I think I am falling in love with #29. There are 45 dogs left of the 98 found in Piqua at the One More Chance "rescue". These are the mostly unaltered dogs many on medication for various conditions. They are receiving good nutrition, vet care, exercise and TLC.
#29 has bald patches and scratches on his face and nose. The red rash all over his underbelly is the result of laying on a urine soaked floor. This is our third "date" and he is healing well.
As you approach, he pushes his nose through the wire, wagging all over. It's been discovered that #29 is very smart. He can sit, fetch and speak and when you squat down to deliver the TLC, he leans up against you and closes his eyes. As one volunteer put it "He's coming out of the fog. They all are."
The fog, of course, is the neglect of malnutrition and the cruelty of the deplorable conditions they lived in. The charge is a misdemeanor.
If you agree that these acts are more than a misdemeanor and Ohio's animal laws are, at the very least, woefully inadequate please visit LOHV-OHIO.ORG (League of Humane Voters).
Together we can strengthen the laws for Ohio's animals, like #29.
Heather Steinbarger
