Here is a flyer for our rally with Brendan, Lucy and family to support the release of Snuggles. Any support we can get is appreciated. Remember to make this peaceful
Pima County has caged a family dog for eight months over one bite on their own property.
Sergeant Snuggles is an Anatolian Shepherd. Guardian breed. Built to protect land and livestock from coyotes and whatever else shows up. He was doing his job on their three-acre place. Young pup got stressed and startled when grandma tapped him from behind. Nipped once. They called it a level four bite. Grandma is fine. She has said from the start it was her fault for spooking him. She wants her dog home with the kids. She begs for it.
The family offered training. Extra fencing. Whatever rules they asked for. Hired a behaviorist who said he is not dangerous. Livestock experts backed the same thing. Pima County animal control and the courts did not give a damn. They slapped the vicious label on him and locked him down. No real visits. Isolation. Fees stacking past fifteen grand while the kids miss their dog every single day.
They fought it in court and got steamrolled at first. New lawyer came on after people online pushed hard. Appeal is filed. Waiting on the prosecutor’s response then the judge decides on paper. They are even asking advocacy groups for amicus briefs. The fight is still alive.
This is government overreach plain and simple. Bureaucrats hiding behind rules and codes so they can play God with a loyal dog and break a family’s heart. One startled mistake on private land and they want to kill him while the actual victim pleads for mercy. Cowards. The whole system stinks when it treats a family pet like public enemy number one.
#SaveSnuggles belongs back home. Running that land with his people instead of rotting in a kennel.
Sign the petition. Call and email these officials respectfully. Demand they release this dog to his family.
Steve Kozachik, PACC Director: (520) 724-5900 or [email protected]
Chad Kasmar, Deputy County Administrator: (520) 724-7733 or [email protected]
Petition: https://t.co/tBt9GtyU23
Why would an ordinary family from the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, drive 2,000 miles across the country to stand beside another ordinary family in Tucson Arizona, to help save a dog they don’t even know?
Part of it is the bond shared between veteran families. Even though we’ve never met, there’s an understanding that comes from serving our country—of sacrifice, service, and answering the call when others need you. There is also an understanding of what it feels like to have your incredibly special dog kidnapped by the state due to ignorance, blatant falsehoods about an incident, and a complete lack of understanding of its breed…
But my, does it go so much deeper than that.
This is about every American family that has ever had their way of life threatened, their finances crushed, and their hearts broken by power-hungry lawmakers and their minions. It’s about pushing back against overreaching bureaucrats and their ridiculous, zero-common-sense laws that villainize people who are simply trying to live as their ancestors did for generations. It’s about using our voices and refusing to bow to bullies who believe they can intimidate, silence, or punish ordinary Americans for choosing independence over dependence.
That’s why we’re fighting for #SaveSnuggles, just as we’ve fought for #SaveLucy.
Because if this can happen to one family, it can happen to any family! No American should have to fight their own government just to protect their family, their property, and the things they hold dear. This is about defending liberty, protecting families, and refusing to let intimidation and weaponized technicalities of the law replace common sense and our freedom…and the freedom of our pups.
Join us for #SaveSnuggles Day this Saturday morning in Tucson! 🇺🇸🐾
@Bubblebathgirl Isn’t this De ja vous from their last big break and the one before that? I’m sick of it!, I’m sick of TUUNE and the RINOS including SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO! Where the H is Jim Justice? Doesn’t WV have another Senator?
@GioBruno1600 Yes, I knew that as soon as he and his dad buddied up with the Clintons. Also when he didn’t even try to take up for himself when the bottom fell out of the market. His whole family is swamp creatures!