By: Jacob Farah

Caution there are disturbing pictures.

ORDINANCE 12 - 12 An Ordinance of the Henry County Board of Commissioners Amending Sections of the Code of Henry County as it refers to Animal Care and Control and other related purposes

Section 3-4-1. Purpose; short title. In order to protect the health and safety of persons and animals in Henry County, to improve and make more safe motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic, to control the incidence and spread of rabies, to prohibit abandonment and other forms of cruelty to animals, to promote the general welfare of the citizens of this county by providing specific regulations concerning the care and treatment of animals and providing for violations of those regulations, and to invest the authority to enforce

Leaving a animal alone in danger or in harms way.

Any form of attack, bullying, or torture to a animal.

Domestic animals which have reverted back to a wild state and do not exhibit traits consistent with their intended use.

severe viral disease: an often fatal viral disease that affects the central nervous systems of most warm-blooded animals and is transmitted in the saliva of an infected animal. Two main types

Drunk rabies Angry rabies( more common)

dangerous dog or vicious dog poses a threat to public safety or any human in or near it

A cat always whilling to attack for random reasons.

Hit or kick your pets. Leave them in a car or truck. Fight them Abandon (kick out your house) Let them feel threaten.

This job reqires a lot of paperwork and long hours overtime.

Approximately 5 million to 7 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year, and approximately 3 million to 4 million are euthanized (60 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats). Twenty-five percent of dogs who enter local shelters are purebred.

It is impossible to determine how many stray dogs and cats live in the United States; estimates for cats alone range up to 70 million.

http://www.aspca.org/about-us/faq/petstatistics.aspx http://www.co.henry.ga.us/AnimalControl/ Vince Farah( supervisor) Henry County Animal Control