{"id":52423,"date":"2015-06-08T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=52423"},"modified":"2020-12-26T19:21:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-27T00:21:56","slug":"local-animal-care-control-staff-assist-with-wisconsin-cockfighting-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2015\/06\/08\/local-animal-care-control-staff-assist-with-wisconsin-cockfighting-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Animal Care &#038; Control staff assist with Wisconsin cockfighting raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Animal_Care_logo-190x200.jpg\" alt=\"Animal Care &amp; Control logo\" width=\"190\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-35108\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>News release from Fort Wayne Animal Care &amp; Control:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Local Animal Care &amp; Control Staff Assist With Wisconsin Cockfighting Raid<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(June 4, 2015) &#8211; The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Field Investigations &amp; Response team deployed staff from Fort Wayne Animal Care &amp; Control to St. Croix along with Polk County (in Wisconsin) law enforcement to assist with the removal of nearly 1,200 birds from a cockfighting ring.<\/p>\n<p>Officer Erika Hedge and Animal Care Specialist Melissa North have volunteered their time to participate in the ASPCA&#8217;s emergency response team. All expenses were paid by the ASPCA and staff used their own available time for the deployment. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are proud to have such committed personnel that have dedicated their time and skills to assist in a national endeavor of this proportion.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The ASPCA&#8217;s Field Investigations &amp; Response team is made up of highly trained individuals from various animal related fields along with ASPCA staff members who are ready at a moment&#8217;s notice to alleviate suffering of animals and to remove them from crisis situations. These situations can be Animal Neglect or Cruelty related or due to a natural disaster. <\/p>\n<p>For more information about the ASPCA&#8217;s and FWACC volunteer staff involvement in Amery, Wisconsin please visit: https:\/\/buff.ly\/1cy3mEk.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwacc\/0601101556-00.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Animal Care &amp;amp; Control and Fort Wayne Police Officers help rescue a dog from a vehicle. 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This photo was taken on March 8, 2021.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Jessica Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Jessica Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"10950\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210308\/thumbs\/thumbs_238521.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210308\/238672.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Jessica Henry, Executive Director of Humane Fort Wayne, announces that the Allen County SPCA and H.O.P.E. for Animals have been re-named collectively Humane Fort Wayne. 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