Rick Wilson for Polk County Commission, you are right: animal welfare is an emotional issue.
Research shows that losing a pet can cause grief similar to losing a human loved one. And with 66% of American households having pets, millions consider animals family—not possessions.
Look at the public response to Waddles the pig in Pinellas County and to Sheriff Wayne Ivey “America’s Sheriff”
Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, Florida (Official) saving a cat:
Approximately 30,000 comments and 20,000 shares.
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DSGU9kAEU
Those numbers show elected officials how deeply animal welfare matters.
When animals are failed, neglected, or harmed, heroes step forward to protect them.
Rick Wilson, you have sat on the dais for eight years. What heroic action have you taken for Polk County’s animals?
All he did in 13 months was passs resolutions that minimized The voices of his constituents who came to speak for the animals in Polk County.