I called the Animal Protective League today on some crazies in a nearby trailer park. I have been out there about 4 times now helping a really caring woman trap some cats to take to a cat sanctuary in PA and across the street is a cat chained to someones front patio. Of course this struck me as odd but not only that, the cat was laying with it;s nose face down into the ground. Something is obviously wrong with it.
The woman who I was helping trap some cats said it is a middle aged man and his mother that live there. They have about 30 cats in the small trailer, none altered of course. And that one they chain up outside everyday. They do bring it in but still. The cat i sick, beat up, scabby, etc.
The guy is a wacko, there are no trespassing signs up all over their trailer, etc.
The guy at the APL said he will give the report to the humane officer (she knows me by the way because i used to work there). He said that if there is shelter and food/water, even if it is grimy rain water and stale moldy food, because of Ohios laws they can't do anything. Even if the cat is obviously sick. The only way is if there is no food, shelter or water. Of course nothing can be done about the kitties inside. Apparently it is so bad that in the hot summers it stinks up the whole area.
So does anyone know about Ohio laws concerning this? Is there really nothing that can be done? How come on the animal cops shows on Animal Planet you see the officers going into situations like this all the time and saving the animals? Are the laws there so different? Shouldn't they just be concerned with the welfare of these animals?
Is there anything else I can do?
The woman who I was helping trap some cats said it is a middle aged man and his mother that live there. They have about 30 cats in the small trailer, none altered of course. And that one they chain up outside everyday. They do bring it in but still. The cat i sick, beat up, scabby, etc.
The guy is a wacko, there are no trespassing signs up all over their trailer, etc.
The guy at the APL said he will give the report to the humane officer (she knows me by the way because i used to work there). He said that if there is shelter and food/water, even if it is grimy rain water and stale moldy food, because of Ohios laws they can't do anything. Even if the cat is obviously sick. The only way is if there is no food, shelter or water. Of course nothing can be done about the kitties inside. Apparently it is so bad that in the hot summers it stinks up the whole area.
So does anyone know about Ohio laws concerning this? Is there really nothing that can be done? How come on the animal cops shows on Animal Planet you see the officers going into situations like this all the time and saving the animals? Are the laws there so different? Shouldn't they just be concerned with the welfare of these animals?
Is there anything else I can do?