{"id":24146,"date":"2022-08-07T14:56:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T18:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=24146"},"modified":"2022-08-07T14:57:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T18:57:08","slug":"letter-polk-county-animal-control-from-a-vet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/08\/07\/letter-polk-county-animal-control-from-a-vet\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter: Polk County Animal Control from a Vet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/G.-Robert-Weedon-DVM-MPH.jpg?resize=212%2C212&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24148\" width=\"212\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/G.-Robert-Weedon-DVM-MPH.jpg?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/G.-Robert-Weedon-DVM-MPH.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" \/><figcaption>G. Robert Weedon, DVM, MPH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The writer of the attached letter below is by G. Robert Weedon, DVM, MPH. Weedon has been trying to have discussions with the County Commissioners and Sheriff Grady Judd about these issues for the past three years and NO one would talk to him, why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lakeland Gazette has found out that the Polk County Commissioners in general are not particularly animal-friendly. Add to that the fact that they are all afraid of Sheriff Judd because they all want his endorsement to come reelection time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, the situation at the Animal shelter is unacceptable, and something needs to be done.<\/p>\n\n\n        <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-d02284c27a5df339a12fb2cf6d7dd0fb\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content aligncenter ep-percentage-width   ep-content-protection-disabled\" data-embed-type=\"PDF\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Letter-to-Polk-County-Commissioners-7-25-22.pdf\">\n            <div class=\"embedpress-inner-iframe emebedpress-unit-percent ep-doc-d02284c27a5df339a12fb2cf6d7dd0fb\" style=\"max-width:600%\" id=\"embedpress-pdf-1659897966220\">\n                <div >\n                    <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper\"><div class=\"position-right-wraper gutenberg-pdf-wraper\"><iframe title=\"Letter to Polk County Commissioners 7-25-22\" class=\"embedpress-embed-document-pdf embedpress-pdf-1659897966220\" style=\"width:600%;height:600px; max-width:100%; display: inline-block\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/embedpress\/assets\/pdf\/web\/viewer.html?&#038;file=https%3A%2F%2Flakelandgazette.info%2Fnews%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2FLetter-to-Polk-County-Commissioners-7-25-22.pdf#key=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\" frameborder=\"0\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\"><\/iframe> <\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The writer of the attached letter below is by G. 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