Officer Nanette Moss had been cleaning the pit bull, named Rex, and was moving the animal to a different cage when the dog attacked.
“She let her guard down. She turned around on it for just one second. And that's how quick this all went from just a docile dog that was working with her to a dog that went into attack mode,” said Fire Marshal Jay Brooks.
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| The pit bull and Animal Control Officer Nanette Moss days before it was shot |
Moss was bitten in the leg and arm. She along with an inmate trustee locked themselves inside an office until help could arrive. Brooks, another animal control officer and a Smith County Sheriff's deputy rushed to secure the facility and try to contain the dog.
“When we got to the third door, the dog obviously knew we were there, turned towards us and lunged at us,” Brooks said. “And unfortunately we had to make a split second choice at that point to save lives and unfortunately the dog was shot, euthanized on scene.”
Brooks said Rex had been aggressive toward other officers in recent days, but not toward Moss.
Brooks stresses that it was not the breed of the dog that was the factor in the shooting, just its aggressive actions. Nevertheless he says his office will review its procedures regarding aggressive animals in light of the incident.
“We try to give every animal an opportunity and I think we're going to have to look at risk versus reward,” Brooks said.
Rex was a stray, and thus its rabies status had not verified. So it after it bit Moss, it would have been euthanized until the state rabies law. But Brooks said officers were just trying to capture the animal, and have it euthanized in a humane fashion.
Moss received treatment for her injuries. She could face more treatment if the dog was found to have a rabies. Those results should be completed in a couple of days.
(KYTX - June 30, 2015)
Let me see........
ReplyDeleteSo it was already a problem with all the other AC workers except the one who got attacked., and yet they were still giving it a chance so they could pawn it off on the unsuspecting public.
Clearly the inmates are running the asylum.
Also note- if not already on the list apparently "turning ones back" -which to a pit bull apaprently means "letting ones guard down" is a trigger.
We MUST all now perfect walking backwards while in the presence of a pit bull. Please note that no eye contact can be made while walking backwards as that is already a known pit bull trigger...........
This really does give the public insight into what is going on within Animal Control these days. It's unfathomable that a dog like this was still alive, much less on the adoptive list.
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