Here are pictures of my baby boy Jet today at the vet appt after pit bull attack Monday. I myself am in better shape...
...Pit bull was taken from owners by animal control to be euthanized.
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Saturday, October 14, 2017
Michigan: Little dog named Jet lucky to be alive after being attacked by a Pit Bull
MICHIGAN -- Laurie Knott added 4 new photos to Facebook October 4, 2017 · Grand Rapids, MI ·
Here are pictures of my baby boy Jet today at the vet appt after pit bull attack Monday. I myself am in better shape...
...Pit bull was taken from owners by animal control to be euthanized.
Here are pictures of my baby boy Jet today at the vet appt after pit bull attack Monday. I myself am in better shape...
...Pit bull was taken from owners by animal control to be euthanized.
Friday, January 13, 2017
Kentucky: Teens steal tiny 15 year-old dog from her property, beat, abuse her and post video online
KENTUCKY -- Franklin County authorities are charging children with animal cruelty.
The charges were announced Friday morning, and stem from a viral video of a dog being kicked in the face.
Deputies say the teens took Opal, a miniature Italian Greyhound, off her porch earlier this week. Video of an attack against Opal was posted later on social media.
The video shows Opal after they stole her from her yard. Tiny Opal stands there, looking confused. The male teenager in the video brings his leg back and kicks Opal like a football. Opan goes sprawling in the snow. The caption on the video says "@dada 'nigga'."
The video sparked outrage, garnering more than 12,000 views. Animal rights groups sounded off, and so did the Franklin County Sheriff.
"I was appalled," said Franklin County Sheriff Pat Melton. "Just appalled."
The suspects look like teens, but officers will not release their names or exact ages because they're minors.
WDRB's Gilbert Corsey met Opal Friday morning. The canine offered not a bark, not a growl, not even a sniff.
"She's pushing 16," said Jeannine Willis, Opal's owner. "Real mild, not a mean bone in her body. Everybody loves her."
It makes it hard for Willis to imagine why anyone would abuse her dog.
"How could someone kick an animal so hard?" she asked. "I mean, she went up in the air and just come down and...just her little legs."
Willis says the attack happened while Opal was on a leash in the front yard for a few minutes to "do her business" -- but it's unclear how she got into the street.
At first Willis didn't even know what happened until a witness knocked at her door.
"She said, 'You haven't heard or anything?' and I said, 'What's going on?' and she showed me the video, and I was like, 'Oh God!'" Willis said.
Sheriff Milton says the children have been receiving threats since the incident, but he warns the public not to retaliate against them.
"I know we just ranked 50th in the nation with some of the worst animal cruelty laws," said Sheriff Melton. "Let's use our passion and harness all the energy we've mustered for this and use it to change laws and make it easier to investigate and prosecute."
Opal was a rescue herself. The miniature Italian Greyhound was pulled from an abusive home.
"Usually you say, 'Outside!' and she pops right up," Willis said.
Willis says the incident even gave Opal a flashback.
"Now I have to literally pick her up," she said. "She just don't want no part of it. I think it really scared her to death, I really do."
(WDRB - Jan 13, 2017)
The charges were announced Friday morning, and stem from a viral video of a dog being kicked in the face.
Deputies say the teens took Opal, a miniature Italian Greyhound, off her porch earlier this week. Video of an attack against Opal was posted later on social media.
The video shows Opal after they stole her from her yard. Tiny Opal stands there, looking confused. The male teenager in the video brings his leg back and kicks Opal like a football. Opan goes sprawling in the snow. The caption on the video says "@dada 'nigga'."
The video sparked outrage, garnering more than 12,000 views. Animal rights groups sounded off, and so did the Franklin County Sheriff.
"I was appalled," said Franklin County Sheriff Pat Melton. "Just appalled."
The suspects look like teens, but officers will not release their names or exact ages because they're minors.
"She's pushing 16," said Jeannine Willis, Opal's owner. "Real mild, not a mean bone in her body. Everybody loves her."
It makes it hard for Willis to imagine why anyone would abuse her dog.
"How could someone kick an animal so hard?" she asked. "I mean, she went up in the air and just come down and...just her little legs."
Willis says the attack happened while Opal was on a leash in the front yard for a few minutes to "do her business" -- but it's unclear how she got into the street.
At first Willis didn't even know what happened until a witness knocked at her door.
"She said, 'You haven't heard or anything?' and I said, 'What's going on?' and she showed me the video, and I was like, 'Oh God!'" Willis said.
Sheriff Milton says the children have been receiving threats since the incident, but he warns the public not to retaliate against them.
"I know we just ranked 50th in the nation with some of the worst animal cruelty laws," said Sheriff Melton. "Let's use our passion and harness all the energy we've mustered for this and use it to change laws and make it easier to investigate and prosecute."
Opal was a rescue herself. The miniature Italian Greyhound was pulled from an abusive home.
Willis says the incident even gave Opal a flashback.
"Now I have to literally pick her up," she said. "She just don't want no part of it. I think it really scared her to death, I really do."
VIDEO - WARNING GRAPHIC
(WDRB - Jan 13, 2017)
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Dog breeder George Papania found guilty of felony animal cruelty charges
NEVADA -- Italian greyhound dog breeder George Papania was convicted of two felony animal cruelty charges in Pahrump on Thursday.
He was charged with two counts of willfully and maliciously torturing or unjustifiably maiming, mutilating or killing a dog. Each charge is a category D felony and punishable by up to four years in prison, according to Deputy District Attorney Daniel Young.
A district court jury found Papania guilty under tougher provisions enacted after the Nevada Legislature approved Cooney's Law, which went into effect Oct. 1, 2011.
The law was named after a beagle dog mutilated by its owner in Reno in 2010.
Gina Greisen, a Las Vegas animal activist and president of Nevada Voters for Animals, championed the law's passage.
"This is the first jury trial where a jury found someone guilty of felony charges under Cooney's Law that I know of," Greisen said Friday, adding that similar cases have ended in plea deals.
Nye County Animal Control could not be reached for comment Friday.
Papania is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 25.
(Las Vegas Review-Journal - Nov 6, 2015)
He was charged with two counts of willfully and maliciously torturing or unjustifiably maiming, mutilating or killing a dog. Each charge is a category D felony and punishable by up to four years in prison, according to Deputy District Attorney Daniel Young.
A district court jury found Papania guilty under tougher provisions enacted after the Nevada Legislature approved Cooney's Law, which went into effect Oct. 1, 2011.
The law was named after a beagle dog mutilated by its owner in Reno in 2010.
Gina Greisen, a Las Vegas animal activist and president of Nevada Voters for Animals, championed the law's passage.
"This is the first jury trial where a jury found someone guilty of felony charges under Cooney's Law that I know of," Greisen said Friday, adding that similar cases have ended in plea deals.
Nye County Animal Control could not be reached for comment Friday.
Papania is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 25.
(Las Vegas Review-Journal - Nov 6, 2015)
Friday, November 1, 2013
Air Canada who let dog get away is killed by car
CANADA -- An American woman who was attempting to relocate an Italian greyhound to a family in British Columbia, only to learn the dog was missing after it bolted from Air Canada employees at San Francisco’s airport, says she’s confirmed the animal died after apparently being hit by a car.
The case of Larry the greyhound caused a PR nightmare for Air Canada, first because of the nature of the missing cargo and then after a company official inadvertently sent a dismissive email about the subject to an American television station.
The dog ran away from [baggage] handlers at San Francisco International Airport on Oct. 7. Air Canada has said workers took the dog out of its crate during a flight delay, but the animal fled after either slipping out of its collar or breaking it.
Jutta Kulic, a retired dog breeder from Medina, Ohio, was shipping the dog to a couple in the Vancouver Island community of Campbell River, B.C. The dog originally belonged to Kulic’s friend, who recently died of cancer.
Kulic said she received a call earlier this week from a veterinary hospital in San Francisco, which treated the dog after a Good Samaritan found the dog on a highway the same day it disappeared and brought it in. The dog was badly injured and was put down, said Kulic.
Larry was euthanized almost three weeks ago, but Kulic said the veterinary hospital didn’t realize it was the same dog until this past Thursday.
“Finally, one of their staff members was going through the records, saw this Good Samaritan record and said, ‘Oh my goodness, this is the dog everybody is looking for,’” Kulic said Saturday in an interview from Delaware, Ohio, where she was participating in a dog show.
“We were all very, very hopeful that he was still alive, so I know that they (the couple in Campbell River) were extraordinarily saddened, and so am I.”
There were reports early on that Larry was spotted along San Francisco’s Highway 101, and Kulic said at least one person thought they saw a vehicle hit a dog, but that was the last sighting connected to the animal.
As if the news that a major airline had lost a dog wasn’t bad enough, an Air Canada spokesman added fuel to the story when he inadvertently sent an email to a local CBS-TV reporter that said: “I think I would just ignore, it is local news doing a story on a lost dog. Their entire government is shut down and about to default and this is how the U.S. media spends its time.”
The email was intended for another spokesman within the company, and Air Canada quickly apologized.
The airline issued a written statement after learning the animal had been confirmed dead.
“Air Canada’s employees are extremely sad with the news about Larry,” the statement said.
“Many of our employees are pet owners and animal lovers, and our San Francisco team in particular continued to hold out hope that Larry would be found safe.”
(TheChronicleHerald.ca - Oct 27, 2013)
The case of Larry the greyhound caused a PR nightmare for Air Canada, first because of the nature of the missing cargo and then after a company official inadvertently sent a dismissive email about the subject to an American television station.
The dog ran away from [baggage] handlers at San Francisco International Airport on Oct. 7. Air Canada has said workers took the dog out of its crate during a flight delay, but the animal fled after either slipping out of its collar or breaking it.
Jutta Kulic, a retired dog breeder from Medina, Ohio, was shipping the dog to a couple in the Vancouver Island community of Campbell River, B.C. The dog originally belonged to Kulic’s friend, who recently died of cancer.
Kulic said she received a call earlier this week from a veterinary hospital in San Francisco, which treated the dog after a Good Samaritan found the dog on a highway the same day it disappeared and brought it in. The dog was badly injured and was put down, said Kulic.
Larry was euthanized almost three weeks ago, but Kulic said the veterinary hospital didn’t realize it was the same dog until this past Thursday.
“Finally, one of their staff members was going through the records, saw this Good Samaritan record and said, ‘Oh my goodness, this is the dog everybody is looking for,’” Kulic said Saturday in an interview from Delaware, Ohio, where she was participating in a dog show.
“We were all very, very hopeful that he was still alive, so I know that they (the couple in Campbell River) were extraordinarily saddened, and so am I.”
There were reports early on that Larry was spotted along San Francisco’s Highway 101, and Kulic said at least one person thought they saw a vehicle hit a dog, but that was the last sighting connected to the animal.
As if the news that a major airline had lost a dog wasn’t bad enough, an Air Canada spokesman added fuel to the story when he inadvertently sent an email to a local CBS-TV reporter that said: “I think I would just ignore, it is local news doing a story on a lost dog. Their entire government is shut down and about to default and this is how the U.S. media spends its time.”
The email was intended for another spokesman within the company, and Air Canada quickly apologized.
The airline issued a written statement after learning the animal had been confirmed dead.
“Air Canada’s employees are extremely sad with the news about Larry,” the statement said.
“Many of our employees are pet owners and animal lovers, and our San Francisco team in particular continued to hold out hope that Larry would be found safe.”
(TheChronicleHerald.ca - Oct 27, 2013)
Friday, August 2, 2013
Man gets 11 years for attack on ex's dog
MISSOURI -- An Ellisville man could serve up to 11 years in prison now that he’s been convicted of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and beating her 8-pound dog so severely the animal had to be put down. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Charles Zidek was convicted of felony animal abuse and burglary.
Prosecutors said Zidek broke into the St. Charles home of Daina Walkonis by breaking out a basement window early the morning of October 9, 2011. They say he then threw her Italian greyhound, Vinny, against a bedroom wall repeatedly.
A veterinarian testified the dog sustained trauma from multiple blows to the head and had a broken and severely displaced leg and his eyelids were swollen shut.
Blood found in the house near the broken window matched Zidek’s DNA and Walkonis testified that Zidek admitted to the attack during a period when they dated for about a month in 2012.
Defense attorneys argued Zidek’s blood was not found near the dog and questioned why Walkonis would date him after learning he was the attacker.
(Missourinet.com - Aug 1, 2013)
Prosecutors said Zidek broke into the St. Charles home of Daina Walkonis by breaking out a basement window early the morning of October 9, 2011. They say he then threw her Italian greyhound, Vinny, against a bedroom wall repeatedly.
A veterinarian testified the dog sustained trauma from multiple blows to the head and had a broken and severely displaced leg and his eyelids were swollen shut.
Blood found in the house near the broken window matched Zidek’s DNA and Walkonis testified that Zidek admitted to the attack during a period when they dated for about a month in 2012.
Defense attorneys argued Zidek’s blood was not found near the dog and questioned why Walkonis would date him after learning he was the attacker.
(Missourinet.com - Aug 1, 2013)
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Italian Greyhound Attacked By Pit Bull Mix, Owner flees
NEW YORK -- A Brooklyn woman is hoping the owners of the dog that attacked hers will come forward and do the right thing.
His breed is built for speed, but Tali the Italian Greyhound won’t be moving fast anytime soon, CBS 2′s Tony Aiello reported.
His breed is built for speed, but Tali the Italian Greyhound won’t be moving fast anytime soon, CBS 2′s Tony Aiello reported.
Tali and his owner Kasia Bednarska were at Prospect Park on Monday when Bednarska said a much larger Pit Bull mix ran up and- barreled into Tali – sending him flying. The dog suffered a broken leg in the attack.
Bednarska says she cried for help as she cradled her wounded dog, but the man and woman with the Pit Bull mix ignored her. “They walked away, they walked off … they walked right away,” Bednarska said.
“Whenever he moves, he’s crying and whining, sometimes I don’t sleep at night because he’s crying all night,” Bednarska said.
Bednarska used her rent money to pay for the dog’s visit to the animal ER Monday and the veterinarian says Tali needs surgery that could cost $3,000.
Bednarska is playing “doggy detective” trying to find the owners of the Pit Bull mix. She is putting up fliers, and has also turned to the Internet posting an ad on Craigslist.
Bednarska is hoping the owners of the dog named “Nola” or “Noah” will do the right thing and help pay for treatment of Tali’s broken leg. “I think ethically, they should reach out to me. Maybe they don’t have money, I don’t know what’s in their head.”
Other dog owners told Aiello it’s a shame the couple with the Pit Bull walked away. Veterinarians say you naturally focus on your dog when it is injured, but it’s vital to get contact information from the owner of the other dog, as well as names and addresses of any witnesses.
Bednarska’s dog needs help, and she needs help paying for it.
The vet treating Tali has agreed to accept donations for the upcoming surgery, Animal Kind Veterinary Hospital at 365 7th Ave in Brooklyn. Phone number is 718-832-3899. They will accept credit card donations over the phone for Tali.
Bednarska is going this route because she is not comfortable accepting cash donations, Aiello reported. If more money is donated than is required, the Vet Hospital said it will donate the excess to an animal care organization.
(CBSNewYork - Nov 11, 2011)
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Maryland: Pit bull euthanized after attacking small dogs
MARYLAND -- A small lap dog barely survived an attack by a pit bull in Germantown last week.
The pit bull was euthanized Monday at the direction of its owner, said Capt. Michael Wahl, director of the Montgomery County Police Animal Services Division.
Beverly Hoffmaster was walking her two Bichon Frises and a friend's Italian Greyhound near her home in the 11500 block of Scottsbury Terrace in the Stratford Knolls neighborhood around 7 p.m. April 25 when a female pit bull ran from its owner's property on Scottsbury Terrace and attacked one of the bichons, Capt. Wahl said.
The Bichon, named Magic, was pinned to the ground and severely injured, he said.
"It happened very quickly," Wahl said.
The pit bull then turned to attack the Italian greyhound, said Greg Hoffmaster, Beverly's husband.
The breed, a smaller version of a standard greyhound, is only 13 to 15 inches tall and weighs an average of 10 pounds, according to the Italian Greyhound Club, but it is a fast runner, just like a standard greyhound. Beverly Hoffmaster let go of the leash and the dog, named Shana, ran home.
The pit bull then turned to the other Bichon, Maisy. Hoffmaster was able to scoop Maisy up in her arms and out of harm's way.
Hoffmaster screamed for help throughout the attack. Neighbors came out and helped her get her dogs home, her husband said.
She rushed 11-year-old Magic to the closest animal emergency room, VCA Hospital in Gaithersburg. The dog's stomach had been ripped open and his esophagus injured, Greg Hoffmaster said. After four hours of surgery, doctors were not sure until Friday that he would survive.
A bichon frise weighs 7 to 12 pounds and is 9 to 12 inches tall, according to dogbreedinfocenter.com.
"He's a tough guy," Greg Hoffmaster said of Magic. "We always thought he'd make it."
The veterinary bill is about $12,000, he said
Animal Services officers issued several citations to the owner of the pit bull, Wahl said. Richard Dorsey of the 11500 block of Scottsburg Terrace was issued a $100 citation for allowing a dangerous dog to be at large and a $500 citation for allowing the dog to engage in unwanted contact. He was also issued a $100 citation for failing to obtain a license for the dog and a $500 citation for failing to provide proof of a current rabies vaccination, Wahl said.
Dorsey could not be reached for comment.
Police also declared the pit bull potentially dangerous, he said. For a first offense, a dog declared potentially dangerous is only permitted off the owner's property on a leash held by someone at least 18 years old, Wahl said. It must be muzzled whenever it is off the property. A second offense would probably have resulted in an order to euthanize the dog, he said.
"We never knew there was a pit bull in the neighborhood until after the attack," Greg Hoffmaster said.
Other recent dog attacks
The owner of a pit bull charged with attacking and seriously injuring a Lhasa apsa-poodle mix near Waters Landing Elementary School in Germantown on March 14, Julia Waters-Koroma of the 20300 block of Thunderhead Way in Germantown, is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court on Tuesday to contest citations for having an unlicensed dog, allowing the dog to be at large and for allowing it to engage in unwanted contact.
Joseph Martin of the 18600 block of Tarragon Way received similar citations for his pit bull mixed breed's fatal attack on a miniature pinscher in the Cinnamon Woods neighborhood in mid-February
(The Gazette - May 4, 2011)
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The pit bull was euthanized Monday at the direction of its owner, said Capt. Michael Wahl, director of the Montgomery County Police Animal Services Division.
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Greg Hoffmaster sits with the three dogs that were
attacked by a pit bull in Germantown on April 25:
Shana, the Italian Greyhound, and bichon frises Magic on
his lap and Maisy at his shoulder. Magic was
severely injured in the attack. The other dogs escaped injury.
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Beverly Hoffmaster was walking her two Bichon Frises and a friend's Italian Greyhound near her home in the 11500 block of Scottsbury Terrace in the Stratford Knolls neighborhood around 7 p.m. April 25 when a female pit bull ran from its owner's property on Scottsbury Terrace and attacked one of the bichons, Capt. Wahl said.
The Bichon, named Magic, was pinned to the ground and severely injured, he said.
"It happened very quickly," Wahl said.
The pit bull then turned to attack the Italian greyhound, said Greg Hoffmaster, Beverly's husband.
The breed, a smaller version of a standard greyhound, is only 13 to 15 inches tall and weighs an average of 10 pounds, according to the Italian Greyhound Club, but it is a fast runner, just like a standard greyhound. Beverly Hoffmaster let go of the leash and the dog, named Shana, ran home.
The pit bull then turned to the other Bichon, Maisy. Hoffmaster was able to scoop Maisy up in her arms and out of harm's way.
Hoffmaster screamed for help throughout the attack. Neighbors came out and helped her get her dogs home, her husband said.
She rushed 11-year-old Magic to the closest animal emergency room, VCA Hospital in Gaithersburg. The dog's stomach had been ripped open and his esophagus injured, Greg Hoffmaster said. After four hours of surgery, doctors were not sure until Friday that he would survive.
A bichon frise weighs 7 to 12 pounds and is 9 to 12 inches tall, according to dogbreedinfocenter.com.
"He's a tough guy," Greg Hoffmaster said of Magic. "We always thought he'd make it."
The veterinary bill is about $12,000, he said
Animal Services officers issued several citations to the owner of the pit bull, Wahl said. Richard Dorsey of the 11500 block of Scottsburg Terrace was issued a $100 citation for allowing a dangerous dog to be at large and a $500 citation for allowing the dog to engage in unwanted contact. He was also issued a $100 citation for failing to obtain a license for the dog and a $500 citation for failing to provide proof of a current rabies vaccination, Wahl said.
Dorsey could not be reached for comment.
Police also declared the pit bull potentially dangerous, he said. For a first offense, a dog declared potentially dangerous is only permitted off the owner's property on a leash held by someone at least 18 years old, Wahl said. It must be muzzled whenever it is off the property. A second offense would probably have resulted in an order to euthanize the dog, he said.
"We never knew there was a pit bull in the neighborhood until after the attack," Greg Hoffmaster said.
Other recent dog attacks
The owner of a pit bull charged with attacking and seriously injuring a Lhasa apsa-poodle mix near Waters Landing Elementary School in Germantown on March 14, Julia Waters-Koroma of the 20300 block of Thunderhead Way in Germantown, is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court on Tuesday to contest citations for having an unlicensed dog, allowing the dog to be at large and for allowing it to engage in unwanted contact.
Joseph Martin of the 18600 block of Tarragon Way received similar citations for his pit bull mixed breed's fatal attack on a miniature pinscher in the Cinnamon Woods neighborhood in mid-February
(The Gazette - May 4, 2011)
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