K-9's move to Dunn animal shelter sparks outrage from some
HURRICANE SEASON DOES START
IN JUNE. THAT'S JUST OVER 4
MONTHS AWAY.
>> A POLICE CANINE OFFICER
LIVING IN THE CITY'S ANIMAL
SHELTER. THAT'S WHAT'S
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN DONE TO
SITUATION GETTING A LOT OF
ATTENTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA RIGHT
NOW. WRAL, SHELLEY JACKSON WENT
TO DONE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S
HAPPENING HERE.
THIS 7 YEAR-OLD GERMAN SHEPHERD
CANINE PAC MAN IS AT THE CENTER
OF A SOCIAL MEDIA FIRESTORM 3
DAYS AGO. THIS FACEBOOK POST
CLAIMING CANINE PAC MAN HAD
BEEN PLACED IN THE ANIMAL
SHELTER.
>> GARNERED DOZENS OF COMMENTS
IN NEARLY 2000 SHARES. IT
RECEIVED SO MUCH ATTENTION.
THE DENSITY COUNCIL ALLOWED
PEOPLE TO SPEAK ABOUT IT AT
MONDAY NIGHT'S MEETING. I
HAVE NEVER THAT DOG AND CAN
FIND THAT PACKED AND HAS BEEN
WITH THE DURHAM POLICE
DEPARTMENT SINCE 2018 AND
WORKED A FORMER SURGEON ETHAN
INGRAM FOR 3 YEARS. INGRAM HAD
BEEN PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY IN
OCTOBER BACK THEN WAS AT HOME
WITH HIM FOR A MONTH BEFORE
HE SAYS THE CHIEF CALLED AND
TOLD HIM SHE WAS TAKING THE DOG
PAC MAN HAS BEEN HOUSE IN THIS
SWING AT THE CITY OF DONE
ANIMAL SHELTER. HE'S THE ONLY
DOG WHO STAYS ON THIS SIDE.
INGRAM DIDN'T WANT TO DO AN
ON-CAMERA INTERVIEW, BUT HE
TOLD ME HE THOUGHT PAC MAN WAS
REMOVED FROM HIS CARE IN
RETALIATION FOR MISSING A
DEPARTMENT PHOTO SHOOT WITH
THE DOG POLICE CHIEF CAREY
JACKSON DISPUTES THAT THAT IS
SIMPLY NOT YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT
GOING TO THE BACK AND FORTH.
JACKSON SAYS THE DECISION WAS
BASED ON INGRAM'S INJURY BY
SOME OF THE RESTRICTIONS THAT
ARE ISSUED ON HIM. BUT HIS MADE
THE
DECISION TO.
>> AND TO HANDLE PROBLEMS THAT
WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT HE WAS
RECEIVING APPROPRIATE CARE WILL
BE ABLE TO CARE FOR AND DURING
THIS TIME.
>> IT WAS NOT REMOVED FROM A
HOME FOR THE REASONS THAT HAVE
BEEN PORTRAYED TO THE PUBLIC
SAYS HE'S ASKED TRIP HAPPEN
TO BE RETIRED AND HAS OFFERED
TO COVER THE COST OF A NEW
DOCK. AT THE END OF THE DAY,
I JUST WANT A MAN TO COME HOME.
AND I WOULD EVER BE GRATEFUL.
IF YOU COULD AND SERVING AND
RETIRED.
WE RESPECTFULLY AND ENJOY THE
LAST FEW YEARS. THEY MAY HAVE
LEFT. BUT THE CHIEF SAYS PAC
MAN IS ABLE TO WORK. WE DON'T
FEEL LIKE THAT. WE NEED TO
REPLACE CAN ON A PACKED.
WE'VE BEEN A LOT OF THESE
THINGS
>> FULLY CAPABLE BASED ON OUR
CONSULTATION WITH OUR URBAN
AREA. AND POLICE TRIED OR CANE
AND TRAINERS AND PACMAN TO
HANDLER SAYS IT'S TIME TO MOVE
FORWARD. THIS IS WHAT HE LIVES
FOR US WORKING FINDING DRUGS,
FUNDING BAD GUYS. WE START
TRAINING ON MONDAY WHICH IS
WE'RE EXCITED FOR.
>> SO MANY PEOPLE WERE
CONCERNED ABOUT PACMAN STAYING
HERE AT THE SHELTER. WE CAME
OUT TO TAKE A LOOK. SO THIS
IS LIKE THE GENERAL POPULATION
SIDE WHERE THE STRAYS ARE AND
THEN YOU CAN HEAR THEM RIGHT
THERE. THEN ACROSS THE YARD
IN THIS BUILDING. THIS IS WHAT
THAT MEANT IS BEING KENNELS.
HE IS THE ONLY DOG BEING KENNEL
TEAR. HE'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.
HE'S OUT WITH HIS. HIS NEW
HANDLER WERE TOLD THAT HE HAD
BEEN SENDING A FOR SHELTER
STAFF. THEIR OFFICE IS ALSO
IN THIS BUILDING. AND NOW MORE
RECENTLY WITH THE NEW HANDLER,
THE CHIEF ALSO SAYS THAT SHE
WAS A FORMER K 9 HANDLER THAT
SHE LOVES DOGS. BUT THAT PAC