{"id":52824,"date":"2024-12-22T21:26:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T02:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=52824"},"modified":"2024-12-22T21:27:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T02:27:34","slug":"grady-judd-is-an-evil-nasty-and-scary-sheriff-and-an-animal-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/12\/22\/grady-judd-is-an-evil-nasty-and-scary-sheriff-and-an-animal-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"Grady Judd is an Evil, Nasty, and Scary Sheriff and an Animal Killer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Editorial<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Sheriff-Grady-Judd.jpg?resize=640%2C448&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-759\" style=\"width:374px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Sheriff-Grady-Judd.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Sheriff-Grady-Judd.jpg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, Polk Animal Control is under the control of the Polk Sheriff&#8217;s Office. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judd is also selling the dead cats. Is it because of the money or because there is no room in the county dump next to the animal services buildings?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cat cadavers go to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/biologyproducts.com\/preserved-specimens\/cats\/\">Bio Corporation<\/a>&nbsp;(a company that provides cadavers\/specimens to educational institutions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biologyproducts.com\/preserved-specimens\/cats\/\">Bio Corporation<\/a>&nbsp;pays $10 per cat cadaver to the PCSO. Which means thousands of dollars in the coffers of the PCSO.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"b3a58d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"146\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-1-3.webp?resize=345%2C146&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52825 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #b3a58d; width:676px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-1-3.webp?w=345&amp;ssl=1 345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-1-3.webp?resize=300%2C127&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the murdered dogs are given to the UF Vet School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Florida Statute states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Excerpt from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leg.state.fl.us\/Statutes\/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&amp;URL=0800-0899\/0823\/Sections\/0823.15.html\">FL Statute&nbsp;823.15<\/a>(1)&nbsp;Uncontrolled breeding results in the birth of many more puppies and kittens than are needed to provide pet animals to new owners or to replace pet animals that have died or become lost. This leads to many dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens being unwanted, becoming strays and suffering privation and death, being impounded and destroyed at great expense to the community, and constituting a public nuisance and public health hazard.&nbsp;<strong>It is therefore declared to be the public policy of the state that every feasible means be used to reduce the incidence of birth of unneeded and unwanted puppies and kittens.&nbsp;Determining which programs result in improved adoption rates and in reduced euthanasia rates for animals in shelters and animal control agencies is crucial to this effort.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Every feasible means<\/u><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;be used to reduce the incidence of birth of unneeded and unwanted puppies and kittens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>But, Polk County Animal Services has killed on average over 457 animals a month from Jan to Oct 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The problem is Sheriff Grady Judd is an asshole and is power-hungry. But Judd refuses to answer any questions about his animal services division, why?????<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Transparency is need now at the Polk County Aminal Serices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editorial Currently, Polk Animal Control is under the control of the Polk Sheriff&#8217;s Office. &nbsp; Judd is also selling the dead cats. 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