If the Dog Warden "canvass" my home and thinks I will give them $124.00 I will simply had them the leash with the dog attached and shut the door.

People! This is for innocent, abused and neglected animals. For God's sake, show some compassion!! It's not their fault they ended up there.

And, Helspont, that's why we have to recoil a bit, grit our teeth and get back to the welfare of people - all people. . .

. . . and, there's a difference between the Portage County Dog Pound and the Animal Protective League. The Dog Warden is hired by the county commissioners to run the program. I don't remember if they get any additional county money to operate the program other than the income from dog licenses.

The purpose of that fee is to maintain the operation; and the operation is spelled out in the good ole Ohio Revised Code, making it a law, providing enforcement powers, etc.

If the $12 dog license fee wasn't paid before January 31, it is now $24. When the dog warden employees canvass the area, it will be $24 plus the $100 citation and the cost of your time.

As soon as the snow disappears, they will be out checking for tags (part of their job as dog warden employees). When I stopped at the dog pound 6 weeks ago, he said they were going to be start canvassing the area north of the dog pound. I interpret that as Shalersville, Mantua, Hiram, Freedom, Nelson Townships; Hiram, Garrettsville, Mantua & Windham villages. Aurora has its own animal control officer, so he won't have to spend much time and effort there.

These are tough economic times - maybe your friend or neighbor would appreciate your providing the dog tags for their dogs this year. A short sheet of paper, a little bit of information, mail it in or drop it off, and the neighbor's/friend's dogs have tags.

People are sometimes forced to give up dogs. To be able to take a dog to the Portage County Dog Pound and know this dog warden will work to get it adopted is something Portage County residents are fortunate to have.

If you, your family, friends or groups can support the efforts of the Portage County Dog Warden with monetary contributions, items used daily - food, blankets, Kongs, etc., or your company can provide the products, labor and materials to enhance the operation with outside runs or whatever else is needed, thank you!

You just might find your next dog at P/C's Dog Pound.

With posts like Kent63 it's no wonder I prefer the welfare of animals over people.

This posting seems to imply that a company donated time and materials for a concrete pad to make life a little nicer for neglected dogs. Maybe the company had a little compassion for these animals unlike their previous owners. I doubt that the company or anyone who volunteers to help an animal shelter has the dog warden in mind when they volunteer money or services.

Why is it that everytime someone tries to do something nice in this counrty for this country therer is always someone here to Bitc* and complain?? . and kent your whole complaint is that someone steps up to help someone and not you so its wrong and the dog warden is begging??? get a life . And does anybody know who the company is?

Hey Kent63,
might it be by chance you were fired from you're job??? If so maybe you're charming personality you show here have something to do with it.. and as for the company that is doing the work offered there services after reading what the dog warden was going to PAY for the improvments.Second what have you done for you're comunity other than complain??

That was really nice of the company to step forward and give the County a freebee. I used to work in Ravenna until the company closed it's doors over two years ago. I haven't been able to find a jobs since but I did buy a license for my dog. Do you suppose this company would like to donate a slab for the back of my house so my dog can go out ad not get his feet muddy? The County that collects all these taxes should not need to accept charity, especially when the dog warden can afford to hire people to run all over the place and knock on people's door checking for tags. If they can afford that then they can afford to pay their own way when they want improvements.

Kent63 - have you EVER been to the shelter? Do you have any idea how many animals are there, what it costs to feed and provide vet care? Do yourself a favor and make a trip out there someday - oh and take a bag of food to donate while you're there and some bleach to help clean the cages. Geesh. . .

Kent63 they didn't beg for freebees there was an artical in the paper about improvments that were needed and what they were going to cost and a company from ravenna stepped up and offered there services for free .and its a shame someone like you has to come on here and state something like this when you don't have all the facts