LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Two animal rescue groups saved four Dobermans from the streets in northwest Las Vegas.
Volunteers say this speaks to the larger issue of illegal breeders and the need for harsher regulations in the Las Vegas Valley.
When Paw Patrol LV got a call from concerned community members about four Dobermans near Walnut Rd. and Carey Ave., they arrived to find underweight, scared pups.
“They were actually laying in the middle of the street, in a dark road, with cars coming full speed,” Paw Patrol LV Volunteer Joyce Foreman says.
Foreman says over the next few days volunteers worked to secure the dogs. She says Clark County Animal Control was able to catch one and Paw Patrol volunteers successfully caught two.
The fourth ran off and got trapped in a drainage hole but was eventually caught.
All four pups stayed at The Animal Foundation, before another animal rescue group, SNARL, got involved and placed all four of them in foster homes.
As for how they got onto the streets in the first place, SNARL Administrator Tasha Frailer has a theory.
“Considering they were all four together and they’re all definitely Doberman mixes of some kind, we think it’s very likely that they were from a backyard breeder who was just dumping their stock,” Frailer says. “It happens frequently where they’re dumped outside, and you just feel bad that that’s the only life the animal has experienced so far.”
Clark County Officials say in order to open an investigation, they need information that the dogs were dumped, and leads to follow up on, like witnesses, license plates, or microchips.
The Doberman rescue comes on the heels of Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft calling for a crackdown on illegal breeders.
Then Animal Protection Services came forward to suggest how in September, including doubling fines for repeat offenders, further regulations for current licensed breeders, and mandatory microchipping for all dogs and cats in unincorporated Clark County.
County officials say they are currently working through the Business Impact Statement process required as part of amending the Title 10 ordinance.
On Thursday, notice of the proposed ordinance change was mailed out to animal related businesses and chambers of commerce.
Clark County is currently accepting comments on the change. They must be submitted to the county by close of business on Dec. 9.
Two of the four Dobermans, ‘Jon’ and ‘Ozzy’ are still searching for their forever homes. Anyone interested in adopting can apply on SNARL’s website.
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