Ark. mayor faces charges over release of dogs / PLEASE SUPPORT JUDGE

July 2, 2008

Please take a few minutes to voice your outrage about this creep of a mayor who turned all of the dogs loose in a national forest to fend for themselves. Please support the judge who wants to bring charges against the mayor. Thank you.

BE SURE AND LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD...THIS "GOOD" JUDGE WANTS TO BRING CHARGES AGAINST THE SORRY MAYOR THAT DUMPED ALL OF THOSE PRECIOUS DOGS.

WE NEED TO LET THE JUDGE KNOW WE STAND BEHIND HIM AND ASK HIM TO THROW THE BOOK AT AND GIVE MAXIMUM PENALTIES POSSIBLE AGAINST THIS HORRIBLE MAYOR THAT DID THIS DEED.

THANKS, GIRLS!!!

BECKY

If you want to send an e-mail you will have to do it through their site: http://courts.state.ar.us/contact.cfm

Circuit Judge Information

Honorable David Henry

Circuit:

Eleventh Judicial Circuit East

Division:

Division 1

Counties:

Arkansas

Address:

P.O. Box 1166Stuttgart, AR 72160

Phone:

870-673-3181

Start sending this to EVERY dog person you know and we CAN make a difference!

Val (NJ)

...and we really think anything's gonna be done w/ the redneck good 'ol boys club involved???????????

Ark. mayor faces charges over release of dogs

Sat Jun 28, 6:56 PM ET

HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. - An Arkansas mayor who ordered 10 Humane Society dogs let loose in a national forest is wanted on animal cruelty charges after a special judge issued an arrest warrant.

The warrant was issued Friday for Helena-West Helena Mayor James Valley. Circuit Judge David Henry found reasonable cause to arrest him over accusations that he obstructed the Humane Society of Southeastern Arkansas from caring for the animals.

Valley told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that he released the dogs 2 1/2 weeks ago in the St. Francis National Forest after residents complained that the makeshift animal shelter at the city's sanitation department was inadequate. The shelter consisted of nothing more than cages, he said.

The mayor told the newspaper that he didn't commit a crime and that the city couldn't afford to properly care for the animals.

"I look forward to my day in court," the mayor said.

Officials say that about half of the dogs have been found, and that two or three others were shot by a resident who saw them on his land.

A complaint by Ruby Burton, director of the area Humane Society, sought Valley's arrest on misdemeanor charges of animal abandonment, mistreatment and neglect.

Phillips County Sheriff Ronnie White said Friday that a deputy would probably notify Valley of his court date instead of arresting him. A date has not been set.

Valley also could face federal charges because it is against the law to leave animals, livestock or abandoned personal property on public land. The U.S. attorney's office in Little Rock is examining the case.

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