FLORIDA -- On Friday, Nov. 24, a pit bull tore into our screened porch and dragged our inside 16-pound ragdoll cat through the screen and tortured him to death! Police were called, but nothing could be done! Animal control was very nice and said all they could do is give the owners a warning about letting dog run loose. This vicious dog lives in our neighborhood. My Georgie was so innocent.
Anyone who knows ragdoll cats know they have to be kept indoors as they do not defend themselves, so he was always, and I mean always, kept inside.
The screened porch is part of our home and this vicious dog tore through it and invaded our home.
If we were home we could have shot the dog from trying to get in our home. A neighbor saw this dog near our screened porch that morning. Also this dog had came around a few weeks earlier and growled at our screened door and my husband chased him off. This dog came back just for the kill!
The owners never even apologized to us. I am literally ill over this.
Now from what we understand unless this dog attacks twice nothing can be done, that’s even if he attacks a child, unless he kills a person they get another chance. It makes me ill. This law needs to be changed. They do not deserve a second chance.
(St. Augustine Record - Dec 9, 2012)
