Please help this dog pets post account 1 — — — reply x prohibited[?] Posted: 3 days ago How Can This Dog Be Helped? (Larimer County) < 1 of 4 > image 1image 2image 3image 4 My neighbors have had this dog chained to the tree since they moved in eight months ago. It never stops barking or crying due to boredom/heat/extreme cold/being scared of local wildlife. It is nothing but animal cruelty. These people are all so far gone on drugs that sometimes they don't wake up or come out of the house for days on end. Long ago I tried the normal routes of first asking them to please not let the dog bark all night long, then calling Animal Control, then the police, then the sheriff, then the mayor, then the County Commissioners....no one will help. Animal Control says their budget was cut so they no longer come to unincorporated Larimer County. I tried calling repeatedly, saying the problem is bigger than just barking and they told me to stop because I am becoming "a thorn in their side." None of the other neighbors, though they complain about the barking continually, will say anything out of fear of repercussions. The police and sheriff don't care about noise complaints involving animals at all and wouldn't even take a report. The mayor and county commissioners just blew me off. I tried talking to these idiots' landlord and all he did was tattle to them that I complained so now whenever they see me they spit at me and swear. I don't give a damn about them, but now that it is hovering around zero degrees, the last thing I want to see when I look out my window is this dog slowly freezing to death. Short of going down there and cutting its coller off, what the hell can be done? I pay over $1,000 a year in taxes to this God forsaken county and I can't find a soul to help this poor dog. UPDATE: Thanks to someone else calling on account of this ad, I called again and this time Animal Control says they will send someone, either today or tomorrow. Unfortunately they also said that there is no law against keeping a dog chained to a tree year round as long as it has access to shelter. This dog does have access to a piece of plywood so I guess it's just screwed. They also reported that last time they checked on that house the owners said the dog has access to the house. I guess they would rather believe crack heads than look around in the yard and see that the poor thing paces constantly and has a regular trail worn into the flag stone yard. Thank you all so much for your support and input. I can't stand being in the middle of confrontation or altercations and I felt really alone in this until today. For those of you who suggested I go steal the dog...while I know this is the only way it will actually be helped, I am not comfortable going into the back yard of a meth lab and approaching an abused pit bull that I have never seen interact with a human being. I did contact The Coloradoan and Denkai but did not get a response from either. Thank you again, especially the person who called Animal Control. SECOND UPDATE: I give up. After consulting with a vet, he suggested I just give out the address and hope for the best. The dog, as of 8:34 pm on 11/18/2014 is still chained outside at 4809 Foothills Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80526. I was not home today so I don't know if Animal Control came or not. They very well may have, but bottom line is the dog is still freezing and crying. THIRD UPDATE 11/19/2014 7:10AM: The dog is not outside. I am not sure if it is in the house or if someone took it away but I can't see it or the chain this morning. Quite a few people have shared the pictures I put on Facebook and I can't thank you enough for that and all other actions you have taken. I am very leery of saying that the problem is solved, but at least for the time being the dog seems to be getting a reprieve from the cold and the chain. Update as of 4pm 11/19: The dog is back out on the chain, since this morning. I have been on the phone all afternoon with the Sherriff's Department and other agencies. This is not illegal. Evidently you can keep a dog chained to a tree forever as long as it has food, water and shelter. According to Animal Control, they visited yesterday and it did have food and water. Its shelter was not up to par but the people were given a warning and have a day or two to fix it. If they fix it, there is nothing anyone can do because it is not against any law.