Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Missouri: Animal Control refuses to seize Mastiff that attacked and mauled another dog to death. Instead, they gave the owner of the Mastiff a ticket for 'running at large'

MISSOURI -- A Creve Coeur family’s dog was attacked and killed by a neighbor’s Mastiff, according to police.

According to Captain Tim Koncki, a spokesman for the Creve Coeur Police Department, the incident occurred at approximately 5 p.m. on October 9, 2017, on Beacon Hill Lane.

The owners of the attacked dog rushed their pet to a local veterinarian, but it died shortly  thereafter.

Following the deadly attack, police contacted animal control, which refused to remove the dog from the home. 


Police said they would only remove the animal if it was considered dangerous by the director of St. Louis County Animal Control.

Police said they issued a citation for "running at large" to the dog's owner. The citation means the owner has a court date, where they could face charges but it is more likely to be a fine.

Also it appears they have no intentions of putting any sort of restrictions on this killer Mastiff.

No other details have been released.

UPDATE TO STORY: 
Apparently there was so much uproar about Animal control refusing to do their jobs and seize this vicious, killer dog, that they finally were shamed into doing their jobs -- and went and picked up the dog.  Per, the Creve Coeur Police Department's Facebook page: 

Update to this story, the St Louis County Animal Control came and took custody of the aggressive dog this afternoon. ‬

It appears Creve Coeur doesn't have a local ordinance regarding dangerous dogs. The state, however, makes it very clear that you can kill any dog that is chasing, attacking and killing animals. They should have shot that dog and been done with it.

273.030. Dogs may be killed, when

If any person shall discover any dog or dogs in the act of killing, wounding or chasing sheep in any portion of this state, or shall discover any dog or dogs under such circumstances as to satisfactorily show that such dog or dogs has or have been recently engaged in killing or chasing sheep or other domestic animal or animals, such person is authorized to immediately pursue and kill such dog or dogs; provided, however, that such dog or dogs shall not be killed in any enclosure belonging to or being in lawful possession of the owner of such dog or dogs.

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(KMOV - Oct 10, 2017)

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