Contra Costa County Animal services

I purchased a dog from the Contra Costa County Animal Services on 2/9

for $145. We were told that we had 30

days to bring the dog back if there was a problem. on the 31st day I called because we had tried

to workout a problem with the dog & have had no luck. I was told that the 30 days were up &

that we would have to surrender the dog to them for $20.On Easter, my girlfriend was walking the dog & it

attacked another dog. The other owners

& my girlfriend tried for sometime to separate the animals, but had no

luck. The other owners called someone

& a truck pulled up seconds later.

The dogs were tossed in the back with out my girlfriends consent & we

couldn't find them after that. We

searched the area & put up posters, but could not find her. We Found her on the Animal Shelters website

on 3/26. I contacted them to tell them

what happened & they asked if I could come pick her up. I agreed & there was no mention of any

cost. About 30 min. later, I received a

call from Animal services & I was told that I had to pay a $50 fine &

they would wave the boarding fees. I

told them that I disagreed with that & that I should not have to pay

because the dog was stolen from my girlfriend & she had no control over

that. I was told that the only other

option I had was to surrender the dog to them which will cost me $20.

1st: I was sold a dog with an obvious problem & they

should allow us to exchange the dog for one that does not have one.

2nd: The dog has a tendency to attack other dogs & not let

go. It

attacked a puppy, a middle aged

dog & a very old dog. Because of this we could not take her for

walks where other people allow there dogs to be off leash (which is

everywhere).

3rd: They should have tested the dog for this

problem. They knew of this social problem and mentioned it to me when I sent in the paperwork to surrender her.

4th: They did not correctly identify the breed of the dog (they said she was a pit mix). We did after some research at home we found she is a boxer/pit mix. And, when we found her on their website in the lost and found they identified her as a German Shepard Beagle mix.

5th: I should not have to pay any fees or fines when

the dog was stolen from my girlfriend. I

definitely should not have to pay surrendering fee for an animal that I know

that had a serious, & dangerous social problem.

6th: I feel that a full reimbursement of the $145 for selling me a

dog that had known problem is in order or a chance to get a dog that will not try to kill other dogs.