they just get overwhelmed with the cause of trying to care for them," said Adam.
Cuevas says there are still some animals in Heffron's care that need to be rescued from a different location.
"There are still 12 horses and I have personally seen the horses. They appear to be in worse shape than the horses taken from the property on Dogpatch Rd.,"said Cuevas.
Adam said it will be up to a judge to decide what happens with the other animals.
VIDEO NEWS CLIP:
(WLOX - July 21, 2017)
Earlier:
Friday, July 14, 2017
Mississippi: 50+ animals seized from Kiln property owned by Bonnie Heffron; more animals inside house
MISSISSIPPI -- Authorities in Hancock County seized more than 50 farm animals from a property in the Kiln Wednesday evening after an animal control officer found the animals in poor health and living conditions on Dogpatch Road.
The animals seized include ponies, goats, rabbits, guineas, chickens, ducks, turkeys, dogs, and cats.
Hancock County Animal Shelter Director Toni Pickering said the animals were "living in filth." It took several hours to round up all of the animals and get them to the shelter.
Now, the malnourished animals are getting the food, water, and care they need at the Hancock County Animal Shelter and vet clinics. Shelter employees say they're now at full capacity.
"The shelter received 55 animals through animal control," said Toni Pickering, with the shelter. "Their health problems are currently being evaluated. As of right now, the animals are not up for adoption, but we will update that on the shelter Facebook page as soon as that becomes available."
Sheriff Ricky Adam said 64-year-old Bonnie Heffron has been arrested in the case. She is charged with animal neglect and animal cruelty. Her bond was set at $1,000 for each count. Adam said she bonded out of jail right after her arrest.
Pickering said there are more animals in the house, and animal control officers are working to get a warrant to go inside the house to get to those animals.
The whole situation left Hancock County residents, like Alex Davis, scratching their heads.
"50 to 60 animals. You'd think if she took on that many she'd be able to feed that many," said Davis.
Pickering said Bay St. Louis Animal Control, the Hancock County Animal Shelter, the Hancock County Sheriff's Office, and a vet tech from the Riverbend Vet Clinic all worked together to remove the animals from the property.
Authorities say this investigation is ongoing, so they can't release the specifics on the animals' conditions yet. They also said Heffron could petition the court to try to keep the animals.
(WLOX - July 14, 2017)
The animals seized include ponies, goats, rabbits, guineas, chickens, ducks, turkeys, dogs, and cats.
Now, the malnourished animals are getting the food, water, and care they need at the Hancock County Animal Shelter and vet clinics. Shelter employees say they're now at full capacity.
"The shelter received 55 animals through animal control," said Toni Pickering, with the shelter. "Their health problems are currently being evaluated. As of right now, the animals are not up for adoption, but we will update that on the shelter Facebook page as soon as that becomes available."
Pickering said there are more animals in the house, and animal control officers are working to get a warrant to go inside the house to get to those animals.
The whole situation left Hancock County residents, like Alex Davis, scratching their heads.
"50 to 60 animals. You'd think if she took on that many she'd be able to feed that many," said Davis.
Pickering said Bay St. Louis Animal Control, the Hancock County Animal Shelter, the Hancock County Sheriff's Office, and a vet tech from the Riverbend Vet Clinic all worked together to remove the animals from the property.
Authorities say this investigation is ongoing, so they can't release the specifics on the animals' conditions yet. They also said Heffron could petition the court to try to keep the animals.
VIDEO NEWS CLIP:
(WLOX - July 14, 2017)
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