{"id":78128,"date":"2026-09-03T23:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T03:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=78128"},"modified":"2026-09-03T23:28:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T03:28:42","slug":"polk-county-animal-control-stop-the-abuse-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/09\/03\/polk-county-animal-control-stop-the-abuse-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County Animal Control: Stop the Abuse Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By USA Paw<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"5c4b36\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1105\" height=\"1536\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SheriffJuddCats-copy-1.webp?fit=737%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78137 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5c4b36; aspect-ratio:0.7197324414715719;width:322px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SheriffJuddCats-copy-1.webp 1105w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SheriffJuddCats-copy-1-216x300.webp 216w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SheriffJuddCats-copy-1-768x1067.webp 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SheriffJuddCats-copy-1-737x1024.webp 737w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Truth-a-ganda art by Greg Dampier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We decided our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/hashtag\/polkcounty\/?__cft__[0]=AZjkHuw1ycAOU4dsFAE2t46NEWJt5OXBWTmLruQ6SPvCjLCPZiimVmcxHoAbpEP4oVqZr7FFOL21Cgkk4NzwpZcxS0jIP0j6ERyDaaORQjOkmXENP4AeN1-UFa7SxBZtTVTeKM4cWJ25a4Gelp1fhHRsPSfB4YPuSoKB5sC98Ed3CJtFGFyPKe3WurwCv-Rcw8z6hbw&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#PolkCounty<\/a> wall of shame post needed accompaniment. Here it is. Wall of shame is a long read. Please take 3 minutes to listen, and comment. Animals are dying, and it doesn&#8217;t have to be that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most recent Wall of Shame: (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/USAPAW\/posts\/pfbid02VLgGLcPZFMvbVt8gP9UK6dNw9rg57fJcJAXcd1UUdR4xC9ft7BasFhRJ1bMccyM2l?__cft__[0]=AZjkHuw1ycAOU4dsFAE2t46NEWJt5OXBWTmLruQ6SPvCjLCPZiimVmcxHoAbpEP4oVqZr7FFOL21Cgkk4NzwpZcxS0jIP0j6ERyDaaORQjOkmXENP4AeN1-UFa7SxBZtTVTeKM4cWJ25a4Gelp1fhHRsPSfB4YPuSoKB5sC98Ed3CJtFGFyPKe3WurwCv-Rcw8z6hbw&amp;__tn__=-UK-R\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/18PzfcjUAJ\/<\/a>) POLK COUNTY, FL ANIMAL CONTROL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1472385161610017%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=476&#038;t=0\" width=\"476\" height=\"476\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By USA Paw We decided our #PolkCounty wall of shame post needed accompaniment. 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