Dog euthanized hours before Okmulgee owner came to get it

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Dog euthanized hours before Okmulgee owner came to get it

A dog's euthanization at the Okmulgee Animal Shelter is sparking outrage on social media. 2 News was there on April 12 when the Okmulgee County Humane Society told a young man his dog died earlier that day. The City of Okmulgee requires a 72-hour minimum hold of animals in the shelter. That means an animal must go through the full 72 hours at the shelter before euthanization is considered. In this incident, records show the dog just hit the 72-h…