Please sign my suppliment Justice for Target petition on care2, the petition mentioned has the option to leave a comment. Please be tastefull if you choose to do so.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/afghanistan-dog-hero-wrongfully-euthanized/

 

Here is my friends petition to see the employee fired

http://animals.change.org/petitions/view/tell_arizona_animal_shelter_to_terminate_employee_who_euthanized_hero_dog

 

Also, take acion by emailing the Mayor of Arizona where the incident occurred his name is Bob Jackson

Email: bjackson@casagrandeaz.gov

Contact info:
City of Casa Grande Phone: (520) 421-8600
510 E. Florence Blvd. Fax: (520) 421-8602
Casa Grande, Az 85122

In addition to all of the city council members; the names and email are listed below:
Everyone has the same address and phone #

Mayor Pro Tempore Karl Montoya
kmontoya@casagrandeaz.gov

Mary Kortsen
mkortsen@casagrandeaz.gov

Dick Powell
dpowell@casagrandeaz.gov

Steve Miller
sqmiller@casagrandeaz.gov

Matt Herman
mherman@casagrandeaz.gov

Lisa Navarro Fitzgibbons
lfitzgibbons@casagrandeaz.gov

As far as the Pinal County Animal Control, I couldn't get an email, just a phone # 520-509-3555
And I quote rebatum from the website:

Citizens with concerns should contact the Pinal County Citizen Contact Center at 520-509-3555. Please be aware of wait times due to the high volume of calls.

~Thankyou~

AfSD

 

Let Target's death be not in vein! Lets let Target be a hero again.We need to use her to set an example of what needs to be STOPPED, we need complete shelter reform and a NO-KILL nation!

 If this was a human being, I am sure the repercussions would be immediate and the appropriate criminal and civil actions against those involved would be pursued swiftly. THIS IS A DISGRACE- BEYOND SHAMEFUL!  JUSTICE TO TARGET NOW!

This is from Shelley Loves-Dogs, she asked:

Please help me spread this idea. I think Target should have a spot in Arlington Cemetery! She has earned it!!

     *****Please add comments here - we need OPRAH to raise AWARENESS of the "mistakes" that are all to regular in our government run shelters -*****

http://www.oprah.com/community/thread/148170

Write OPRAH an e-mail here:

https://www.oprah.com/ownshow/plug_form.html?plug_id=220

This is not at all unusual for 'animals shelters' to have mix-ups. It happens all the time. Some people critize Sgt. Young but that is BLAME MISPLACED. The animal care shelters in the U.S. with the exception of only a very few are run rather poorly.

The person(s) who did the mixup should not only be fired but totally embarassed in the media. Killing the 'wrong' dog! This should be a no-kill country.

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Target, the dog who survived Afghan war and melted hearts on Oprah, mistakenly put down at Arizona animal shelter

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 6:06 PM on 16th November 2010

 

Target the dog lived through explosions in war-torn Afghanistan, saved the lives of U.S. soldiers and was featured on Oprah - but she couldn't survive a brief stay at an Arizona animal shelter.

An employee at the Pinal County facility was today on administrative leave after euthanizing the shepherd mix by mistake.

'When it comes to euthanizing an animal, there are some clear-cut procedures to follow,' said Ruth Stalter, director of the Animal Care And Control centre.
'Based on my preliminary investigation, our employee did not follow those procedures.'

Scroll down for video report

Target befriended American soldiers in Afghanistan, and helped scare a suicide bomber who showed up at a base wearing 25 lbs of explosives, barking at and biting the terrorist

Target was hailed a hero and her injuries were treated by medics as though she was a soldier. She lived, came to live in Arizona and appeared on Oprah with her owner Sgt. Young

Sgt. Terry Young, the owner of the dog, told The Arizona Republic, 'I just can't believe that something like this would happen to such a good dog.'

Target and two other dogs, Rufus and Sasha, were mutts who befriended soldiers stationed in Afghanistan, who began to feed them and treated the canines as pets on the military base.

One night in February a suicide bomber came to the base in the middle of the night, wearing 25 pounds of explosives and intent on killing Americans.

The three dogs frightened, barked at and bit the bomber, scaring him and waking the sleeping soldiers in the process. Deterred, the terrorist detonated himself outside instead of coming in.

The lives of 50 soldiers were potentially spared because of the dogs' actions.

Sasha was killed, but Target and Rufus lived. Medics treated the injured dogs like soldiers and the two were saved.

Only five soldiers were injured in the bombing and all recovered

Sgt Young said the dogs was treated like royalty from then on at the base at Dand Patan, near the Pakistan border.

With the help of aid groups, Sgt Young brought Target to the San Tan Valley area south-east of Phoenix in August, when he returned home from his tour of duty. Rufus went to live with another soldier in Georgia.

Target was featured on 'Oprah' in September in a show about amazing animals.

On Friday of last week the dog escaped from the family's backyard. Sgt Young then put out notices and contacted TV stations that did reports on the missing dog.

Sgt Young's 4-year-old son (seen here when Target arrived from Afghanistan) has been devastated by the pet's death and asked his dad to take out the poison and bring the beloved animal home

She wore a special pink camouflage collar

A neighbour found Target wandering later that day and put her in his backyard and called the shelter. The dog did not have a microchip or tag.

On Friday night, Sgt Young found Target's picture on a website used by Pinal County's dog catchers to help owners track lost pets. He thought the shelter was closed for the night and weekend.

He showed up at the shelter in Casa Grande to claim his dog on Monday, only to find out she was dead.

County officials say the employee mistakenly took the dog out of its pen Monday morning and euthanized it.

'My four-year-old son just can't understand what is going on with Target and keeps asking me to get the poison out of her and bring her home. They don't want her to go be with God yet,' a teary Sgt Young told the local CBS TV station.

The Arizona Republic said Sgt Young and his family will get the dog's cremated remains.

 See target 's Return home Video:

 http://www.azcentral.com/video/614743015001

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1330088/Afghanistan-dog-hero-mistake-Arizona-animal-shelter.html#ixzz15V7WcBuK

 

                                       *******UPDATE*****

 

Animal care employee placed on administrative leave

Posted: Nov 15, 2010 6:16 PM EST

Web Producer: Chelsea Rarrick

FLORENCE, Ariz. (KGUN9-TV) - A Pinal County Animal Care and Control employee is accused of not following the proper procedure in the euthanasia process.

The employee has been placed on administrative leave for failing to follow the procedures and euthanizing the wrong dog.

The dog was picked up by an officer on Friday, Nov. 12 and taken to the Pinal County Animal Care and Control Shelter to stay the weekend.

This morning, the employee mistakenly took the took the dog out to euthanize it when it had not been scheduled to put down.

Animal Care and Control Director Ruth Stalter said, "I am heartsick over this.  I had to personally deliver the news to the dog's owner and he and his family are understandably distraught."

Stalter says they will be reviewing procedures to make sure something like this does not happen again.

The dog had recently been brought back from Afghanistan by a solider who had returned from his duty there. "Target", the dog, had been featured by Oprah Winfrey and other local media for saving soldiers from a suicide bomber.

No other additional information can be released at this time.

Source:

http://www.kgun9.com/Global/story.asp?S=13507279&utm_source=KGUN9.com&utm_medium=twitter

 

Here is my friends petition to see the employee fired

http://animals.change.org/petitions/view/tell_arizona_animal_shelter_to_terminate_employee_who_euthanized_hero_dog