"The infamous memo," page two as promised!

Now as we delve further into who or whom "shoot family pets." We see here on page two that the memo is having a very hard time finding any municipality that does, or for that matter one that is not a fan of County animal control!

Webster Groves Police Department:
Sgt. Gary Klienkemper and Lt. Mike Lang were contacted concerning this issue. Sgt.
Klienkemper indicated that his officers will respond to animal related calls. Gary also
indicated that his officers take no action but will contact animal related agencies.
Webster GroveS' P.o. prohibits the transportation of any type of animal in their patrol
vehicles. They do not provide any equipment to handle animal related calls. If an animal
appears to be a threat to public safety it will be euthanized with a department firearm. A
supervisor must authorize this action. Lt. Lang indicated that the Webster Groves
Police Department was satisfied with the response from St. Louis County Animal
Control.
Kirkwood Police Department:
Lt. Kosyan of the Kirkwood Police Department was contacted regarding his officers
responding to animal related calls. Lt. Kosyan informed us that they will respond to
animal related calls. In the case of an injured or sick animal, Kirkwood Officers will not
get physically involved unless the animal is a threat to the public. In this case, the
animal will be euthanized with a department firearm. This action will be documented in
the form of a memorandum. Kirkwood Officers will attempt to secure dogs at large and
convey them to the police department. The dog will be kept in a kennel and attempts to
locate the owner are made. If this is unsuccessful, St. Louis County Animal Control is
contacted for pick up. In the case of sick raccoon$, the Kirkwood Police Department
informs the complainant that there is nothing they can do.
st. LouisCounty Animal Control:
Lt. Kevin Avery contacted St. Louis County Animal Control Officer Davis who informed
him that they would respond to a wildlife call if the animal is in a building or has bitten
somebody and the location of the animal is known. They will handle dog at large calls
when they are available between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. They will
respond to a dog bite call at any time. Vicious dog calls are assessed and prioritized to
determine their response. They will not respond to sick raccoon calls but will tell the
caller to contact the Missouri Department of Conservation or Wildlife Rescue. Officer
Davis indicated that these agencies tell the complainant to leave the animal alone.
St. Louis County Animal Control handles all animal related calls for the St. Louis County
Police Department with the exception of barking dog calls. In this case, a St. Louis
County Officer will be dispatched.
Wildlife Rescue was contacted by Lt. Avery. Wildlife Rescue indicated that they would
respond for a sick raccoon only if a volunteer was available. Wildlife Rescue further
indicated that they would not respond very often as volunteer resources are quite
limited.
Missouri Department of Conservation:
Lt. Avery contacted Mr. Tom Misner, a Wildlife Biologist for the M.D.C., who indicated
that sick raccoons are very dangerous and should not be engaged by humans. His
direction is to tell people to leave them alone. Misner indicated that there are almost no
instances where these animals are a threat to humans. (page three tomorrow.)

Tom Ford

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