Editoral
Sheriff Judd, why did you ban cameras and phones from Polk County Animal Control when they are allowed in courthouses, prisons, and even the White House?
If conditions inside are acceptable, what do you gain by hiding them from taxpayers, volunteers, and the press?
Florida Statute 823.15 declares that “every feasible means” must be used to reduce the birth of unneeded puppies and kittens, and that identifying which programs improve adoption rates and reduce euthanasia is crucial to this effort. Why, then, is Polk County still killing at such high rates instead of investing in prevention programs?
What ordinances do you believe need to be enacted to control overpopulation responsibly?
What ordinances do you believe should be enacted to help reduce euthanasia?
Sheriff, if you claim Polk County Animal Control is being run properly, will you commit today to opening the shelter for an independent inspection by the University of Florida Shelter Medicine Program?
Sheriff, you’ve been named Sheriff of the Year and claim Polk County has one of the best sheriff’s departments in the country. You’ve been honored locally as Person of the Year and even received Humane Law Enforcement Awards. How do you reconcile those honors with the inhumane reality that Polk County Animal Control has been Florida’s #1 kill shelter, year after year, for more than a decade?
Awards are supposed to celebrate transparency and leadership. How is it leadership to underfund Animal Control, block volunteers, and hide conditions from the taxpayers who fund it?
It appears you care very deeply about your image and reputation. So how do you explain allowing this stain of shame to remain on Polk County Animal Control — under your watch — for so long?
Sheriff’s Office initially said via an email, “We have no response.”
Grady is untouchable AND KNOWS IT.
Amazing questions. What are they hiding?