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Monday, April 23, 2012
Officials at the Calhoun County Animal Shelter had some great news today after a lady called in to say she'd seen one of their dogs, Walker, who had been stolen from their shelter last week. The walker hound was discovered missing after last Wednesday's burglary, along with a weedeater, a hedgetrimmer and a shovel.
Today the shelter announced a $1,000 reward for Walker's safe return. Center director Karon Johnston says she found him on Old Gadsden Highway in Saks running with a pack of dogs. She said that he his happy and healthy and now up for adoption. The thieves accessed the shelter property by cutting a hole in the back fence, which is adjacent to a heavily wooded area. Johnston and other shelter workers were especially concerned because the fence was cut near the site of a previous break-in, during which a pit bull was stolen. "The first thing that came through my head was, you know, they've got this dog as a bait dog for a fighting ring."
But she also thought the thieves might have wanted Walker as a hunting dog or a breeder, since he's a purebred, or perhaps they wanted to sell him to someone for one of those two purposes. Since Walker has been in the shelter's care since he was a puppy, shelter workers were convinced this was not a case of an owner trying to take back a dog.
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Keywords: Anniston, Calhoun County Animal Shelter, stolen, walker hound,
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