FOR THE LOVE OF THE PIT!!! Please email this bastard and tell him to quit!!! He is of no service to anyone!! Some people are just a waste of space.
tskeldon@co.lucas.oh.us
Toledo's Tom Skeldon Down, but not out
On Tuesday morning, Lucas County officials voted 2-1 to retain the services of Tom Skeldon. While Commissioner Ben Konap brought up the proposal to fire Skeldon because of the city's horrific 13% adoption rate and 77% euthanasia rate, Commissioners Pete Gerken and Tina Skeldon Wozniak (Tom Skeldon's first cousin) voted against the proposal.
Wozniak denied Konap's recommendation that she abstain from the vote because of her close family relationship to Mr. Skeldon. Wozniak is right in that by the letter of the law of the of the Ohio Ethic's commission, she was not officially violating nepotism laws -- but it doesn't remove the reality that she does have a conflict of interest in the debate -- even if not legally. Gerken, to his point, wants to give Skeldon time to implement many of the changes recommended by the dog warden advisory committee before making such a dramatic change -- ignoring that since the report came out, Skeldon has done little more than defend his actions.
The decision has not been greeted warmly by local politicians and the media. State Representative Peter Ujvagi (Democrat, Toledo) said "I think changes need to be made. It's very clear form the documentation of the types of dogs that have been put down that many of those ought to be adoptable."
John Stainbrook, the chairman of the Lucas County Republican Party was particularly distrubed to learn about all the puppies that were being killed in the shelter. "My God, there's puppies being killed. Under what set of circumstances or criteria is it ok to kill a puppy?" he said. "There's definitely some serious questions that need to be answered....the criteria set up to determine whether a dog should live or die needs to be re-examined obviously."
Finally, something Democrats and Republicans can agree on.
Stainbrook and Toledo city councilman Joe McNamara were also critical of Woziak's participation in the vote.
The Toledo Blade had a understandably harsh editorial criticizing the Commissioner's decision to retain Skeldon -- and of Wozniak's participation in the vote. And their political cartoonist has also had a couple of harsh criticisms of Skeldon.
While Skeldon is still in, the Dog Warden Advisory Committee has issued some strict new rules including:
1) Giving vaccinations to most animals prior to entering the shelter
2) Putting all dog photos up on the county web site within 24 hours
3) Suspend the killing of all puppies, including 'pit bull' puppies, unless a licensed vet diagnoses the dog as terminally ill or injured.
4) Seek a grant of funds for DNA testing to determine which dogs are truly 'pit bulls'
All of their recommendations were approved with unanimous votes.
Meanwhile, the Blade has decided to begin running a list of all of the dogs killed, and adopted, from the shelter to be sure people are aware. Today's list of killed animals includes 16 dogss, including some highly adoptable dogs like a Pomeranian mix, a corgie mix, a chihuahua mix and a couple of Labradors.
At this point, there seems to be no evidence that Tom Skeldon is capable, or willing, to make the changes necessary to end the slaughter in his shelter. Hopefully the county commissioners will make a swift decision regarding Skeldon, before thousands more dogs die under Skeldon's watch.
For more info:
For the Pit Bulls: Tom "Dog Killer" Skeldon Feeling the Pressure
Toledo's Tom Skeldon Down, but not out
On Tuesday morning, Lucas County officials voted 2-1 to retain the services of Tom Skeldon. While Commissioner Ben Konap brought up the proposal to fire Skeldon because of the city's horrific 13% adoption rate and 77% euthanasia rate, Commissioners Pete Gerken and Tina Skeldon Wozniak (Tom Skeldon's first cousin) voted against the proposal.
Wozniak denied Konap's recommendation that she abstain from the vote because of her close family relationship to Mr. Skeldon. Wozniak is right in that by the letter of the law of the of the Ohio Ethic's commission, she was not officially violating nepotism laws -- but it doesn't remove the reality that she does have a conflict of interest in the debate -- even if not legally. Gerken, to his point, wants to give Skeldon time to implement many of the changes recommended by the dog warden advisory committee before making such a dramatic change -- ignoring that since the report came out, Skeldon has done little more than defend his actions.
The decision has not been greeted warmly by local politicians and the media. State Representative Peter Ujvagi (Democrat, Toledo) said "I think changes need to be made. It's very clear form the documentation of the types of dogs that have been put down that many of those ought to be adoptable."
John Stainbrook, the chairman of the Lucas County Republican Party was particularly distrubed to learn about all the puppies that were being killed in the shelter. "My God, there's puppies being killed. Under what set of circumstances or criteria is it ok to kill a puppy?" he said. "There's definitely some serious questions that need to be answered....the criteria set up to determine whether a dog should live or die needs to be re-examined obviously."
Finally, something Democrats and Republicans can agree on.
Stainbrook and Toledo city councilman Joe McNamara were also critical of Woziak's participation in the vote.
The Toledo Blade had a understandably harsh editorial criticizing the Commissioner's decision to retain Skeldon -- and of Wozniak's participation in the vote. And their political cartoonist has also had a couple of harsh criticisms of Skeldon.
While Skeldon is still in, the Dog Warden Advisory Committee has issued some strict new rules including:
1) Giving vaccinations to most animals prior to entering the shelter
2) Putting all dog photos up on the county web site within 24 hours
3) Suspend the killing of all puppies, including 'pit bull' puppies, unless a licensed vet diagnoses the dog as terminally ill or injured.
4) Seek a grant of funds for DNA testing to determine which dogs are truly 'pit bulls'
All of their recommendations were approved with unanimous votes.
Meanwhile, the Blade has decided to begin running a list of all of the dogs killed, and adopted, from the shelter to be sure people are aware. Today's list of killed animals includes 16 dogss, including some highly adoptable dogs like a Pomeranian mix, a corgie mix, a chihuahua mix and a couple of Labradors.
At this point, there seems to be no evidence that Tom Skeldon is capable, or willing, to make the changes necessary to end the slaughter in his shelter. Hopefully the county commissioners will make a swift decision regarding Skeldon, before thousands more dogs die under Skeldon's watch.
For more info:
For the Pit Bulls: Tom "Dog Killer" Skeldon Feeling the Pressure
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get rid of the scum bag....
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