It has been brought to our attention that Polk County has a program in which some non-violent offenders may receive a reduced sentence or penalty by adopting an animal from Polk County Animal Control

𝗜𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺, 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁?

These are living beings who cannot speak for themselves.

The legal system is built around accountability and supervision. Animal shelters are supposed to place animals in safe, permanent homes…

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