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Q: Jacksonville At the moment reader Lois B. says a pit bull combine just lately bit her severely on her left arm. She reported it to her leasing workplace quickly after.
The condominium administration gave her details about how one can report it to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Workplace, and an officer got here out a day later to file a report, telling her that the town’s Animal Care and Protective Services would act on it.
That started a sequence of phone messages, Lois says. And within the following weeks, she says, nothing occurred together with her case.
“There’s no solution to speak straight with Animal Control. I left a message to name me,” she says. “The supervisor immediately mentioned the (condominium complicated) investigation continues to be ongoing. This canine is harmful. … It’s nonetheless on the property. It shouldn’t be on the property.”
“Are you able to get motion? Residents want higher service.”
A: The town’s web site says anybody who needs to report a canine chew can name (904) 630-CITY or go online to report violations and different animal-related points. An code enforcement officer will probably be dispatched to analyze and tackle the problem, the web site says.
Metropolis officers say this method permits them to reply appropriately. The town gathers contact info and particulars, routes a service request to the correct company and permits the company to prioritize the response.
All buyer interactions are documented, and the company is alerted to observe up if wanted, the town says.
Animal Management Chief Michael Bricker tells Jacksonville At the moment the division usually responds inside 24 hours if the canine is free and will pose a hazard; if there’s a threat of rabies; or if the chew is extreme and requires medical consideration.
In Lois’ case, none of those elements utilized, Bricker says. “The canine had returned dwelling; the chew was minimal; no medical consideration or hospitalization was required; the sufferer moved out of the condominium the next day; and the canine was vaccinated in opposition to rabies,” he says. “Given these circumstances, the precedence degree for the decision was decreased.”
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