“People won’t use animal control or the Humane Society services because they put the animals down,” said Mark Madsen, owner of the Spokane address. “Somebody has got to do something, or where will they go?”

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HUBER HEIGHTS — About 130 cats and dogs were taken from the Circle of Love animal rescue shelter, 6721 Spokane Drive, after officers with the Montgomery County Animal Shelter served an animal-neglect search warrant Wednesday morning.

“Some of the animals have communicable diseases which may pose a threat to other animals, but not to humans,” said Mark Kumpf, director of the Montgomery County Animal Resource Center…

…Kumpf said no charges have been filed against the homeowner, but the county will work to declare the home a public nuisance, which would give Circle of Love a week to clean the home.

Kumpf said the animals will remain at the Montgomery County Animal Resource Center for continued evaluation, and their ultimate fate is unclear…more

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Unadoptable dogs to be euthanized through lethal injection

ELYRIA — Lorain County commissioners Ted Kalo and Lori Kokoski voted yesterday to eliminate the use of a gas chamber at the Lorain County Dog Kennel and will instead euthanize unadoptable dogs by lethal injection, which animal activists said is more humane…

…Commissioners also approved a plan to spay and neuter the animals before they are adopted, which will decrease the general pet population and traffic into the kennel. Currently, individuals who adopt the dogs are given a voucher to take the animal to an approved veterinarian, however, only roughly 20 percent of those are redeemed, according to Kokoski…more