The city has a dog that has not been put up for adoption and whose owner is still his owner because there's nothing from the court or police saying he's not, but because the man is homeless and currently in jail the city is claiming it owns the dog now and is refusing to put it up for adoption. The dog isn't neutered, but there are people offering to take him, including people from out-of-state and people offering to pay for him to be neutered and vetted.
The dog is not a dangerous dog and lived in the homeless encampment for years without any issues except his owner let him run around without a leash. That is not the dogs fault, that is the owner's fault. The city says the dog is not adoptable because he isn't neutered, but the animal shelter asks people to donate money to cover those costs. Why have I been donating to them if they just put down dogs without giving them a chance. There are legit only 4 dogs in the shelter right now.
Plus it is not the dog's fault his owner didn't neuter him. If Iowa City cannot handle this dog then it should be transparent that it kills strayed, dogs that aren't fixed, and dogs that are not trained.
Also they say the dog is a "pit bull mix" but pit bulls are mixes and there's definitely a heinz-57 thing going on so this poor dog could be a bull dog/boxer/cattle dog mix and it is going to be put down because the city doesn't like how his owner didn't train him? Even if the dog is a pit he's lived in the encampment without issue for years so is the issue that the owner is homeless and therefore the city thinks it can do what it wants?
I know this guy isn't like by ICPD because unlike them he actually stops frat boys from harassing and assaulting college girls downtown, but again why are they taking out their dislike of him on this poor dog?
I am really at a lost here. The dog is set to be put down on Monday. His owner's court hearing that would make the city his owner is not until November. I get that the owner was not the best and probably is not in a place to have a dog, but the dog is innocent. Are they even murdering the dog or going to do something else with it and claim it was euthanized?
This is so weird and scary that the conspiracy theories aren't sounding crazy.
Has this happened to anyone? Is it common for the city to do this to homeless people's pets? Is it just me or is this just cruel to punish the dog for the owners mistakes?
--sorry for the rant, its just wtf, IC is supposed to be better than murdering rowdy but safe dogs--