Chief Pet Officer Enforcing Rules with Real Compassion, Dou Villone of Monson Earns the Title of Maine's Animal Control Officer of the Year

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MONSON - As an animal control officer, Doug Villone, 55, could easily flip open his thick legal pad and issue a summons on his first contact with someone who fails to comply with Maine's domesticated animal laws.

Instead, the Monson man extends a little kindness on his first visit and finds it works to his benefit.

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Chief Pet Officer Enforcing Rules with Real Compassion, Dou Villone of Monson Earns the Title of Maine's Animal Control Officer of the Year

"My whole thing is cooperation. People have a variety of reasons why they don't pay their dog licenses, but most just say they forgot," he said Wednesday.

But if the gentle reminder and the kindness fa...

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