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Ames woman pleads with council to spare family dog for dying partner's comfort

City of Ames City Council (and Ames Area MPO Transportation Committee) · January 14, 2026

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Summary

Julie Tigas told the City Council her partner is in heart failure and that the family's dog, Tyson, has been taken into custody for possible euthanasia; she urged council to direct authorities to intervene, saying Tyson provides critical comfort while the family offered multiple alternatives to euthanasia.

Julie Tigas addressed the City Council during public forum to ask for compassion and intervention after her partner Todd — whom she said is now in heart failure — lost his dog, Tyson, to animal‑control custody and possible euthanasia.

"Tyson's so much more than that...He's a comfort. He's Todd's routine," Tigas…

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