Comments on Advance Indiana™: What Constitutes A Serious Bodily Injury?

I disagree with D. The city was lied to by Warren ...

2009-10-01T10:01:42.746-05:00

I disagree with D. The city was lied to by Warren Patitz and that is why Rae was hired. The Animal Commission made the decision on him, not Newman. Newman thought he was doing the right thing by taking their recommendation. Only thing was Newman was not given the background on Rae from Philly. While as Chief Operating Officer in Philly, Rae failed to provide even basic care according to the PSPCA. The PSPCA was on the verge of filing cruelty charges. Instead an RFP was issued "overnight", Rae's group didn't bid and he and PACCA were out. The City of Philly issued an audit they did showing that records were not kept properly.http://www.philadelphiacontroller.org/page.asp?id=340
Bite cases were euthanized early forcing people to undergo rabies treatments.

Don't you think if Newman knew all of this that he would not have hired Rae? Who would?

One day last year while driving, I saw a stray dog...

2009-09-30T19:53:36.148-05:00

One day last year while driving, I saw a stray dog running through and across yards around 54th and Illinois. I'm not an expert on dog breeds, but this was like the pictures I've seen of rottweilers, or a mix, as it was a little bigger than the pit bull pictures I've seen. The dog appeared to have been restrained at one time, as it was dragging a rope or a chain of some sort. Since I often walked my infant granddaughter in a stroller in that neighborhood, this was really scary. A grandmother and infant would have little defense against an aggressive dog. In your own neighborhood, shouldn't you get to take a walk without worrying about a dog lunging at you?

This whole ACC deal has been really unfair to Rae ...

2009-09-30T10:35:02.933-05:00

This whole ACC deal has been really unfair to Rae and his supporters. I disagree with his philosophy that amounts to serving animals before people, but the city hired him knowing full well what he intended to do with the agency. Now that his methods have had the predictable result of reducing ACC´s emphasis on protecting the public, Ballard is making sure the buck stops well short of himself.