by Christy CalcagnoFriday, February 18th 2022
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Image of Jax via Michelle Story.
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. — Animal rights advocates in Marion County are rallying for more resources including a county-wide animal shelter and an animal control officer following a recent dog shooting.
Jax, a husky, was reportedly shot by a neighbor after wandering off his leash and into that neighbor’s property back in November. Jax died from his injuries.
Image of Jax via Michelle Story.
Though the neighbor was charged at first, District Attorney Mike Taylor told us those charges were later dismissed.
That’s because Jax was “destroying or worrying a neighbor’s livestock,” according to Taylor.
Jax’s story has since prompted community members to speak up.
It’s been fairly devastating and where we are at right now is moving forward,” animal rights activist Michelle Story told us on Friday. “We want to do everything we can to make a positive out of a bad situation.
Story says she hopes a county-wide animal shelter and an animal control officer will give neighbors an option to save the animals, rather than taking matters into their own hands.
Image of Jax via Michelle Story.
Marion County does not have a county animal shelter or an animal control officer.
So many of the county’s stray cats and dogs come to the Marion Animal Resource Connection (MARC) at 225 Sequatchie Lane in Sequatchie, Tennessee.
We can comfortably house about 20 dogs and 25 cats but when you go over that in one space, without true and a proper shelter design, it’s really not healthy for the animals,” says April Bowden, MARC’s director.
Last year, there were almost 700 reports of animal neglect or cruelty in Marion County.
Bowden says it’s common to get calls about dogs being shot or wandering the neighborhoods. She says an animal control officer would help
“If they take it into their own hands, they have two choices,’ Bowden says. ‘They can take the dog, haul it down the road and dump it where they can starve to death. Or they pull out their gun and they shoot the dog.’
Story tells us she’s working on a petition to support a county animal shelter.
She’s also gathering data to prove that there is a need for stricter animal cruelty laws in Marion County.
To report animal cruelty in an effort to collect data for Story, you’re asked to call (423) 402-5787.
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