Animal Control Threatens Woman For Having Unlicensed Stuffed Dog
83 year old Doddie Elkins has a happy life: she has her house and her friends. But all is not well in Kern County, California. For six months, Doddie has been hounded by Animal Control to get a license for her dog. The problem is: she doesn't have a dog. Well, not a real one. She has a stuffed animal that she sets in the doorway to deter burglars. Kern County threatened to fine Doddie $200 unless she registered the dog. Er, doll. He probably doesn't have his shots, either. When the local tv news station got ahold of the story, finally Doddie got an apology from the thoroughly embarrassed head of the Kern County Animal Control. Take a look:
