Bear in man’s backyard raises Bethel trustee’s ire

Sean Trimbach of Bets Exotics LLC, courtesy Dayton Daily News

MEDWAY — With the right bow tie, the adorable brown bear cub in the backyard of Sean Trimbach’s Crystal Lake home could pass for a real-life version of Boo-Boo…

“I’d love to get in there to wrestle around with her,” Trimbach said…

Acting on a neighbor’s recent complaint, Brown, a Bethel Twp. trustee, wants Trimbach to get rid of his bear.

“There are other houses around,” Brown said. “No one should have to live across the street from a bear.”…

Brown wants the state law changed.

“How am I supposed to tell the neighbors across the street with small children that, yes, we can regulate cows and goats, but we can’t regulate bears?” she asked…more

Cat executed for panting in Lebanon, Ohio

Open Season on Cats in Lebanon, Ohio

Imagine you’re an 8-year old, overweight cat, who wandered away from home and got lost…

You’re just about ready to leave, when a human with a gun strides into the yard and points it at you. Since you’re a pet cat and you’re not feral, you’re not afraid of humans, and of course you have no idea what a gun is. So you just lie there, not knowing you’re about to get shot in the head and die. What was your crime? You lay down and panted in a neighbor’s yard, in the city of Lebanon, Ohio, where policemen with no veterinary knowledge whatsoever can execute cats on sight just for looking sick.

This is what happened to Dori Stone’s cat, Haze, who went missing Friday, August 19, and was shot one day later by a police officer whose identity has been withheld…

“We love our cats, do you know what it was like to pull your pet . . . out of the garbage bag and his head is bloody with a bullet hole in it?”

says Stone…

…Stone says that Haze was well-groomed and obviously not a stray. He wasn’t wearing tags, but she had reported her missing cat to the Humane Association, who the police never contacted. According to WKRC, Stone and her husband “plan to lobby for changes in the police policy.” Hopefully, it will be in time to save the next supposedly sick, stray cat…more

Exotic birds found in house relocated

…Union Township Trustee Phil Mote - the jurisdiction under which the house is located in - said the trustees have not received a formal complaint about the property, which would cause them to investigate the property.
"In the last four years since I have been a trustee, we have not had any complaints about the property," Mote said. "We haven't had a complaint from a township resident. But, in the last few days we've had emails from people all over the country."
Mote said in order to look into the conditions of the property, a Union Township resident would need to make a written statement - signed with their contact information - about the condition of the property. He said the three trustees, likely accompanied by the Miami County Health Department, would then visit the property and make a decision on the property's condition…more

Humane office is rehabilitating more than 60 exotic birds found in home

Kim Seitz of Troy, an officer with the Miami Valley Bird Club, said the club is providing food to Karns for the birds…more

Nearly 100 live, dead birds inside Troy home

“I was horrified by what I saw,”

said veterinary technician Jim Tinnell, who claims he convinced Ratcliff to let him remove 10 birds from the home that could be saved.

“I’ve never seen anything like it in
my 40 years of caring for animals”
…more

Ohio Woman Facing Dogfighting Charges After Raid

The Dayton Daily News said Orrender pleaded guilty last year to misdemeanor charges of failing to register or license dogs after several of her dogs attacked two people. A police officer shot three of the dogs to stop the attacks...see video