Well, the nightmare continues.

I spoke with the Humane Society (hereafter to be referred to as HS) yesterday afternoon to check on Cheyenne, which left me thinking she’s not all that great. The gal said, “Well, she … seems to be doing okay. I haven’t been able to spend much time with her today, but she’s, you know, decent”. DECENT???? Are you kidding me? WTF!!

She then proceeded to tell me that the lady who accused Cheyenne was going down there to look at her again because “they don’t see the point in quarantining a dog they’re, you know, um, not sure about”. Uh yeah, that’s because she’s INNOCENT!!!

Fast-forward a few hours — I heard absolutely NOTHING from the HS. Nada. So I call this morning, ask what’s going on with Cheyenne. She says they’re still trying to get a hold of the woman who accused her, but as of yet have not been able to reach her to come back down to look at Chey again. What?! So I say, “Yeah, and in the meantime Cheyenne is sitting down there alone, scared and traumatized!”, to which she replied that they would call me just as soon as they reach that lady and have her come look at Cheyenne again. OK, by this time I’m absolutely livid and bawling once again, which I’ve been doing practically nonstop as it is.

I gather myself enough to ask if Dr. Fredregill, my Vet AND the director of the HS, has been down to examine her. The reason I asked that is because I called him TWO days ago and told him there was NO WAY it was Cheyenne who did that terrible attack and that he should know that since he’s treated her since she was a puppy, and told him to go examine her to see for himself that there is not ONE MARK on her body, face or legs from having been in a death match with a cat! Guess what he said to me? My Vet for over 20 freaking years said, “Well I believe there’s been an identification, and the cat was declawed. Your dog will have its day in court, as will you”. ASSHOLE!! Guess who’s getting a new Vet!!! Well anyway, the gal said no, he hasn’t been here to look at her. Again, ASSHOLE!! Oh, and then she’s says the same thing — “the cat was declawed, so … “. IDIOTS, all of them!! I don’t care if the cat was declawed — it still has TEETH!!

I then asked if we could come visit her. She says she’ll have to “ask the director” (the above mentioned asshole) if it’s okay since she’s a court dog. A court dog! That’s how they’re referring to my sweet, INNOCENT dog! So then I tell her that our neighbor (Darrel, our good friend I’ve blogged about lately) called Hubs last night and offered, without solicitation, to testify in court if need be that he has NEVER seen Cheyenne out running around! Wasn’t that amazing of him? Of course he offered because he’s a great guy and because it’s the TRUTH! So the gal says, “Oh yeah, tell him to call them (whoever “them” are) and they will probably let him and that could help”. Again, WTF?! Is she dense??? Of course it would help! And of course they’d let him testify! But she missed the point completely — there’s someone else other than family members attesting to the fact that Cheyenne is NEVER out running the freaking neighborhood! But you see, that doesn’t matter. I think the whole damn town could attest to that fact and they would still hold Cheyenne hostage because that ONE woman made an identification — a FALSE identification! They aren’t believing anyone but her! So, where in the hell is JUSTICE!? Where is “innocent until proven guilty”?? Oh yeah, she told me that they have to keep Cheyenne as long as that lady says it was her who attacked her and killed her cat “to ensure public safety”. UNBELIEVABLE! Like I said, a nightmare! I just can’t believe this is happening and that they can take someone’s beloved pet away simply because someone points a finger and says “that’s the dog”, with NO OTHER EVIDENCE OR PROOF WHATSOEVER! Is this America or what!?

So, what’s my next move? I’ve still not heard back from ANY of the organizations I contacted, nor the law firm. Do you think I should write the letter to the editor now, or wait to see what the accuser says after she looks at Cheyenne again? I’ll be honest, right now I can’t really trust my decision-making skills; I’m not thinking straight whatsoever. My mind is all over the place and I really don’t want to do the wrong thing and make it worse, you know? Any ideas?

Last but certainly not least, I want to THANK YOU ALL from the bottom of heart for all of your support, encouragement, advice and friendship. You really have no idea how you have helped to sustain me through this unbelievably difficult time. I’ve always said the blogosphere is filled with the most amazing people, and I was 100% correct! Thank you all so, so much!!