Adopted Dog from Bryan Animal Center Will Deliver Her Litter
Featured Stories, News Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
- Photo of Pancake courtesy of Melissa Floyd.
Pancake the Shih Tzu will be allowed to deliver her litter.
The family adopting what turned out to be a pregnant dog from the Bryan Animal Center faced terminating the pregnancy and putting Pancake in a life-threatening situation.
Deputy City Manager Hugh Walker says a resolution was reached Monday. That follows a Friday afternoon call by a center employee to Pancake’s forever family ordering sterilization or facing criminal penalties.
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Walker says Pancake’s procedure will be done when the time is appropriate.
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Pancake’s owner, Melissa Floyd, says some the pups have already been spoken for.
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Floyd says she hopes in the future the city shelter will sterilize dogs and cats before they’re adopted.
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Walker says they’ll look into adding pregnancy tests for animals at the center and review notification procedures to give families more time to respond.
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