Clallam County declares state of emergency over dangerous dogs

The sheriff’s department says it has no place to house dangerous dogs.

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — It all started last month when the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society in Port Angeles announced it was closing due to financial issues.

That left police with nowhere nearby to take dogs deemed dangerous. 

“There’s nothing that close to Port Angeles we could look at and feel that it’s a facility we can use at this time,” said Clallam County Undersheriff Lorraine Shore. “It is a big concern because these are difficult dogs to deal with.”

Shore said in a span of just two days this month

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