Derby police chief: Reports of neglect at city's Animal Control are false; dogs moved to Woodbridge

The Derby dog pound on Coon Hollow Road has been closed. Patricia Villers/Register


By Phyllis Swebilius
Register Staff
DERBY — The city has a temporary agreement with Woodbridge to accommodate dogs previously held at Derby's pound, Police Chief Gerald Narowski said this morning.
The six pit bull dogs were transferred Tuesday to Woodbridge Animal Control, he said.
Deputy Police Chief Raymond Stuart confirmed the dogs were at WAC.
“We helped them out yesterday with mutual aid,” Stuart said.
He said the cost to the city was still being worked out, but that it would be less than or equal to what Derby has been spending.
The procedure for reporting dogs remains the same: Call the Police Department. If an animal control response is needed, it will be from the Woodbridge facility, Narowski said.

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