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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
He is Innocent and he really loves dogs
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Garry Innocent isn’t happy about his newfound fame.
The Duluth veterinarian has been pilloried by pet lovers after The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Friday that he’s being sued by a dog owner who says his pet is being held “hostage” for a bill payment.
Innocent said he has been actively working on a proposal to change the state’s current definition of pets as property to “pet wards,” which would give them a little more protection under the law. He also supports the registration of all pets.
Innocent says he has even passed his proposals to a state legislator who’s also one of his customers.
“Pet registration would help ensure that the animals are properly vaccinated,” he said.
“It would also increase pet ownership responsibility.”
If such a system existed in Georgia, said Innocent, Pilot, the dog now at the center of a lawsuit, would have been vaccinated. The puppy wouldn’t have needed expensive treatment for a life-threatening but preventable disease.
And Innocent wouldn’t be seeking to send the dog to the pound because Pilot’s owner can’t pay a $974 bill.
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