Animal control needs help finding puppy dumper
Posted/updated on: June 28, 2026 at 2:36 pm
SMITH COUNTY — Smith County Animal Control is seeking the public’s help in identifying a person who recently abandoned multiple puppies in front of a community office near Lake Palestine. According partner to Smith County Animal Control and our new partner KETK, the individual unloaded the puppies from his truck and left them in front of their office on Saturday.
Smith County Animal Control said abandoning an animal is never the answer, it’s a crime. Anyone who recognizes the person or their truck to call animal control at (903)-266-4303.
“You can get an animal spayed or neutered for 80 bucks, so you’ve got choices way before you get to the point where you have to or you feel like you have to commit an act like that,” supervisor Colton Parsell said.
Animal advocates said ending this cycle starts with responsible pet ownership before another litter ends up without a home.
