Dear Sheriff Grady Judd, Director of Communications Scott Wilder, and Director Gordon Scherer,
I refuse to remain silent while the people entrusted with protecting the innocent continue to deflect blame onto the very public, they were sworn to serve.
In the recent FOX 13 News article dated June 3, 2025—published after dozens of citizens stood before the Polk County Board of County Commissioners begging for changes—a spokesperson for Sheriff Grady Judd once again shifted responsibility to “irresponsible pet owners” for the disgraceful conditions and outcomes at Polk County Animal Control. This same spokesperson said, “if people would adopt more animals,” the crisis could be avoided.
This narrative is not just misleading. It’s a blatant denial of the systemic failures at the root of this crisis…