The Brief
- Mike Cole and his wife adopted Ozzy from the Polk County Animal Control Shelter in Winter Haven.
- After Ozzy wasn’t behaving normally, Cole took him to their family’s vet, who told him the puppy had a lung infection.
- A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office told FOX 13…”PCAC does not knowingly permit the public to adopt sick animals.”
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A Lakeland family is devastated after they said they were forced to euthanize their sick puppy before Christmas.
They adopted the puppy from the Polk County Animal Control Shelter, which is run by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
What they’re saying:…