Photo placed on Tim Conatser’s Facebook page
UNION VALLEY – Volunteer firefighter Tim Conatser has resigned from the Union Valley Fire Department after he allegedly posted a photo on Facebook Tuesday of two dead dogs lying on the ice, suggesting he had killed them for trespassing on his property.
Union Valley is about halfway between Rockwall and Quinlan on Hwy. 276.
“Somebody didn’t put any truth my warning,” the caption on the photo read. “Keep your damn dogs on your property.”
The Union Valley Fire Department confirmed one of its volunteers was responsible for the photo.
“We do not condone the recent actions of one of our firefighters. We are following our policy in removing him from our department,” the department said it a statement.
The dogs’ owner, Pulido Rodrigo, told Fox4 News he was in shock after learning on Facebook what happened to Gordo, the black lab, and Spike, the yellow lab.
“I’m in shock! I don’t know, I don’t understand these people. Bad people, I don’t know,” said Rodrigo.
He said he never received any warning or complaints from anyone about the dogs being a problem.
Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks said Precinct 4 Constable Terry Jones is conducting an investigation into the incident, with the help of the SPCA of Texas.
The investigation is focusing on whether the man who shot the dogs had the right to do so. The law said there must be a reasonable threat to a person or livestock to shoot.
By J.J. Smith
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