Georgia: Little dog named Charlie mauled to death by a Pit Bull

GEORGIA -- Sheila Rolfe posted on Facebook September 29, 2017 ·

Hey guys pray for Charlie and me. We were attacked tonight by a pit bull. I was walking to the mailbox and he came across the yard and attacked us.

I have a few cuts on my hands but Charlie is going to surgery tonight and will have a long time recovery. He is hurt so bad.

... This is sheryl. Charley did not make it. Needless to say Sheila and my mom are devastated please pray for them.  Sheila went to the Dr they have her on antibiotics and her hand is really swollen

Sheila Rolfe posted on Facebook October 1, 2017 ·

My baby is gone but will never be forgotten. My heart is broken but thankful God let me have 9 years with my precious baby.

United Kingdom: Schnoodle named Teddy who helped speed up owner's coma recovery receives award

UNITED KINGDOM -- It was a story that touched the hearts of many.

A Hampshire man in a medically induced coma woke up three days early with the help of his beloved pet dog, Teddy.

Now, Teddy has won an RSPCA animal award at a ceremony in London.

That man was Andy Szasz, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer in August 2012, three months after his wife Estelle brought Teddy home from Stubbington Ark in Fareham.

Despite initial treatment and overcoming the cancer, Andy became ill in December last year and was admitted with pneumonia to the intensive care unit.

After stopping breathing, doctors placed him in a medically induced coma, and Estelle convinced staff to allow her to take the dog to see him, as Andy and his beloved pet had been video calling every day since Andy awoke.

At the time, Estelle said: “There’s no doubt that talking to Teddy every day after Andy woke up sped his recovery.

“Being able to take him in gave Andy that drive to recover much faster than doctors expected.”

Andy, 62, said: “Ted is such a remarkable little dog in many ways. He’s clever, loving, loyal, funny and a right little character. He really stole my heart when we first met five years ago.

“I always tell people I rescued Ted and Ted rescued me.”

Teddy was given the award that recognizes an animal that has cared for and shown compassion to a person and has made a difference to a life, helping in a potentially life-threatening situation.

Teddy won the prize at the RSPCA honors ceremony last Saturday.

Andy added: “I was so proud of him at the ceremony. He behaved so well and wasn’t fazed by anything.

“I think Ted and I got to meet every single person there and he high-fived most of them as well!”

Michael Ward, RSPCA interim chief executive said: “Teddy is a brilliant example of the intense bond between a dog and man.

“The connection between the two of them is so strong, that even in a coma, Andy responded to Teddy. It just shows how rewarding – and life changing – giving a home to a rescue animal can be.”

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(Basingstoke Gazette UK - June 24, 2017)

Severely neglected dog found wrapped in a blanket in Norcross ditch

GEORGIA -- The dog was in such poor health he couldn’t see.

A roughly 2-year-old schnauzer-poodle mix (also called a Schnoodle), he turned up abandoned in a ditch Thursday outside Norcross.

He was “extremely emaciated,” “severely dehydrated,” and would whine in pain anytime someone touched him. The matting in the fur on his face was so bad he could hardly open his mouth, let alone peer through the tangles.

 

An animal control officer found the dog wrapped tightly in a towel at the intersection of Rotondo Way and Rotondo Place after a passerby’s report, said Cpl. Deon Washington, spokesman for the county police department. The dog was rushed to the clinic at animal control, where Dr. Solveig Evens treated him.

“Dr. Evans believed that the dog had been locked inside a crate and sitting in urine and fecal matter for a period of several weeks up to several months,” Washington said in a news release. “This opinion was based on the claws, condition of the fur, and the urine burns.”

It appeared the dog hadn’t been fed of given water in several days.

After arriving at animal control, the dog was shaved and treated with IVs.

Staff is hopeful he can recover.

“Because of this dog’s new beginning,” Washington said, “it has been named Adam by staff members.”

As of Friday afternoon, Adam was not eating. Once he is stabilized at the shelter, a local rescue group will be pulling Adam to care for him, Washington said.

The dog will need 24-hour medical care.

Anyone with information on the case should contact detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. Crime Stoppers offers a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case.

(Gwinnett Daily Post - Oct 16, 2015)

Puppy mill owner, Pam Daniels, 73, charged in animal cruelty case

GEORGIA -- The Macon-Bibb Animal Shelter is 135 animals over capacity, after rescuing 74 abused animals Friday from a Macon kennel and arresting the kennel's owner on charges of animal cruelty.

According to a press release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, 73-year-old Pam Daniels, of Macon, was arrested and taken to the Bibb County Jail after Macon-Bibb County Welfare Officers rescued 74 small dogs from Rock Ridge Kennels at 6875 Colaparchee Road in Macon on Friday afternoon.

The animals were removed for inhumane conditions, prolonged suffering, unsanitary conditions and improper housing.

Daniels has been charged with 74 counts of animal cruelty.

The Macon-Bibb Animal Shelter's interim director, Sonja Adams, says Friday's rescue leaves a total of about 280 animals in the shelter, which is 135 animals over the shelter's designed capacity.

Adams says the shelter currently has 89 adoptable animals, with more expected to be available in the next few days as animals involved in Friday's animal cruelty case are treated and cleared for adoption.

Fancy websites do not mean your puppy isn't from a puppy mill.
You'll notice she has NO photos of her kennels. NO photos of her
'breeders' and where they live. NO mention of how many total
dogs she has on her property. When you visit, you won't be allowed
to walk the property - she'll keep you up at the house where she has
her token adult dogs and the puppies for sale.

The fees to adopt any animal from the Macon-Bibb Animal Shelter are $100, but $50 will be refunded when the animal's new owner provides proof of having the animal spayed or neutered by a local veterinarian.

Adams urges people to call the Macon-Bibb County Animal Welfare Office at 478-621-6791, to adopt a pet from the shelter, and help them avoid having to euthanize any animals.

(WMAZ - Sept 4, 2015)

Owners charged with felony after pit bull attack on woman that kills her pet

TEXAS -- Two Kyle dog owners have been indicted on a felony charge after their four dogs attacked a woman and killed her dog in June.

The woman, Amy Jensen, 59, is also suing the dogs’ owners and the city of Kyle. She alleges in the lawsuit that she had complained to the Kyle Police Department and Kyle Animal Control about the dogs charging at her and her small dog before, but that nothing was done.

On Wednesday, the case was brought before a Hays County grand jury, which indicted the dogs’ owners, Alba Mercado Cruz, 37, and Daniel Viera, 49, on a charge of attack by dog resulting in bodily injury, District Attorney Wes Mau said.

RIP little Jax

A pit bull and three pit bull mixes, the suit says, escaped the property of their owners twice and charged at Jensen during her morning walks with her dog.

The first time, she was able to get away, but on June 11, the dogs knocked her down and attacked her as she tucked her dog under her arms.

The pit bulls eventually got to Jensen’s dog, and he died later after being taken to a veterinarian.

Jensen was in the hospital for five days, she said. She had to get dozens of staples in her head for her injuries, her right ear was torn, and there were bite marks on her neck and her body. She was at the hospital when her dog, Jax, died.

She said she can’t forget “the sight of him being ripped from my arms and dragged.” Jax was a “snoodle” — a miniature poodle and miniature schnauzer mix.

Cruz and Viera haven’t been arrested, but they will eventually have to turn themselves into jail and are awaiting the advice of their lawyer, Viera said.

“I’m really sad about this, because I have a clean record,” Viera said. “I’ve never, ever had any problems with the law before.”



Amy Jensen was still hospitalized when she found out her beloved
dog, Jax, had died from the vicious pit bull attack

The attack was at 5:30 a.m., when Viera said he and Cruz were sleeping.

“I’m really sorry for what happened,” Viera said. “I’d never wish that on anybody. … They had never been aggressive with anybody before. They did get out a couple of times, but they never bit anybody before.”

Officials forced Viera and Cruz to have all four dogs put down, Viera said.

There were at least 10 pit bulls living in her neighbor’s backyard, while their Waterleaf Falls subdivision homeowner’s association only allowed four dogs per household, Jensen’s suit says.

The city of Kyle also should have done something when Jensen called authorities before the June 11 attack, the suit argues.

“In spite of the city’s rhetoric in its municipal code that a neighborhood has ‘the right to be free from fear that an animal may leave the premises of its owner or keeper and attack and injure a person or other domestic animal,’ the city of Kyle through its police and animal control department has ignored repeated requests by residents of the Waterleaf Falls subdivision and wholly failed to enforce its municipal code,” the suit says.

Jensen’s attorney, Dan Gattis, said he wrote the law on which Cruz and Viera were indicted when he was a state representative in 2007. The law, nicknamed Lillian’s Law, was written after 76-year-old Lillian Stiles was attacked and killed by several of her neighbors’ dogs.

Jensen is seeking more than $1 million for her medical expenses and other damages.

Kyle officials said they couldn’t comment on the lawsuit until they received a copy of the served suit, filed Wednesday.

“The city of Kyle is unable to comment on this issue due to the pending lawsuit,” city spokeswoman Kim Hilsenbeck said. “However, this presents us with another opportunity to remind pet owners about taking responsibility to properly care for and control their animals. Failure to do so can result in damage and injury to property and individuals that otherwise is preventable.”

(MyStatesman.com - Sept 4, 2015)

Earlier:

• Woman injured, dog dead after 4 pit bulls attack them in Kyle

Woman injured, dog dead after 4 pit bulls attack them in Kyle

Update to story: Owners charged with felony after pit bull attack on woman that kills her pet

TEXAS -- A Kyle woman is injured and her dog dead after they were attacked by a group of four dogs Thursday morning.

Police responded to a report of a dog attack around 6 a.m. on June 11. After arriving at the scene, officers learned that four pit bull mix dogs had attacked the woman and her dog during their morning walk.

The woman was taken to an Austin-area hospital for treatment. The victim's dog was taken to an Austin-area veterinarian where it died during surgery for its injuries.

It is believed that the attacking dogs escaped from their fenced backyard earlier that morning.

Amy Jensen was still in the hospital when she found out her
beloved dog, Jax, had died of his injuries from the pit bull attack

"This is obviously a very tragic incident for our community," said Jeff Barnett, Kyle Police Chief.

"We hope this serves as a reminder for pet owners to be sure that your yard is secure and proper measures are in place to be sure your pets cannot get out on their own. It is always a good idea to have locks on gates and to make sure your pets have plenty of food, water and shade if they are kept outside."

RIP sweet Jax

The owner of the pit bull mix dogs voluntarily surrendered them to the City's Animal Control Officer and they were subsequently euthanized and sent for rabies testing.

"Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the people adversely affected by this incident," said Barnett.

"We rarely see a dog attack of this nature in our community and that's a testament to care and attention our residents give to their pets."

The dog owner has been cited for failure to provide proof of vaccinations and additional charges are possible pending the outcome of the investigation.

(KVUE - ‎Jun 12, 2015‎)

Illinois: Cornelio Anaya, 23, charged with kicking dog to death

ILLINOIS -- A Montgomery man has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly kicking and killing a small dog during a domestic dispute.

Aurora police said Cornelio Anaya, 23, 2300 block of Prescott Drive, was involved in an argument with a 21-year-old woman around 5:43 p.m. Saturday in the 1700 block of Felten Road.

According to Aurora Police Department spokesman Dan Ferrelli, at some point during the argument the woman's small dog walked into the room. Anaya allegedly kicked the Schnoodle, which is a mix of a schnauzer and a poodle. When it was kicked it collapsed and began to tremble, Ferrelli said.

The animal, whose gender and name were not provided by police, later died.

Anaya was taken into custody a short time later in the 800 block of South Fourth Street and charged with felony cruelty to an animal, Ferrelli said.

According to Kane County Court records, Anaya has been ordered to have no contact with the woman as a condition of his bond.

ARREST DETAILS:
Cornelio Javier Anaya
Date of arrest: 04/26/2015
Age at arrest: 23
Total bond: $75,000

PREVIOUS ARREST:
Date of arrest: 07/23/2012
Age at arrest: 20
Charge:

• RESIDENTIAL ARSON

(Aurora Beacon-News - April 29, 2015)

UPDATE TO CASE:
The following details are provided for the convenience of trained Court Advocates, who are authorized to act as Court Advocates through Safe Humane Chicago.

The information contained here is from initial arrest summaries, court proceedings, court advocate reports, and other sources.

AUGUST 5, 2016 (Friday)
**COURT: Kane Cnty Crt, Rm305, 540 S Randall Rd, St Charles 1:30pm
  —-ANAYA, Cornelio J DOB 021192 (2015CF000667): status hearing
    charge: 1x agg cruelty (501ILCS70.0/3.02a)        
    arrest: 26Apr 15
    arresting officer: Aurora Police
    animal: 1 Schnoodle (kicked and later died)
    history: 26Apr15, 08May, 25Jun, 10Jul, 26Aug, 28Sep, 08Oct, 02Dec, 04Dec,
             15Jan16, 17Feb, 04Mar, 24 Mar, 20May
    notes: incident on 25Apr15, 29Apr15 75k D-bond filed
    media: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/crime/ct-abn-aurora-cruelty-st-0430-20150429-story.html

Wyndham Council investigating after grandmother attacked by dog in Point Cook

AUSTRALIA -- A 73-YEAR-OLD grandmother was hospitalized after being attacked by an unleashed dog in Point Cook. 

Mia Legenhausen was walking her family’s schnauzer-cross-poodle on Palmer Ave last Monday when a dog, which looked like a boxer, ran across the road to where she was walking Voosha.

Ms Legenhausen said at first the stray dog tried to play with her two-year-old pooch.

“It started as a friendly thing but it bit her around the neck. It wouldn’t let go,” she said.

Ms Legenhausen said she was yelling at the dog and trying to pull it off Voosha.

Strangers walking by had to help pull the dog off hers.

“It could have killed our dog. I got bit in the struggle. I was bleeding a lot.”

Ms Legenhausen attended Western Hospital in Footscray where she got seven stitches in her finger.

“It was scary. I will never forget the look in the eyes of our dog. Usually my grandchildren walk the dog on their own. I don’t know what would have happened to them,” she said.

The incident comes as dog attacks reported in Wyndham rose by 16 per cent to 221 in 2013, up from 189 the previous year.

Council chief executive Kerry Thompson said 69 people were issued with infringement notices in 2013, up from 44 the previous year.

“While most pet owners are responsible and ensure their dogs are well behaved and socialised, some owners allow their dogs to roam and do not have them trained effectively,” she said.

She confirmed that the council was investigating a dog attack which occurred in Point Cook on March 17.

(Wyndham Leader - March 25, 2014)

Woman injured while intervening when pit bull attacked her dog

ARIZONA -- A 78-year-old woman taking her schnauzer/poodle mix for a walk Sunday was injured when a loose pit bull attacked her dog and bit her hand.

Alice Hoffman was walking her dog, Maggie May, in the 3100 block of Montana Drive at about 8:38 a.m. when the female pit bull, Hyna, came at her and grabbed her dog in its mouth.

Hyna's owner, Ryan Hogg, said there had been workers at his place and they left his backyard gate open.

"I saw this black dog coming at us," Hoffman said, "and I thought maybe it was a stray and maybe I could help (the dog) find its way home.

"But it wasn't," she said. "I tried to get the dog off (Maggie May) and I realized it was a pit bull."

"I knew if I couldn't get that dog off my dog, my dog would be dead," Hoffman said, "and I probably would be attacked also."

As Hoffman fought to free her dog, her hand was "severely torn up," a police report said, and once Hoffman did break Maggie May loose, the dog ran.

Hoffman took Hyna by the collar and dragged her to the front door of the Hogg's house. "I don't know where the strength came from," she said.

Hogg got his dog under control.

A neighbor who heard Hoffman's screams called police and came out and helped her.

Both Hoffman and Maggie May were treated for their injuries. Hoffman went to the VA Medical Center and Maggie May was held overnight at an emergency pet hospital.

Hyna was being held on a rabies quarantine, but Hogg said he had her euthanized.

(Prescott Daily - Jan 11, 2014)

After dog park attack, owner calls for stricter rules

ILLINOIS -- A small dog who may have provoked a pit bull at Happy Tails Dog Park should be back soon, having survived a reported attack from the pit and several others.

According to Arlington Heights resident Karen Ibach, her 3-year-old schnauzer-poodle mix, Cody, was attacked on July 28 by a golden pit bull mix wearing a greenish-blue collar. Other dogs sided with the pit bull, leaving Cody with severe cuts, Ibach said.

She rushed her dog to a nearby animal hospital for treatment.

Ibach said the encounter may have been as hard on her as it was on Cody.

“I have problems getting to sleep, because I relive the whole thing over and over,” she said. “To see your dog being attacked by a group of dogs is horrific.”

Happy Tails is the Buffalo Grove Park District’s dog park, located immediately south of the Buffalo Grove Metra station on the south side of Deerfield Parkway. Parks spokesman Mike Terson said use of the park is restricted — owners must first purchase a yearlong pass, which dogs wear like a collar, or buy a one-day receipt, which owners keep with them — but the park is also unstaffed.

Ibach said she and Cody are frequent Happy Tails visitors.

“He’s like a little sheriff over there at the park, he’ll bark at others when they’re misbehaving,” she said.

But she admits that most users, herself included, never bring their usage permits.

Around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 28, Cody tried to regulate the wrong dog.

Happy Tails has a section reserved for small dogs, but Ibach said she and other visitors rarely use it; around noon on Sunday, she let Cody run with the group in the general-admission section. That group included a much larger pitbull, whose owner she did not know.

Ibach said the larger dog was not aggressive at first, merely playing a little too close for Cody’s comfort. Cody barked at the pitbull, presumably trying to move it away, she added; Ibach said the pit seemed to take Cody’s complaint as aggression and attacked him.

Other dogs followed, she alleged.

“Everybody’s screaming,” she said.

Owners got their animals back under control, and Cody, now bleeding from his neck and jaw, ran to a corner. When Ibach tried to collect him, the terrified dog bit his owner.

Believing she had no time to find the owner of the pit bull, Ibach rushed Cody to the closest veterinarian she knew of, Care Animal Hospital of Arlington Heights. Doctors there repaired bite wounds to Cody’s neck and jaw. The hospital could not be reached to clarify the severity of the wounds.

Three days later, Ibach said her dog’s recovery has been “miraculous.” He appears to be back to his old self, including barking at the landscapers his owner hired to work around their home.

“He’s still bossy, from what I can see,” Ibach said. “He’s very proud of himself, that he yelled at the landscapers. I didn’t think he’d be like this for a couple of weeks.”

Ibach said she would like to see the park district secure Happy Tails more closely, including taking a picture of each dog when an owner buys a permit, then having a staff member there to ensure that users brought their permits — including her.

Terson said that the district has never banned any breeds from the park, only aggressive behavior; he said it is for permit-holders to decide if the mix of pets present when they arrive is something they want to send their dog into.

Ibach said she expected to have Cody back at Happy Tails when he heals completely.

“They are doing a big favor for dog owners by having that park,” she said.

(Chicago Sun Times - Aug 1, 2013)

No action over killer greyhounds

NEW ZEALAND -- Wellington City Council will not prosecute the owners of two greyhounds that attacked and killed a young dog this week, unless the dog's owner lays a complaint.

Margot Lyons' 12-month-old schnoodle, Ralph, was attacked by two greyhounds near the Berhampore Golf Club on Tuesday morning, and later died from his injuries.

Fairfax Media and Lyons also understand that a cat had been attacked and killed by two greyhounds in the same area.

His death means nothing.

While Lyons was "devastated" by the attack, she said all she wanted was for the two greyhounds to be returned to Greyhounds as Pets, the charity from which they had been adopted.

"I'm imagining that GAP would put them down. The last thing I'd want is for the dogs to be taken back, only to be adopted by another family again.

"The important thing out of this is to raise awareness that dreadful things like this can happen, and somehow both our family and the greyhounds' family will have to find a way to get through it and the loss of our very beloved pets."

Council spokesman Richard MacLean said a complaint must be laid by the owner of an attacked dog for the council to consider prosecution.

"We will be making sure the owners have returned the greyhounds, but unless there's a complaint there would not be further action taken."

Greyhounds as Pets programme director Jacqui Eyley said she was unsure whether the owners intended to return the two dogs at this stage.

"I'm sure they are thinking about it. The owners can return the dogs if that's what they decide."
Eyley had never previously heard of greyhounds attacking other dogs.

"Mainly it's greyhounds being attacked by other dogs. It is very unfortunate and we are very sorry for the woman who lost her dog."

But Greyhound Protection League founder Aaron Cross said racing greyhounds were trained to chase from birth, and were often kept isolated from all other animals.

"Their version of play is to compete. When it's drilled into them for years, it's hard for them to adjust to the retirement phase.

"It's not necessarily something in their genes, it's in fact a reality of training and making their whole life about racing [after] a small fluffy thing."

Reintroducing retired racing hounds into the community came with real risks, and there would be the occasional dog who struggled to let go of their racing backgrounds, he said.

"This dog had a moment and the muzzle broke. The owners did everything right, but it's just so unfortunate that it turned out this way."

(Stuff.co.nz - June 29, 2013)

Earlier:

• Attack surprises dog charity

Attack surprises dog charity

NEW ZEALAND -- The charity which trained the greyhound that attacked a puppy in Wellington has defended the breed, saying it was the first attack by the former racing dogs that it has heard of.

The fluffy schnoodle puppy named Ralph died after it was attacked by one of two greyhounds at Berhampore Golf Course on Tuesday morning.

The puppy's owner said all three dogs were off their leads and the two greyhounds were muzzled, but one of the muzzles came free when the greyhounds raced down a hill towards Ralph, and the dog latched on to one of the puppy's hind legs.

Mauled for ten minutes by greyhounds before dying

After a 10-minute battle by the owners of the dogs, Ralph was prized free and taken to a vet, but after four hours of treatment the puppy's heart gave out and it died.

Jacqui Eyley, the programme director of Greyhounds as Pets which retrains and rehomes retired racing greyhounds, said today she had never heard of greyhounds attacking other dogs before.

"Mainly its greyhound being attacked by other dogs," she said.

"It is very unfortunate and we are very sorry for the woman who lost her dog."

Eyley said that while greyhounds were trained to chase "small and fluffy things", this was rigorously trained out of them by the charity.

All greyhounds that went through the programme spent time with cats and smaller dogs before being rehomed, she said.

"Half of them live in homes with cats," she said.

Owners were also advised to muzzle greyhounds when taking them for walks, particularly if there were two dogs.

Eyley said any dog that attacked another should be put down, although she stressed that it appeared from reports only one of the two greyhounds had bitten the puppy.

Ralph's owner, Margot Lyons, said it was not the first time the puppy had had a run-in with the greyhounds. About six months ago, the unmuzzled dogs "took a chunk" of fur out of him, but the owners restrained the dogs in time.

They had been muzzled every time she had seen them since, Lyons said.

"They [the greyhounds' owners] did everything in their power to control the dogs, but it's that pack mentality. It's just what greyhounds do," she said.

"He was such a fluffy, beautiful little puppy and such a massive part of the family. He looked a bit like a rabbit, and I guess it's that greyhound instinct to chase and kill rabbits."

Lyons said the greyhounds' owners had tried to give her their details, but she was too distracted to deal with them at the time.

"I've been utterly distraught," she said.

"I feel desperately sad for the owners of the greyhounds, but they are a risk and there's lots of greyhounds around Wellington. We just don't want this to happen to any other family."

(Stuff.co.nz - June 26, 2013)