FOUND! $300 Reward Black Lab LOST "Chip" last seen 3/24 4pm @ Manning SC SuperWalMart

Chip

UPDATED: 4:08pm EST 3/25/11
FOUND
 

24PetWatch Microchip ID
0A10394000

FOUND! ..  The lady who works in the hotel, Quality Inn in Manning , whose Front Desk rep, Rob, totally helped last night, where my dad was staying over to stay in Manning to find the dog.. found him.. and praying apparently has worked.

The lady who found him did track me down via phone from the MicroChip, but.. coincidentally my dad was walking the two other dogs, and the lady just bumped into him more or less.

The good news is that Manning SC / Clarendon is a No Kill County. The Vet Tech who scans the dogs into animal control and into the Second Chance Humane Society (No Kill) is on the look out. The County Clerk has forwarded this to the Police Chief, and I think the Fire Chief. Everyone over there was so helpful.

Thanks to all of you for all your help.

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FOUND!!! RT @BryanGrant: $300 Reward Black Lab LOST "Chip" Manning SC SuperWalMart http://bit.ly/eC754Y

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Lost Black Lab "Chip" (Lab Mix) Photo Album

Last seen: SuperWalmart Manning SC 4pm Thursday 3/24/2011

Posted reward of $300.

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24PetWatch Microchip ID 0A10394000

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Direct Contact: Bryan Grant
email: bgrant@sepetrescue.org
Cell: (404) 932-6399.

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RT @bryangrant Manning SC Lost Black Lab "Chip" 3/24 4pmlast seen@WalMart $300 Reward http://bit.ly/eC754Y via @seprr

My black lab mix, "Chip" has been lost at the SuperWalMart in Manning SC. He does NOT have a collar, but has a MICROCHIP. I'm pretty sure SC does not require Animal Control to scan for MicroChips upon intake.

My father has a 99% confidence level he was lost in the field next to Manning SC WalMart behind the filling station in the front left of the WalMart. He was lost between 4pm and 5:30pm March 24th,2011

Chip was on vacation with my father at the beach, so I was not present when he was lost.

Backstory: My father, who is retired, "borrows" my three labs every other month to take them over to the beach in Pawleys Island SC. This has been a good arrangement for several years, since the labs all get to swim all week, and I can put my nose to the grindstone at the salt mines. I ask repeatedly for him to keep the collars on the dogs, but he usually removes the collars in the car or indoors for "comfort" and has paid little heed to these requests.

During the drive to/from the beach my father stops every 100 miles to exercise them. He apparently mistook the headcount or Chip slipped out of the car before the door was shut. I have no idea at all how this could ever possibly happen. I am beside myself with stress.

Toombs County (Lyons GA) Animal Control: Mass Euthanasia Incident occurring on Thursday January 21st, 2011.

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Update as of 1/27/11 7pm

Today, I spoke with Lyons City Administrator Hartley. Cooperative and forth-coming, Mr. Hartley admitted the culling to be a mistake. He clearly stated Toombs County and City of Lyons are exploring go forward strategies so this will not happen again. The City is open to the idea of partnering with an organization capable of raising funds for the extended care of animals in their shelter. Since the county funds the shelter, the ultimate decision making authority rests with Toombs County.

The shelter had held these animals for over 6 months, far longer than the 5-day hold period provided by law. Hartley admitted that they should have given rescues more time, and that euthanizing all 77 animals in one day was a mistake. Hartley is very supportive of county-wide spay and neuter programs, going so far as to say that a mandatory program should be instituted. We discussed the shortcomings of a mandatory spay/neuter framework. We discussed the No Kill model. Hartley is supportive of instituting a program or low-cost or free spay/neuter for county residents. He is also open to partnering with a qualified rescue organization for the enhancement of animal control services in Toombs County. This said, the reader should bear in mind that Hartley is the City of Lyons Administrator. All of the decisions made about this issue actually reside with the County of Toombs, its commissioners, and County Manager Doug Eaves.

There will be a city council meeting next Tuesday at 7pm in Lyons City Hall. Organizations interested in meeting with officials to propose a plan for the shelter's management including the possibility of an operating agreement in the form of a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding). An MOU would allow for a charitable organization to assume the responsibilities of the management of the shelter or to partner with county officials to extend the time the animals may be safely held for adoption.

Interested persons should attend the City Council meeting, and politely stress the county explore a relationship with a qualified animal welfare organization for the improved management of the facility.

On January 21st, 2011, 77 animals in the care of Toombs County Animal Control were euthanized. There are several strong allegations being posted on the Internet. The first alleged that criminally cruel practices were used to kill the animals. The second is that the animals were killed out of spite to make a point to rescuers who were harassing the shelter management. The third being that animals had already died of exposure since the facility is an open-air dog kennel. Finally, the fourth alleges that animal control has been uncooperative with rescuer's attempts to pull the animals into rescue.

SEPRR has submitted an Open Records request to Toombs County Administration requesting the sedation records from Dr. McRae, the presiding veterinarian, with whom there is a strong possibility his license was lapsed as of the date of this incident. The Secretary of State (SOS) website, as of 1/25/11, showed his license as expired. There is a chance his paperwork is valid and the SOS website has not been updated.

THE call has gone out asking for anyone willing or able to come forward as a witness to the events of January 21st, 2011. To come forward, Witnesses should provide written statement in the form of a notarized Affidavit. To contribute to building the case, the statement should clearly present an instance of criminal wrongdoing. Anything less than this official statement will not be supportive to building the case. Assuming witnesses do come forward, SEPRR has access to the Attorney General and Toombs County Solicitor and will present our findings for them to initiate an investigation and possible prosecution of the matter.


Best regards,
Bryan "Beau" Grant, Director
SE Pet Rescue Railroad

Walton County GA Animal Control Many Pups Facing PTS very soon.

Please share on Twitter: RT @seprr Walton Animal Control near ATL GA. Time running out for pups! http://bit.ly/waltonpups #petrescue

Crossposted Updates are here:

http://waltonpets.net/DogsAvailable.aspx.

Greetings again all rescuers,
Looks like the winter slow down has ended (I hope temporarily). We've gone from a half empty kennel over the last 2 months to full in two days. I just wanted to send out some photos since it looks like we'll be making some tough decisions soon.

I want all of them to at least have a chance of being seen. Please don't hesitate to inquire about any of these, especially the bigger spaniel/lab mixed pups, if you might be interested. All the pups in this email are available now and don't have any pending applications. More info and the status of each can be found on our site http://waltonpets.net/DogsAvailable.aspx.

"Apache" and "Myrtle" on our site are also in a very precarious and urgent situation.

Thanks,
William Wise, Director
Walton County Animal Control
(770) 267-1322
www.waltonpets.net <http://www.waltonpets.net/>
www.waltoncountyga.gov/AnimCtrl/AnimCtrl.html <http://www.waltoncountyga.gov/AnimCtrl/AnimCtrl.html>