Pets In Need! @ 21 Feb 2007 05:30 am by lakerdee
Wow! Joe Where do I begin? Thank you to my boss and friend (no these are not words in hopes of brownie points!), Stephanie and of course Ernie, Ollie,and Bennie.
My story is quite long, but to try and makeit short, my lovely 4 year old Akita Niko passed away at LIED animal shelter Jan.26, 2007. An unfortunate event to say the least since Niko had just made his way to become a Nevada resident moving from San Diego, Ca. His poor soul was afraid and scared in his new dwellings which resulted in 2 bite incidents and he was placed in quarantine on Jan. 20. In an effort to save his little soul our family decided it would be safer to keep him at LIED for the remainder of the quarantine. The first mistake of many LIED made was not calling me on Jan.26 when they found him dead in his cage, but awaited to tell me Jan. 29 when I anxiously arrived to pick him up only to find out he died mysteriously. I had my brothernlaw drive from Boise, Idaho to watch Niko the remainder of the year while we saved for a new hom here in Vegas. What resulted involving several employees including the director, was a multitude of mis-followed procedures. Niko was cremated without our knowledge, no headship was sent (by law) to the Health Department to determine rabies (which he does not have, and was 85 pounds and healthy when he arrived), no necropsy was done, and our family must live with no reason how he died except his new move made him not so strong. LIED failed to follow many laws, and with just my story, acquired several violations. With the help of Joe and Stephanie, I began a week long document with complaints filed with Animal Control and LIED. I gathered information about the employees involved, their names, reviewed surveillance tapes, and sent my results to the Humane Society. A representative from there had great interest with my story since it now relates to the recent parvo outbreak. Currently, my story is the highlight because Niko may have been one of the very first who passed away from what they found later to cause the sad epidemic we are all still talking about. To all who read this, please do what you can to help the animals still suffering, the ones who lost like we did, and fight against LIED to NEVER allow further inconsiderate, careless mistakes to be made and cost families hardship, pain and questions left unanswered! To LIED: You gave me an apology and have a nice day when giving me the news of Niko’s death. What do you have to say to my children who still ask, “Mommy, why did Niko die”?
2 Responses to “Tragic Lied Story….please read. RIP Niko”
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Danielle,
Niko’s story is sad and horrible, and I’m so sorry that happened to your family. I can’t imagine how difficult it was and continues to be - the whole thing is tragic and wrong. I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your experience here and the pictures of your beautiful dog.
Take care,
Stephanie
Stephanie,
Please allow me to thank you for the reply and the advice you and Joe gave me to do what I needed to do. It has been hard and still is for all of us especially my husband. My daughter Jade wants another dog and so do I. Our condo allows pets up to 30 pounds, and Joe has sent me pictures of some wonderful dogs. We can’t afford the deposit fee or adoption fee at this time, not to mention my husband is wanting to wait a little longer. I can’t wait until we can adopt a new friend as what happened to Niko makes us all feel empty inside. Sharing my story has not been easy, but the support I have received is helping me cope and motivating me to seek justice for Niko and all the other animals who suffered as well. I appreciate this site and again the support from you both.
Danielle