Dog And Pony (No) Show
February 1, 2010
Like many cities, San Diego is trying to find ways to cut costs in this economy. Therefore the police department is firing some of their “personnel” and auctioning their equipment. Those affected are the 7 horses that patrolled Balboa Park (Wam, Trigger, Major, Junior, Bret, Bandit and Austin) as well as one third of their canines. The horse unit was created in 1983 (ironically enough) to save money for the department. The auction, which is being held on publicsurplus.com, starts February 1 and runs through the 10th.
To save money and lives was the reason for their hire
But they have no pension so they can’t even retire
In a strange sort of divorce
Say goodbye dog and horse
To lay off man’s best friend the situation must be dire!
Tags: 1/3 of their canines, 7 horses, auctioning equipment, Austin, Balboa Park, Bandit, Bret, cut costs, firing some “personnel”, Junior, Major, police department, publicsurplus.com, San Diego, Trigger, Wam
Posted on: February 1, 2010
Filed under: Politics
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