The county government is less clear about animals than it asks citizens to be. Tonight the Lowndes County Democratic Party is doing what the county has never done: holding a public forum on animal rights. Apparently there are some human rights involved, too, given recent allegations of a deputy with gun drawn and arson.

Last month two more citizens complained to the Lowndes County Commission about treatment of dogs, including about three dogs that may not have shelter and barking dogs and apparent retaliation through arson. That second speaker, as he said, had already spoken up back in June about animal control taking his grandson’s dog out of a kennel, yet he said when he complained about a barking dog a deputy came out with gun drawn to demand he come out of his house “like a common criminal”. At the time the Chairman asked citizens to be “clear and direct”.

Yet it’s not clear what the county has done about any of this, nor about the anti-tethering ordinance Dr. Amanda Hall proposed back in January, even though numerous citizens spoke up for it.

Tonight at 6PM, the Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP) is holding an Animal Rights Forum at Mama June’s restaurant at 3286 Inner Perimeter Road. Follow the link for details.

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