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Residents demand accountability, training and staffing after deputy shoots dog; county urged to fund animal-control changes
Summary
After video of a deputy shooting a dog behind county animal control circulated, dozens of residents urged the Board to increase funding, expand animal-control staffing to 24/7, require deputy training on animal encounters and open a transparent investigation.
A widely recounted December 13 incident in which a St. Clair County deputy shot a dog behind the county animal-control facility dominated public comment during the Judiciary/Public Safety Committee meeting.
Multiple residents who viewed the video described disturbing restraint techniques and contended animal control was not contacted; speakers urged the commissioners to require mandatory animal-handling training for deputies, increase funding for…
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