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On July 11th, 2023, | On July 11th, 2023, in the wake of the [[Dog Arc]], a worker from the Longmont Humane Society, the animal shelter Daniel adopted Zola from, [https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/14x7n02/i_care_for_animals_at_longmont_humane_society/ posted] onto the r/daniellarson subreddit. | ||
In their post, they asked for the members of the subreddit to stop harassing the Humane Society, referencing several '''''alleged''''' false calls to emergency services, and swatting attempts that resulted in the building being checked for bombs. Additionally, they would answer several questions from subreddit members regarding Daniel's adoption of Zola, and various other topics. | |||
Below is their original post. | Below is their original post. | ||
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{{Green|u/Longmontpaws}}: I think in this case, it was a perfect storm of bad circumstances. There's a staffing shortage and staff retention issue in many industries right now, and charities are no exception. LHS is a little short-staffed, and the staff they do have are relatively green due to all the turnover. The procedure isn't the best, because as a small shelter in a relatively wealthy area, the honors system hadn't dramatically failed like this before. Finally, imagine the personality type drawn to charity work. If you're somebody with a sympathetic, charitable view of other people, you're more likely to look at an unwashed weirdo and feel pity more than revulsion. When you're somebody who helps people for a living, you're unfortunately vulnerable to emotional manipulation, by the nature of these things. I include myself in these personality-based generalizations, for the record hahaha. | {{Green|u/Longmontpaws}}: I think in this case, it was a perfect storm of bad circumstances. There's a staffing shortage and staff retention issue in many industries right now, and charities are no exception. LHS is a little short-staffed, and the staff they do have are relatively green due to all the turnover. The procedure isn't the best, because as a small shelter in a relatively wealthy area, the honors system hadn't dramatically failed like this before. Finally, imagine the personality type drawn to charity work. If you're somebody with a sympathetic, charitable view of other people, you're more likely to look at an unwashed weirdo and feel pity more than revulsion. When you're somebody who helps people for a living, you're unfortunately vulnerable to emotional manipulation, by the nature of these things. I include myself in these personality-based generalizations, for the record hahaha. | ||
=== Question 4 === | |||
{{Red|u/MidwestSaxophonist}}: Was he alone or where others with him? | |||
{{Green|u/Longmontpaws}}: Larson was alone while he was in the facility. | |||
=== Question 5 === | |||
{{Red|u/RealTinaVanderWaal}}: If she's in lost and found does that mean he can just walk in and get her? | |||
{{Green|u/Longmontpaws}}: Technically, yes. But he would have to pay a fee, and given the circumstances, I don't think they would immediately return her. Legally, Zola is still Larson's dog, unfortunately. There's a non-zero chance that LHS would have to give her back to him, even though NOBODY on the team there wants that for her. | |||
=== Question 6 === | |||
{{Red|u/DanielLarsonWatch}}: Does LHS know that the dog was stolen in order to be returned? While I don't want to litigate whether or not Dan deserves the dog, I am curious if LHS is aware of/working around any legal issues related to the dog being stolen back. If you are aware of it, is LHS working with the police against the person who stole the dog? Or if LHS does not wish to comment on any legal proceedings, I'd accept that as an answer as well. | |||
While Dan probably can't handle a dog, stealing it from him caused him to have a meltdown in walmart leading to him hitting himself and causing a scene which required a police response. | |||
Photo of the aftermath if you hadn't seen - [Link to post-rescue community tab post] | |||
{{Green|u/Longmontpaws}}: Yes, they absolutely know. Word of the theft began circulating at the shelter around eleven this morning. Not sure when it actually happened, but that's when the news began to reach us. Summer is one of the busiest times of the year for us, so people don't have a lot of spare moments to check their phones. | |||
I can only speculate on how the situation with the theft will be handled, that's more of a question for law enforcement than for the shelter. I imagine it would require (at least in part) Larson pressing charges, since the stolen "property" was legally his at the time. I would personally prefer it if things didn't escalate to that, though. This has already been enough of a debacle. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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