“From our perspective, Delaware County Animal Control acted fully and consistently with the law and appropriate protocol,” said attorney Gerard Schrom.
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| This is Louie, the blind 10-year-old Pekinese who was mauled to death by two Rottweilers in Darby Borough |
The Chester County SPCA issued a release Tuesday indicating it was investigating the attack at Neomia Green’s home on Sept. 4 that resulted in the death of her blind, 10-year-old Pekinese, Louie.
Green did not respond to a message seeking comment Wednesday.
Patrolman Marcus Pope responded to Frank’s Steaks on the 200 block Main Street at about 11:40 p.m. Sept. 3, where one of the Rottweilers had run into the store and laid on the floor, according to an incident report. While Pope was waiting for dispatch to notify animal control, he received word that another stray dog was being held at a house on the 200 block of North Seventh Street.
Pope put the dog from the steak shop into his vehicle and met animal control officer Christine Cizmarik at the Seventh Street house.
Green told Pope and Cizmarik that her grandson had found the second dog and leashed it. Green said she had washed the dog and told her grandson he could keep it. Green asked if there was another dog in Pope’s vehicle and he told her there was another Rottweiler. Green asked if she could have that dog as well.
Cizmarik said she could only collect dogs if they had been micro chipped. She was unable to locate a chip on either dog and therefore could not take the animals, according to the report.
Cizmarik told Green that if she was going to take one dog, then she needed to take both, according to the report. She informed Green that there was a process before she could actually claim the dogs.
Cizmarik then took photos of Green with both dogs with the intention of creating a post on the company’s website in case the owner was searching for them. Schrom said that post was never created.
Green said she had no problem housing both dogs and that she already had a dog in the house.
Cizmarik asked Green multiple times if she wanted her to introduce the dogs, since two males were involved, and Green stated multiple times that she did not need the dogs introduced, according to the report.
A supplemental report fielded by Officer Sara Keenan indicated officers were dispatched back to the home at 2:22 a.m. for a report of a vicious dog attack and that the victim dog, Louie, was dead.
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| These are the two Rottweilers which killed Louie |
Green told responding officers that one of the Rottweilers had burst out of a basement and attacked her small dog. She said she tried to get the larger dog off of her Pekinese but was unable to do so.
Animal Control was contacted and indicated they would respond, but said they would not be able to do anything because they could not take the animals anywhere, according to the report.
Officers tried several other agencies, including one rescue group that indicated it could take the animals for $500. The dogs were eventually secured at the Darby Police Department, where they were held until Chester County Animal Control came to collect them in the morning.
Schrom said Wednesday that there is no perfect solution for stray dogs, but his clients had acted correctly in this instance by cautioning Green to keep the dogs separate and offering to introduce them. He noted there is no prohibition against allowing a citizen to hold a dog until its owner is found.
Rahn Monrea’l, the owner of Delaware County Animal Control, filed suit against the Chester County SPCA, Delaware County, and state officials company in federal court in July, alleging they conspired to drive him out of business.
That suit is pending before district Judge Harvey Bartle III of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
(Delaware County Daily Times - Sept 11, 2015)
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