What is WRONG with the Lauderdale County Commission?

Caution: The following blog contains strong language.

For years, a gentleman from Waterloo petitioned the Lauderdale County Commission to pave a county road where residents were injured and even killed. How many years did it take him to get action? We know of at least seven, perhaps more. That's right...seven years to correct a potentially fatal problem in the western end of the county.

Now residents from all over the county have requested that the commission follow state law and authorize their animal control officer Dwayne Oliver to confiscate neglected, injured, and dying animals from abusive owners. So far the commission has refused.

The commission seems to want to place the onus on Dwayne Oliver, calling him not worth training. So why did you hire the man? Either hire someone fit to do the job or place Oliver under Rick Singleton who can perhaps whip him into shape. One or the other, or you aren't doing your jobs!

Colbert County (yes, we say Colbert County!) has no problem with confiscating animals who are in danger. Who knew that Lauderdale was that inferior to Colbert?

Danny - Can you stand before a congregation and preach love on Sunday and then kick these unfortunate creatures to the curb on Monday?

Fay - Did your constituents know you didn't have any backbone when they elected you?

Joe - Has anyone told you that you're no more useful than a doorstop?

Roger - Tell us exactly when and where you lost your balls?

Brad - Do you enforce the law at work, but overlook it at commission meetings?

Brenda - Did you have to learn how to be a bitch, or were you simply born that way?

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The Lauderdale County Commission meets at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow in the court house. They have denied time for any animal advocate to speak. Even if you can't speak, go! The commission needs to know how you feel about Lauderdale's animals...and about them, especially how you'll feel during the next elections.