Report: Lewiston humane society broke rules to give dog to LePage

[jpak]

Source: Bangor Daily News

A Lewiston humane society violated its own rules to give Gov. Paul LePage his new dog, according to the Sun Journal.

The 2-year-old Jack Russell terrier named Veto was a rescue dog from New Orleans, and the LePage family adopted him on Tuesday after their 12-year-old dog, Baxter, died in March.

That news upset a Mexico woman: After a sexual assault, 22-year-old Heath Arsenault told the Lewiston newspaper that she was looking for a dog and saw Veto — then named Jasper — on the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society’s website.

On Monday, she contacted the shelter, where officials said he’d be up for adoption on Wednesday. Arsenault planned to take work off on Wednesday to be first in line to adopt the dog in the morning.

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Read more: http://stateandcapitol.bangordailynews.com/2016/05/05/report-lewiston-humane-society-broke-rules-to-give-dog-to-lepage/

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That would be Mexico Maine which is next to Peru and not far from Paris...

[Drahthaardogs]

1. This woman is irrational

This was PR for the shelter and a good thing. Find another dog you like. There are lots out there.

[djg21]

2. It's hard to not criticize LePage

The guy is crazy and has no business being in government. But you are absolutely right. The woman should get over it. There are a lot of dogs in pounds that are in need of homes. If LePage taking a dog means there will now be two less dogs in the pound, that is a great thing. I just hope Veto is treated better than the residents of Maine have been by that totalitarian asshole.