ANIMAL SERVICES
EUTHANIZES MOTHER DOG,
DRAWS CRITICISM
A female dog euthanized in late December at 1st Avenue
Shelter is the subject of some online uproar. City of Eugene
Animal Services and 1st Avenue Shelter say the pregnant
dog had a bite record and repeatedly demonstrated aggres-
sive behavior, while advocacy group No Kill Lane County
maintains that the dog could have been rehabilitated.
Molly Monette, animal welfare supervisor with City of
Eugene Animal Services, says a Eugene citizen picked up
the stray boxer on Nov. 20. While in that person’s custody,
the dog escaped from her enclosure.
On Dec. 16, Monette says, Animal Services received a
call from a man who said the dog bit his legs and chased
him. While responding to that call, Animal Services re-
ceived another call from a mother whose daughter was at-
tacked and bitten twice while walking home from school
the previous day.
Since the dog had bitten a person, Animal Services clas-
sified her as a Level 4 dangerous dog, the second highest
classification, according to Eugene City Code.
“We spoke to the owners at the property and they stated
that this dog was a stray,” Monette says. “They surrendered
possession of the dog on Dec. 19.”
Animals Services brought the dog to 1st Avenue Shelter,
where she was put on a 10-day bite quarantine, as required
by state law. Monette says 1st Avenue Shelter posted on-
line and looked for the boxer’s owners on Craigslist, but no
one came forward to claim her.
Robyn Broadbent, an animal advocate with No Kill
Lane County, says she attempted to contact Greenhill Hu-
mane Society and Animal Control about the status of the
boxer before she was euthanized, but Broadbent says her
calls were never returned.
Since Greenhill is in part taxpayer funded via 1st Avenue,
Broadbent says, “I wanted to see the records on this dog. I
asked for status and records, and I was ignored. There should
have been more outreach and more answering of questions.”
Between Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, the boxer gave birth to
two puppies, one stillborn and one living. The living puppy
was with her mother until Dec. 30, says Lauren Merge, com-
munications and events manager for Greenhill, which oper-
ates 1st Avenue Shelter.
During this time, Monette says, the mother dog “was not
able to be handled at all by the shelter staff” due to aggres-
sion.
After looking at the options, Monette says, Animal Ser-
vices and 1st Avenue Shelter concluded that “the mom dem-
onstrated some really concerning behavior outside of the
shelter,” adding that “we do not adopt out or release poten-
tially dangerous dogs to the public.”
Merge says that “based on the behavior inside and out-
side of the shelter, we determined that euthanasia was going
to be the best decision.”
Broadbent says that pregnant dogs, especially under
stress, are more prone to aggression, and despite the dog’s
bite history “there are tons of rescues that would have taken
her. They should have handed the dog over to a rescue that
was capable of rehabilitating her.”
“Ultimately,” Monette says, “we’re the only ones re-
sponsible if this dog hurts somebody else. It was a really
difficult thing for us to do, but public safety is number one.”
The surviving puppy was placed in foster care, Merge says,
and she will be bottle fed until she is old enough to eat on
her own. When ready, 1st Avenue will place her for adop-
tion. — Amy Schneider
BARGAINS MONTH
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• The political film Merchants of Doubt will be shown at
6 pm Thursday, Jan. 7, at Bijou Art Cinemas on 13th
Avenue. The film looks at the secretive group of pundits-
for-hire who dispute the science of climate change and
toxic chemicals.
• A Lane County town hall on human rights, equity and
access is planned for 5:30 to 7:30 pm Thursday, Jan. 7, at
the Baker Center, 975 High Street. The county is looking at
how a new advisory board can improve the county’s “long-
term efforts to implement its new human rights and equity
plan.”
• Neighborhood activist Paul Conte will speak on “An
Introduction to Community-Based Planning” at a gathering
from 7 to 10 pm Wednesday, Jan. 13, at Tsunami Books,
2585 Willamette Street. The event is free but donations will
be accepted for Community Supported Shelters. Conte will
talk about citizen involvement in practical terms and how it
applies to South Willamette Street plans, Envision Eugene
and other local issues.
• Springfield Alliance for Equality and Respect (SAfER)
is inviting nominations for a Human Rights Leadership
Award to be presented during Springfield’s Martin Luther
King Jr. celebration Jan. 18. Nominees must be someone
who lives and/or works in Springfield and is actively
involved in human rights issues. Deadline for submitting
nominations is 5 pm Monday, Jan. 11. Email safer1214@
gmail.com.
• 350 Eugene is having a New Year’s meet-up from 7
to 9 pm Thursday, Jan. 14, at the First United Methodist
Church, 1367 Olive Street. The agenda includes an expert
panel on Oregon’s Healthy Climate Bill, Puppet Brigade
organizing and updates on climate campaigns and
activities.
• A rally for raising the minimum wage to $15 will be at
2 pm Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Oregon State Capitol. A
public hearing will be at 4 pm that day with opportunities
to sign up to testify. Carpooling is planned from Eugene
and elsewhere in Oregon. See 15noworegon.org to get on
the mailing list.
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