DENVER 38 APBT-before / now pictures ***PLEASE HELP***

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The Denver 38 dogs are dying because of BSL. And they ARE dying.
Slowly and painfully in a horrid situation.
Was thier owner stupid in having them in Denver?
TOTALLY
Do these dogs deserve to suffer FOR his mistake?
ABSOLUTELY NOT

To get the full picture of what is going on with Mike Padilla's skinny APBT's at Denver's Municipal Animal Shelter, many people were talked to with firsthand knowledge of the care of these animals, and pieced together from all the accounts, many of which are opposing. Various people have told different stories regarding what has happened with the dogs, none of which are detailed here.

First of all, some of the dogs came in to DMAS already sick (confirmed by people who would not lie about this), and of course the stressful shelter environment is not a place for any animal to get well. Most animals are in there for a relatively short period of time and the month long confinement (so far) of these dogs has definitely taken it's toll. Some of the ones that came in healthy are now sick. There is everything from kennel cough to bloody diarrhea to ailments that are not known. (AND one must wonder about the health of all DOGS THAT ARE BEING SENT OUT THE DOOR AS "healthy" TO HOMES)
Back to the Denver 38...are they getting good care? No. Are they getting at least the minimal care that is mandated by law? Probably, yes. Is that enough? Of course not.

As a facility who is "animal welfare" is this enough MORALLY to give these animals? NO

All of the dogs are getting fed, but not all the of the dogs are eating, and there is some discrepancy on whether the next step has been taken to truly find out why they are not eating. That is certainly the case with the skinniest of the dogs. Food allergies? Upper respiratory infection? They don't know for sure. The shelter workers, some of whom have come to care deeply about these dogs, are doing what they can to help them. They do not have the diagnostic capabilities to look deeply into reasons behind their ill health, but some are trying. Is there a sense within some of the shelter officials who do not care daily for these dogs that they're "dead dogs walking," so what's the point? Most definitely. But that is not everyone.

The State Veterinarian, Keith Roehr, who heads up the state's shelter division went to the shelter yesterday accompanied by an animal welfare organization. He checked out all the dogs and was certainly concerned with the state of the skinniest of them. An animal welfare worker dropped off a case of prescription dog food for the ones that need it most. They will get that food.

The puppies have been wormed, the volunteers are giving them and the adults as much love as they can.

But there is no way the officials are going to give anyone any wiggle room to release any of these dogs. That was made clear from many sources. So if anyone wants to kick up a storm about this, there is no real reason not to anymore.

The State Vet's contact info is below. You might want to express your concern about the dogs' care. Sending e-mails to the city council and mayor will probably not be effective because the shelter officials will spin it that people are just trying to undermine the ban and the real issue of the animals' care will be negated, but on the other hand creating a mail blockage may serve them right for enacting this ban anyway...so why not? Or, you could call the shelter to ask their vet or vet tech if there is anything you can do to help with the dogs' care. Do not send money though. Who would want to give money to the people that are killing dogs for no reason other than their breed?

So...yes, the Denver Municipal Animal Shelter is not a good place for any animal to be for any length of time. No, the animals are not being given the care that you would give yours--not by a long shot. Yes, there are some people who truly care and are there for the animals, and there are some of your traditional I-just-put-in-my-time-in-my-government-job types as well. There have been some mechanisms put into place that will help the dogs in the future, but those will have to remain quiet to be effective.

This has certainly not answered all your questions nor made any one single person accountable for the real issues at DMAS, but for now, that's all that can be reported. It will be up to you to keep the pit bulls--ALL the pit bulls, not just the ones here right now--in your thoughts and your actions.

Sending a plea to pardon these dogs to all below with letters of deep concern at the quality of thier care due to thier breed will generate interest in this.

This City has placed a ban on these breeds. They did so despite all our warnings that these scenarios would occur, causing financial strain on budgets, etc. They ignored us and now are the cause of great suffering for these animals. Legislation is one thing.

A moral obligation to care properly for these animals while they await thier fate is the RIGHT THING TO DO.

Below is a list of emails and phone numbers. Please contact as many as you possibly can.
Denver Municipal Animal Shelter
666 South Jason Street
Denver, CO 80223
DMAS main # - 303-698-0076
http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/CO52.html

Governor
Bill Owens, Governor
136 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203-1792
Phone (303) 866-2471
Fax (303) 866-2003
governorowens@state.co.us

Attorney General
1525 Sherman St.
5th floor
Denver, CO 80203
(303)866-4500
FAX: (303)866-5691

Department of Environmental Health
Nancy Severson
admincomments@ci.denver.co.us

State Veterinarian/Dept. of Agriculture -
Keith.Roehr@ag.state.co.us
State Vet Phone # - 303-239-4161
Colorado Veterinary Medical Association
789 Sherman Street, Suite 550 Denver, CO 80203
phone 303.318.0447 | fax 303.318.0450 | e-mail info@colovma.org

DEBBIE STAFFORD
Office Location: 200 E. Colfax
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303)866-2944
E-Mail: debbie.stafford.house@state.co.us

Mayor John W. Hickenlooper
1437 Bannock Street
Suite 350
Denver, Colorado 80202
Phone: (720) 865-9000
Fax: (720) 865-8791
MileHighMayor@ci.denver.co.us

City Council

District 1
Rick Garcia
2785 Speer Blvd., Suite 246
Denver, Colorado 80211
Phone: (303) 458-4792
Fax: (303) 458-4791
rick.garcia@ci.denver.co.us


District 11
Michael B. Hancock
4730 Oakland St., Suite 200
Denver, Colorado 80239
Phone: (303) 331-3872
Fax: (303) 331-3874
michael.hancock@ci.denver.co.us


Carol Boigon
1437 Bannock St., Suite 451
Denver, Colorado 80202
Phone: (720) 865-8100
Fax: (720) 865-8103
carol.boigon@ci.denver.co.us


District 6
Charlie Brown
2324 E. Exposition Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80209
Phone: (303) 871-0601
Fax: (303) 698-4908
charlie.brown@ci.denver.co.us


At-Large
Peggy Lehmann
6740 E. Hampden Avenue
Suite 302
Denver, Colorado 80224
Phone: (303) 504-5781
Fax: (303) 504-5786
peggy.lehmann@ci.denver.co.us


At-Large
Doug Linkhart
1437 Bannock St., Suite 451
Denver, Colorado 80202
Phone: (720) 865-8000
Fax: (720) 865-8003
linkhartatlarge@ci.denver.co.us


District 9
Judy H. Montero
2828 Speer Blvd., Suite 111
Denver, Colorado 80211
Phone: (303) 458-8960
Fax: (720) 865-9540

District 10
Jeanne Robb
1232 E. Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80218
Phone: (303) 377-1807
Fax: (303) 377-1902
jeanne.robb@ci.denver.co.us


District 3
Rosemary E. Rodriguez
69 Knox Ct.
Denver, Colorado 80219
Phone: (303) 922-7755
Fax: (303) 937-4651
rosemary.rodriguez@ci.denver.co.us


District 8 - Council President
Elbra Wedgeworth
3280 Downing St., Unit C
Denver, Colorado 80205
Phone: (303) 298-7641
Fax: (303) 298-9716
elbra.wedgeworth@ci.denver.co.us

Senate Committee on Local Government
State Capitol
200 E Colfax
Denver, CO 80203
Phone:303/866-4865

Sen. Deanna Hanna (D) [Chair] Phone:303/866-4857,
Email: deanna.hanna.senate@state.co.us

Sen. Peter C. Groff (D) [Vice Chair] Phone:303/866-4864,
Email: peter.groff.senate@state.co.us

Sen. Bob Bacon (D) Phone:303/866-4841,
Email:bbacon@peakpeak.com

Sen. Lewis Entz (R) [Sponsor] Phone:303/866-4871,
Email: lewis.entz.senate@state.co.us

Sen. Ed Jones (R) Phone:303/866-6364,
Email:ed.jones.senate@state.co.us

Sen. Ken Kester (R) Phone:303/866-4877,
Email:ken.kester.senate@state.co.us

Sen. Lois Tochtrop (D) Phone:303/866-4863,
Email: lois.tochtrop.senate@state.co.us

 

Oh God they look terrible the poor little dears! I'll hit them up with some e-mails!

 

So these dogs are not recieving medical care? I'm a little confused, they are deworming and feeding prescription diets but not running blood work? Why are they holding them for a month instead of just euthing them if that's their law?

 

They haven't euthanised them because the case against their owner isn't over yet. Poor dogs, stupid owner

 

Yup, this was another hot topic on the BSL boards, tho the pics wouldn't open up, last week.

Apparently, the 38 pits are slowly "fading", due to hunger and improper care.
The only way to help stop the madness is to keep writing. Snail is best.
Keep the letters coming...

 

I emailed already the longest part was adding in all the peoples emails!!!LOL.C'mon guys start e-mailing or writing.Do whatever you can.This is not these dogs fault please save them.