Shelter pet dog recorded eating dead kennel mate in Idabel, Oklahoma

A pet dog housed at the animal shelter in Idabel, Okla., was filmed eating the pet dog that died next to her, according to the Tulsa world everyday newspaper.

The video was published on Facebook by Abe Thomas after he went to the shelter this week intending to embrace a dog, according to the Tulsa World.

From the Tulsa World:

Cecil Richards, the town’s animal manage officer, stated he has worked at the shelter for 24 years as well as called the occurrence an accident.

“I played with the pet dog at 10:30 (that morning,)” he said. “I went to lunch at (noon), as well as when I came back from lunch, I satisfied with a person who stated he wished to embrace a dog. That’s when we both seen it.”

Foshee (Mayor of Idabel, Tina Foshee) stated Wednesday that town officials had not discussed the matter however that it would be investigated.

“Something will be done,” she said. “It just hasn’t had time to occur yet.”

Thomas stated he embraced the pet dog seen in the video, out of concern that it would be killed if he didn’t. Richards stated the town normally waits 10 days before taking dogs to a veterinarian to be euthanized.

Thomas stated in the post that he named the embraced pet dog Joy.

“Because she looked so happy to be out of there.”

Full post here.

The Idabel animal shelter is a municipal shelter.

A Facebook page has been produced asking for shelter reform at the Idabel shelter as well as to terminate Richards.

Image from the Tulsa World. I made a decision not to publish or link to the video.