Jefferson County, OH -- A Wintersville woman says she is upset after she says the local human society told an officer responding to a lost dog incident to shoot it. The incident happened December 19th. Carole Walker who lives on Bantam Ridge in Wintersville says she saw a dog walking on the roadway outside her home. Walker says the dog looked disoriented so she called the police. It was after a police Sergeant from the Cross Creek Township Police Department arrived on scene that the controversy unfolded. According to the police complaint Sergeant Kenneth Cesaro with the help of Carole Walker, the one who spotted the dog, put the animal into the police car. Again according to the police complaint, when the Sergeant contacted the Jefferson County Humane Society about what to do with the dog he received a message to shoot the dog and forget about it. The Sergeant did not shoot the dog and the dog was eventually taken to a local veterinarian. A preliminary check of the dog revealed it had a tumor behind one ear that was bleeding and was very malnourished, and the eyes were matted shut. The dog was taken to the no kill shelter Hounds Haven. We contacted the Jefferson County Human Society and were told they originally thought the dog was hit by a car and the dog would have to be so seriously injured, to ask someone to shoot it would be rare. The humane society also says their main purpose is to investigate the abuse and neglect of animals, they do not have a shelter for stray dogs. As for whether the police department has a policy when handling animals we're told officers are instructed to use their discretion from case to case.