Just like children trapped in abusive homes, the animals at Polk County Animal Control are voiceless, powerless, and entirely dependent on the adults in charge. After 11 news articles and dozens of public testimonies, Sheriff Grady Judd’s escalating retaliation — blocking phones, fencing off kennels, banning rescues and volunteers — mirrors the tactics abusers use to control and isolate victims:
Children can’t call 911. Pets can’t either. When phones were banned at PCAC, their cries for help were silenced.
Children rely on witnesses. Pets rely on volunteers and rescuers. When those allies were shut out, no one was left to testify to their suffering…