Loren, the article I posted says the dogs are "the financial responsibility of the Montgomery County SPCA". Doesn't say anything about a municipal dog pound. Now of course that article is several months old, so it's possible that local government has reimbursed the SPCA. Perhaps local government agencies contract with the SPCA, which would be a lot cheaper than building, maintaining and staffing a municipal dog pound.
As for the idea that the police should have left this guy alone and that money spent enforcing animal cruelty laws is a waste of tax dollars, that's a specious argument. We spend an incredible amount of money in this country prosecuting and punishing lawbreakers, often for so-called "victimless" crimes. Should government be able to take children away from drug-addicted parents? After all, parents ought to be able to raise their kids as they see fit. We have laws against animal cruelty, and we expect police and prosecutors to take action when they think someone has crossed that line.
Should the dogs have been euthanized? Well, it sounds like most of them have been brought back to health. Since the dogs were seized rather than abandoned, they may not have the option of killing them without a judge's order. Otherwise the owner could turn around and sue for damages if he's exonerated in court.
As for making an exception because this was an unusually severe winter, I don't buy that argument. We are, after all, talking about upstate New York. As you well know, severe winters are the norm rather than the exception.
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