Save Zeus - Legal Defense Fund

EMERGENCY UPDATE: Zeus is scheduled to be executed this Friday, September 23rd of, 2022 in Elk Grove. Please help us save him by calling the City Council and leaving a message if you can’t get through.

Video Below of Faryal speaking to the Elk Grove City Council

City Council Member and Mayor: https://www.elkgrovecity.org/city_hall/city_government/city_council

Hi,

This is Faryal's sister; our family has been fighting for months to save Zeus, our 1-year-old beloved German Shepherd puppy, from being killed by the City of Elk Grove. The City took Zeus by force after causing an abrasion on a man’s leg after he was provoked when the man hid behind Faryal’s car while coming home from the dog park. Zeus was trying to protect Faryal, our sister, from the man.

After the Elk Grove Animal Control process that is supposed to deliver fair and equal justice failed to see the incident for what it was, Zeus was taken.

The process is unfair, and even though Faryal had all of the items completed that were required after the prejudicial hearing, the officers showed up unannounced, lied and took Zeus from us.

In the process of impounding Zeus, Zeus was scared to death and nipped one of the officers.

After the city admitted to breaking policy and admitting fault, they are still using that to execute him.

Zeus is all our sister Faryal has, she’s unmarried and has no kids. He’s a sweet puppy that was only trying to protect his mom. He loves playing with children, going to the dog park and being social with people and animals.

Below is a link with photos and videos of him in Elk Grove, he’s such a good boy. This is not a dangerous animal that deserves to die. This is an innocent puppy caught up in the ever-growing bureaucracy of the City of Elk Grove.

Please help us raise awareness, any donation would be so helpful. The family has already spent over $15,000 trying to save him.

Our attorney, Christine Kelly of the Animal Law Office is a fantastic attorney who has been pulling all-nighters trying to save Zeus.

We have submitted appeals with the City Council of the City of Elk Grove, and we are asking that if anyone wants to try to help, please call your council member at [phone redacted] and ask them to hear the appeal and most of all STAY THE EXECUTION of Zeus until all legal questions and the multiple lawsuits pending against the city have been heard in court. The city council has the power to stop this. Please help us save Zeus.

All funds will go to legal fees, boarding/city costs and court filing expenses to try to save the life of Zeus. If anything is left, it will go to Rocket Dog Rescue, a 5013c that saves many dogs each year.