The dog can be seen through a smudged side window and heard barking through the garage door of the abandoned Tarrant house.
Tarrant City workers cutting an overgrown lawn at a vacant house were surprised to learn that the home was not completely abandoned, when they discovered a pit bull in the basement garage.Tarrant City workers cutting an overgrown lawn at a vacant house were surprised to learn that the home was not completely abandoned, when they discovered a dog in the basement garage.
Newton, along with animal welfare advocates, wants to enter the basement and take custody of the dog, which they say is in need of assistance. The garage has evidence of some food and water. But the floor is littered with excrement.“I, as an elected official, can’t direct him to do something that they’re saying is illegal,” Newton said. “This is just atypical, but I think it speaks volumes on the chief and his current state.
The Greater Birmingham Humane Society, which is contracted to provide animal control services in Jefferson County, observed the dog through a smudged side window and placed a 24-hour notice on the property. “While we desire to resolve the public’s concerns in these cities, we have no authority to pick up animals without a signed agreement from the police department located in that city.”“He’s alive right now,” York Curtis said. “He seems very friendly, just laying down chilling in the sun through one of the windows where the sun comes in. He’s on the skinny side for sure but he does not seem to be in any distress.
“If the mayor wants the dog seized, we’re happy to do it, but somebody has to allege a crime and we will apply for a search warrant. Nobody’s willing to do that,” he said. “That’s basic Fourth Amendment and every police officer knows this. You can’t seize people’s property without due process of law, and you cannot force entry into a person’s home without a search warrant or an exception to the search warrant rule.
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