I am responding to the article dated July 11, regarding the dog, Moses, who was removed from the care of Center Valley Animal Rescue and taken to Jefferson Humane Society. There are serious issues which come to mind when reading this article. For me, the most disturbing one is that the actions of David Becker led to the reunification of a grievously injured animal to the homeless owner who was responsible for the dog’s condition.

According to all reports Moses was receiving appropriate and 24-hour care while at Center Valley Animal Rescue. For three weeks, and at enormous cost, the dog was tended to. I question why Mr. Becker took it upon himself to arrange a meeting with the sheriff’s department to have the dog moved.

I think it would be wise for the city administration to consider the appropriateness of Mr, Becker’s actions. It appears that he has a personal issue with Center Valley and is attempting to suggest that they are not behaving legally. I attended a Humane Society board meeting in which other board members seemed to be in the dark about Mr. Becker’s action, and where other participants suggested that Mr. Becker was trying to damage Center Valley.

It seems shameful that one individual acting as the representative of the Humane Society could act in a way that was clearly inhumane. I would suggest that in addition to clarifying the roles of each group, the actions of Mr. Becker should be under scrutiny, as to whether or not he is a good leader for the humane society.

S. Burns
Port Hadlock