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April 4, 2011 in City
Report of puppy in dumpster was false, authorities say
Authorities say reports of a Dalmatian puppy abandoned in a dumpster last week were false.
The woman who brought the 6-week-old puppy to the Spokane Humane Society adopted the dog from a friend but decided she didn’t want it and didn’t have money to pay a release fee, said Jackie Bell, development coordinator for the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service.
Police are considering false reporting charges against the woman, whose name has not been released pending the criminal investigation.
The woman had said she’d found the puppy whimpering and barking in a large trash bin at a gas station near Freya Street and Francis Avenue on Wednesday. The Humane Society was offering a $2,500 reward for information on the abandonment, but an investigator with SCRAPS talked to people who knew the woman and determined the story was a hoax, Bell said.
Bell said the Humane Society only asks for donations if someone drops off an animal and SCRAPS is “very flexible” with release fees.
The puppy remains in foster care through the Spokane Humane Society, which will handle its adoption.
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biker on April 04 at 2:21 p.m.
This is news? Sad state of affairs for our print reporting industry. Furthermore, “an investigator with SCRAPS said” Really! Somebody would “investigate” such a thing. Keep this in mind next time SCRAPS, the Humane Society, etc. is looking for more money.
ericdx on April 04 at 3:45 p.m.
Biker,
SCRAPS and the Humane Society are both there to try to prevent cruelty to animals. Yes, they charge a fee for drop offs, because is costs money for the building, the food, the veterenay care, the medication, and the heat and water. Yes, they investigate animals that are brought in if their appearance does not match the story that is given.
Get off your high horse, and maybe go down there and volunteer. Most of the dogs I have seen at the Humane Society and Scraps when i have volunteered there are Pit Bulls and Pit Bull crosses. Probably left there by people that could not handle them. Probably even a person like you.
polistra on April 04 at 3:48 p.m.
For heaven’s sake, don’t prosecute.
Should the system encourage people to lie, or should it encourage people to drown puppies, or should it encourage people to turn in puppies?
Given two bad choices and one good choice, we should be encouraging the good one.
Clearly the system as it now stands encourages the bad outcomes.
liberal_in_right_wing_land on April 04 at 8:28 p.m.
Amazing that idiots like biker are out there. Selfish pathetic idiot.
Markmissoula on April 04 at 10:55 p.m.
Wow! All this over a dumb arse dog.
Scoutster on April 04 at 10:57 p.m.
Thirty thousand children will die from starvation today.