{"id":58311,"date":"2025-10-01T09:14:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=58311"},"modified":"2025-10-01T09:14:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:14:16","slug":"%f0%9d%90%96%f0%9d%90%a1%f0%9d%90%b2-%f0%9d%90%80%f0%9d%90%ab%f0%9d%90%9e-%f0%9d%90%8f%f0%9d%90%a8%f0%9d%90%a5%f0%9d%90%a4-%f0%9d%90%82%f0%9d%90%a8%f0%9d%90%ae%f0%9d%90%a7%f0%9d%90%ad%f0%9d%90%b2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/10\/01\/%f0%9d%90%96%f0%9d%90%a1%f0%9d%90%b2-%f0%9d%90%80%f0%9d%90%ab%f0%9d%90%9e-%f0%9d%90%8f%f0%9d%90%a8%f0%9d%90%a5%f0%9d%90%a4-%f0%9d%90%82%f0%9d%90%a8%f0%9d%90%ae%f0%9d%90%a7%f0%9d%90%ad%f0%9d%90%b2\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud835\udc16\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc32 \ud835\udc00\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc24 \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc32, \ud835\udc05\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1a \ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc01\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20 \ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc00\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25 \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Vicky Quintanilla<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In what world do \ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc32\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc2f\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2c walk into Polk County Animal Control to help\u2014yet leave with PTSD, tears \"\ud83d\ude22\", and feelings of failure? \ud835\udc08\ud835\udc1f \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc29\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc24 \ud835\udc21\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2c, \ud835\udc22\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc30\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28 \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e \"\ud83d\udc3e\".<\/p>\n\n\n

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Military personnel \"\ud83c\udf96\ufe0f\", law enforcement \"\ud83d\ude94\", and first responders \"\ud83d\ude91\" have tough jobs\u2014just like the people inside that shelter who genuinely care \"\u2764\ufe0f\". But here\u2019s the difference: Soldiers and first responders have each other for support \"\ud83e\udd1d\". When they encounter death, it is devastating yet beyond their control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Polk County Animal Control, under Sheriff Grady Judd’s management, death is not inevitable\u2014it is preventable \"\u274c\". People arrive with hope \"\ud83c\udf31\", only to watch many animals being neglected and killed\"\ud83d\udc94\". Those in charge normalize it \"\ud83d\ude21\"\u2014and when people finally break, they are silenced \"\ud83e\udd10\", dismissed as \u201cweak.\u201d \ud835\udc13\ud835\udc28 \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc30\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc28 \ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2f\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc25\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2f\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2c: \ud835\udc16\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc21\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc32\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc16\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc30\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21 \ud835\udc32\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e \"\u270a\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Polk County’s “shelter” hides behind fake rules \"\ud83d\udcf5\", violating citizens\u2019 rights \"\u2696\ufe0f\" and banning phones \"\ud83d\udcf1\" to shield abuse from public view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thirty years ago, \ud835\udc15\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc33\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1a \"\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddea\",, once among the wealthiest nations, spiraled into chaos\u2014beginning with silence \"\ud83e\udd2b\" and corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was already too late in 2024\u2014for the 6,000 pets who died inside before they ever had a chance \"\ud83d\udc94\"\"\ud83d\udc3e\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"\u270a\" \ud835\udc16\ud835\udc07\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc13 \ud835\udc18\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc14 \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0d \ud835\udc03\ud835\udc0e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udccd\" Go to Polk County Animal Control. See it with your own eyes \u2014 and \ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc24 \ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udc3e\" Join Animal Defenders of Polk County, FL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udce2\" Show up at Board of Commissioners\u2019 meetings and demand change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udc49\" Change begins the moment ordinary people refuse to accept cruelty as \u201cnormal.\u201d Every voice, every photo, every testimony matters. History honors those who spoke \u2014\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2f\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc30\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc28 \ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc32\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Vicky Quintanilla In what world do \ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc32\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc2f\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2c walk into Polk County Animal Control to help\u2014yet leave with PTSD, tears , and feelings of failure? \ud835\udc08\ud835\udc1f \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc29\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc1e… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":true,"token":"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_IiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJoaWdod2F5IiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MzA0MDY2MX0.qdn8UU5YDBfoTHvPMqxGJZ4CzhKS8bUMxIU4Cak7iGAMQ"},"version":2,"attached_media":[{"id":58312,"url":"http:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/557595198_10162413067554132_151247052525450955_n.webp","type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[12,14],"tags":[12335,12336],"class_list":["post-58311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news","tag-12335","tag-12336"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58311"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58313,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58311\/revisions\/58313"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}