Andrea Rosebrock 
You remember Boost, Marcus Campbell’s sweet Boxer that was killed a half hour after a couple dropped the dog off at the Walker County Humane Society. Well, Walker County Humane Society Director Lane Reno said the dog was acting in a hostile manner, aggressive, had to be removed from the carrier with a catch pole, etc. and that was why he was killed. The couple who dropped Boost off at the Walker County HS denied Reno’s claims and said that Boost was friendly and agreeable.
Now surveillance video has been released showing the truth!
You can easily see that Boost came out of the carrier and was friendly, tail wagging, walking on a leash without a problem. He showed no hostility or aggression. Walker County Humane Society Director Lane Reno’s lies are revealed for the world to see!
“He jumps right down off the truck and walks in and the other video showing inside shows Boost wagging his tail, just happy to be there, not having any idea what was fixing to happen to him,” said Attorney Brett Wadsworth.
This sweet, beautiful and well beloved year-old family pet was killed because this bitch and her staff were too lazy, heartless and uncaring to make any effort to find room for him and God forbid they had to stay late at work! Instead they killed him, saying he was aggressive.
There are three videos that were uploaded to YouTube, you can view them HERE.
Campbell is suing the Walker County HS for an undisclosed amount and also calling for a change of leadership and the WCHS.
Far too often I think we have turned into a sue-happy society and there are too many frivolous lawsuits but in this case, there is nothing frivolous and I hope he rakes them over the coals! I hope Reno and her staff are fired and never find another job working with animals because anyone who would do that or be collusion obviously doesn’t give a damn about animals and should have anything to do with them!
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I knew it! I KNEW IT! Close of business day was too important to Lane Reno and her staff of MISCREANTS! I hope her name is prominently noted IN BOLD TYPE on the lawsuit.
Get a clue, Walker County. You-all are in deep DOO DOO now!
I am SOOOO glad that they have video of this sweet dog and they they got caught in a LIE. Hurry for Boost! May he rest in peace now…..Good luck in the legal case, I hope you get everything your asking for including the folks responsible…..fired!
what a shame, i hope that they get what they deserve and get fired.
Lying bastards! Oh how I hate people who lie to cover their own a**es. RIP Boost. You did not deserve that sweetie. Us humans, who can speak for you, will make such a stink about this, so no others have to suffer the fate you so did not deserve.
This is a very unfortunate case that gives the Humane society a bad name, at least this humane society. I hope that those workers’ leader is truly ashamed of their deed. Boost clearly didn´t deserve such bad treatment because of laziness. Life is far more precious than that, that is the tragedy of this case. I just wonder how many other cases like the above mentioned have been dealt with in that manner by that humane society.
The person who hired these idiots should also be held responsible for Boosts death. We rescue animals from high kill facilities and we are appalled at the mentality of some of the Dog Wardens and their staff. Their is very little compassion shown toward the animals. Some of the best run shelters are staffed by volunteers and a caring Dog Warden. The killing has got to stop. Everyone hired at a shelter/pound should be required to read the book Redemption by Nathan Winograd.
Thank goodness for cell phones and other small video recording devices and for the Internet. When will people realized it’s becoming more difficult to hidea despicable and illegal action like this. I, too, believe we have become a far too litigious society – except in cases like these.
I hope that every single one of them are judged at the gates of hell for what they did to that sweet precious boy! And, I agree that a lot of people are suit happy these days, but if anyone deserves to sue, these owners do! THIS is what the legal system was made for. I hope they bankrupt the people responsible, that they are ordered to never own or work with animals for the rest of their lives and someone with an actual heart is put in to run this place. “Humane” has no business in their title at ALL. RIP Boost. I’m so sorry ignorance and laziness cost you the loving family you had and the long life you so deserved.
Ecstatic with this news…Now lets hope those lying POS’s get what they SO deserve now. Fire their sorry arse, and NEVER get a job working with animals again. I hope they are all named and shamed and shunned by the whole community. This story broke my heart when I first read it, and I hope Campbell wins every lawsuit he can throw at them. Poor sweet baby. RIP Boost….
Animals have enough problems with morons and idiots in our world , now those who are supposed to protect and help them let them down , fire and sue them all. I would not print what I would do if this was my dog
Me neither Terry.
they have a review site if anyone wants to leave a review..as i did! they need to fire everyone there…i hope the couple sues their pants off…but then takes the money and donates it to help other dogs in need
here is the review site ..leave a comment about them – HERE
I agree: The Shelter should not have put this dog down in 30 minutes. That WAS wrong and they are VERY sorry excuses for human beings. I am sorry for this poor boy: R.I.P Boost.
However….I am one of those old skool republicans who believes that people are ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE for their own lives, and the lives of the minors and critter’s living under their roof!
AC did not go to their house, open the gate and say, “Here poochie, poochie”, then take the dog in and euth him. This dog was “AT LARGE”. Was the dog tagged, registered? Don’t know.
I own 3 pit bulls, I also have 2 of my daughters pit’s and a pit bull foster. Do you know how many seconds my dogs go unsupervised behind my double locked, 6ft wooden fence, with additional hotwire 6″ above the ground? ZERO. Why? Because they could be poisoned, shot by police, a child could climb in and get mouthed, they could be stolen and used as bait for dogfighter’s, and any other terrible fate you can imagine.
I, alone am responsible for maintaining my dogs’ safety. I will not be boo-hooing on the internet if they get loose and get killed….Because I will be too ashamed of myself for not protecting them in the first place.
Until we acknowlege and embrace our responsibility as pet owners, nothing is going to change.
You sound like a responsible pet parent, but, you do have to realize, that accidents do happen, when they get out of the yard, even under supervision. Having pets is like having children, and no, you don’t leave your children unsupervised, BUT, our four legged children do need their own time and space, without us. It is like letting a child have their own quiet time. Whether it be in the yard, or in the house, they need their quiet time just as much as their human counterparts.
When accidents happen with Pit bull dogs, it usually ends in tragedy and headlines, making life tougher, politically, on ALL dog owners. As I have gotten older, I have come to know that accidents are almost always caused by carelessness.
I am willing to go to any length to keep my dogs out of the media in a negative way. I have no expectation of the folks in my community to care about my animals(or children).
I am so sorry these poor people and their poor furbaby. It is a horribly high price to pay for a “mistake”. If people cannot see where their responsibility lies, nothing will be learned.
I hate to disagree with you, but I have a neighbor a block away who has two beautiful pittis. I see them walking all the time on my way home from work with their owner. One time recently, one of them got out of the yard, and I saw him walking (the dog) down the street. I stopped my car, called him, and he came right to me. I gave him a treat, and told him that I was going to take him home. Mind you, I always have leads in my car, and I put the lead on this guy, and we walked up to his house with no problems. Funny thing is that he lives right across the street from one of the grammar schools in town, and no one-kids nor adults were afraid of this little boy. When his owner saw him with me, he looked at his dog, and did not have the heart to even scold him, as the dog walked into the house looking like he knew he did wrong. The other pit he owns stayed in the yard. Somehow, the 6′ gate had gotten opened, and this one decided to take a walk. I know for a fact that it was not carelessness on the owners part. This man is very diligent in raising his dogs properly, and keeps the gates locked.
Me, I have no fear of any dog. If a person shows fear, the dog is going to sense that, and have it’s defenses up.
This hurts so bad.Poor Marcus to see this,I can not imagine his pain as it hurts me so much to see this.I knew they were lying.I just knew it.Boost was friendly and happy and so beautiful and they murdered him. I have to say this..dirty lying bastards may you get exactly what you deserve,may you be recognized and scorned everywhere you go,may you have not one moments peace and your nights be spent with you being sleepless and aching from grief over your evil heartless actions.I hate you,I really do.You hurt an innocent man who loved his dog,you murdering,lying bastards!!
sorry for cursing D,xx
Trust me, Sissy, it’s ok. I feel the same way and some of the things I want to say I have to temper everyday!
D.
I watched the video…….The news reporter refers to the dog as ‘it’. Maybe when/if people stop objectifying sentient beings they may get some justice in this world.
You go Sissy! These cruel, heartless freakin POS’s would suffer every damn day of their lives if they did that to my dog. For God’s sake…this was a beautiful, loving, happy PUPPY! Yes…PUPPY! Only a year old. Marcus….go after these bastards with both barrels…I would! And, I would never stop.This BITCH…Reno, would never find a single day or night of peace as long as I lived. Not one single moment…not one single second! Believe me! I would make sure of that every single day of her rotten life. She would suffer and pay until her dying day. No, I don’t believe in suing either, but in this case, I would own everything she has, everything that “shelter” has, every penney they have, never give them a second of peace in their lifes…NEVER. Marcus, if you need petition’s signed or help in any way to get rid of this bitch and her staff, let us know……we will be glad to help. OMG, this makes me sick! Poor little Boost. Knew nothing but love and wagging tail happiness and these assholes had to hurry up and get HOME????? F*** them! I hope every one of them perishes in the flaming fires of hell! Not a single one of them deserves to take another breath in this life…not one of them!!! I pray that every time they are seen by anyone, that they are kicked, beaten, scorned and maybe, just maybe, someone will torch these fu**ing, cruel, murderers. This is beyond words, that anyone in this line of business could even begin to think of doing something so horrible to a sweet little puppy and worse, leave his master and family with this kind of heartbreak. Oh, I pray, these insensitive, heartless, non human things die and die now! I pray they are killed in a horrific car crash, where they are lying in that car suffering for at least 30 MINUTES before the car blows! Something, anything…..just kill them….in 30 MINUTES!!!!
RIP sweet little Boost………Marcus, I am so sorry for you and your family’s loss and I will pray for your justice against such horrible excuse’s for human beings!
If these people loved their dog so much, why in the hell did they take him to the Humane Society?! People make me sick!!
Sarah P, all I can say to you is that you obviously have not read this story properly.Boost got free from his home and was picked up on the street by an elderly couple who turned him in to the shelter, obviously thinking he would be reunited with his family very soon. Well he never got the chance… He was cruelly killed within half an hour.
So don’t go shouting off your mouth about something that you haven’t even taken the time to properly read about. People like YOU make me sick to bring more misery to Boosts parents when you don’t know what you are talking about. Put your brain in gear before putting your foot in your mouth next time.
Thanks Sam for bringing that up. I saw that early this morning, and had to think of how to word a response to Sarah P.without being a total b***h. Thanks for saying what you did!
My pleasure Susie…