Several people whose dogs were seized in an animal abuse case at a dog trainer’s home are criticizing Walker County Animal Control officials for delays in returning their animals.
Linda Hamm, who runs a dog rescue near Knoxville, said she had more than a dozen dogs being trained by Patty Bryant, 57, when she and her husband Jerry Bryant, 72, were arrested on animal cruelty charges this month.
“I’m hoping and praying that something gets resolved now, but I’m not holding my breath,” Hamm said by phone about her dogs being returned. “I’m not sure what the holdup is — I just don’t get it.”
Hamm said she received a message from animal control officials Monday, the first contact since the Bryants’ arrests.