Peaceful Protest - "Justice for Buster"

Nearly 150 animal rights supporters showed up to peacefully protest on the City Hall steps before the Alton City Hall meeting, July 22, in conjunction with a recent incident involving the death of an Alton family’s pet and the city’s essential need to keep the Animal Control Department active.

Before the meeting, “Justice for Buster” was chanted along side 3^rd Street by those participating in the rally as cars drove past, honking in support of the cause.

Buster was an elderly dog that belonged to the Harris family for 14 years. He got loose on Sunday and the family called Animal Control the next day to report the missing pet. Unfortunately, the animal control officer was on vacation, so two Alton police officers were called to the scene in proxy.

The officers followed orders from higher and took the dog to a remote location where they shot him.