Heartless in the Heartland

The mayor of Helena, Ark., released 10 dogs into a national forest because there wasn’t room at the pound.

I’m a native of Arkansas, and every time there’s an embarrassing story like this, I’m always frustrated. Arkansas is a beautiful place, and the people there are wonderful. There are already enough jokes about how backwoods my home state is; why do we have to make it worse?

The Humane Society is helping find the deserted dogs, and PETA is working with the mayor to find a long-term solution to the shelter problem.

Hopefully these dogs will survive. Hopefully this mayor’s political career won’t.

- Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll

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