Contributions Sought to Help with Reward and Vet Bills in Arrow Shooting

Haines is shaken by the shooting by arrows of two dogs.  One piercing was fatal.  On Friday, the Haines Police Department posted a $500 reward "for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons involved in this crime.... The size of the reward may increase if donors provide additional funds."  The arrows are in the possession of the Police Department and are on their way to State Crime Lab for analysis.

This coming Tuesday night (January 22) Assembly Member Steve Vick will ask the Assembly to guarantee that the Police Department can access any additional resources it needs to solve this crime.  I fully support that, but I seriously doubt that I will be called upon to break any sort of tie! 

My heart goes out to the victims – both canine and human – but I am also concerned for the perpetrator.  This is a terrible deed to carry and as hard as it may be, my hope is that culprit will come forward, make a clean breast of it, and begin a process of restitution – both to the victims and the to community. When an event like this takes place, we all are heart broken. We all suffer.

The Haines Animal Rescue Kennel has created a PayPal account for members of the public to donate to the reward fund. 100% of all donations to this account will go to the Police Reward Fund. (You can also mail your support to the HBPD, Box 1209, Haines AK 99827.)

There has also been an account set up at the First National Bank of Alaska for those who would like to help the dogs owners pay their veterinary bills (estimated at $2,000). The account name is The Foxy Memorial Fund.