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The Humane Society was supposed to come to Waikoloa on Friday (January 28th) to speak to the dog's owners. I called them after 3:00 PM because I had not heard anything from them. The woman on the phone told me that they just got really busy up in Kohala and didn't make it to Waikoloa. I guess they had not intended on calling me back? This is not acceptable to me! She asked if I wanted to speak to her manager. I said yes please... The manager got on the phone and told me the same thing; they were too busy and had so many calls for Kohala that they couldn't make it to Waikoloa. (I don't understand this attitude; they were really trying to convince me that I should feel sorry for them for having a busy day?) She said they would come out next Tuesday (February 1 st). I said, "What is happening with these dogs in the mean time!" She said they called a neighbor and the dogs are in the yard. (Note: They still have not contacted the Owners) I told her I was going to file a police report in addition to the Humane Society report. She said I should do that. The Police will take care of the issue and give the owner a "Dangerous Dog" citation. She also asked me why I didn't call the Humane Society sooner (as if this hold up was my fault!). I told her because I didn't even know my cat was dead until late Tuesday and I've been gathering evidence to make sure 1 knew who the dogs belonged to! I was doing HER job so they didn't blow me off and say they would do a "sweep of the neighborhood" like they did for the Sperlings. Then, she asked me if I had proof I said yes, 1 have pictures and I have a witness that saw them do it. After we hung up she called me back and warned me that if the Police issued a Dangerous Dog citation the Humane Society would not be able to remove the dog from the yard because the fate of the dogs would be on the court. I still don't understand how this is important because I asked her directly and she told me they would not be able to remove the dogs anyway, just issue a citation. I really felt like I got "attitude" from the Humane Society and they were trying to scare me out of going to court. I moved forward with my Police Complaint. I called the police and they quickly contacted an officer to call me back. I told him about my frustration with dealing with the Humane Society. He said the Humane Society is understaffed but they are the correct people to contact to handle this issue. He was very sympathetic about the incident and the loss of my kitty (finally some sympathy!). He documented my call "for the record". By the time I got off the phone with the police, the Humane Society was closed. I'm not even sure now if they are going to come to Waikoloa on Tuesday (because they think the police are taking care of it). I'm going to call the Humane Society again on Tuesday. On .Tanuary 28th I went to the Waikoloa Village Association office and they said they couldn't do anything about this. 'T'hey said to file a police report. They did however give me a preview copy of the February Waikoloa Breeze. The Letter To The Editor is a similar story! Two dogs attacked the cat in it's own backyard. I contacted the people who wrote the letter and sent them a picture of the dogs. She called me back and said her witness said although the dogs fit the description (I think too similar to be a coincidence) she would have to see the dogs in person to be sure. She said the dogs looked bigger in the picture. So here we are, early Saturday morning a week after the incident and the owners have yet to been contacted. No wonder people give up or take matters into their own hands. I'm totally exhausted dealing with this issue and I just want to mourn my kitty and put it behind me. I saw another missing cat flyer for a cat on Lina Poe Poe Street. If my neighbor had not told me what happened to my cat he would havejust been "missing" too. Maybe I would have been better off not knowing what happened... The Waikoloa Village Homeowner's Association won't do anything except tell you to file a Police Report. The Humane Society is "under staffed" and does not have time to do anything. The Police Department puts the responsibility back on the Humane Society. We will soon be moving to Hawaiian Paradise Park in Keaau. People tell me that HPP has packs of wild dogs. Okay, I'll deal with that, at least it's a remote area and I know how to trap cats and dogs! Who would have imagined that Waikoloa Village has dangerous dogs running wild terrorizing neighborhoods? Why do we have CC&R's? What about the Leash Law?