Her pit bull Isabella was taken away from her after authorities say she and her other pit bull, Bubba, allegedly slaughtered twenty sheep in Funkstown last month.
According to the veterinarians, most of the sheep were brutally killed. Those that did survive had to be put down because of their injuries.
The killer Pit Bull called Bubba was shot and killed by Joe Frey during the ordeal. He was trying to protect the remaining sheep in the herd. The killer Pit Bull called Isabella was taken away and impounded.
Murphy says her dogs are innocent, but the Humane Society of Washington County says that they found evidence of lamb teeth in Bubba's stomach.
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| Stomach contents proving her pit bull mauled the sheep and ATE THEIR FACES OFF! |
Murphy said her dogs have never done anything this extreme before. She was hoping to get Isabella back, but because of the severity of the incident, the Animal Control board and Humane Society agreed that euthanization would be the best solution.
"As the authority we did not feel comfortable returning the dog to the owner would be appropriate in this situation," says Adam Greivell, chairperson of Washington County Animal Control Board. "Veterinary experts testified that once this type of thing happens it is likely to happen again."
The owners of the sheep estimate the attack has cost them around twenty thousand dollars. In lieu of a fine, the control board has suggested the Freys and Murpheys discuss a payment through a civil court hearing.
"I have not seen attacks on sheep, especially on this scope," says Greivell. "The veterinarians said in their twenty plus years, they've never seen anything like this."
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| Lucas Murphy said, "I don't see livestock as being pets so I don't think [the farmer] had any right doing what he did." |
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| Kayla's 17 year-old brother who came out to argue when neighbors were talking to reporters. |
Both Kayla Murphy and the Frey family chose not to talk on camera.
They said they are still devastated over their losses. Murphy has to pay twenty dollars a day for impoundment costs to the Humane Society. If she chooses to appeal, the process could take up to ten months.
(Your4State - June 16, 2011)
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