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Residents urge review of Bay County animal-control practices and seek release of dog labelled "dangerous"
Summary
Multiple speakers during public comment asked Bay County commissioners to review animal-control procedures, seek release of a dog named Nala and change policies on seizures, fees and behavioral evaluations.
Three residents addressed the Bay County Board of County Commissioners during the public comment period on June 3 about animal-control practices and the case of a dog named Nala.
Sylvia Jones of 10305 Thomas Morning told commissioners Nala has been confined "in isolation for 6 months," saying the dog's only apparent offense was protecting the owner from a man who approached too closely and who later was arrested on drug charges. Jones urged the county to review and release Nala, to equip animal-control officers with body cameras, to…
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