Jordan Watkins, 20, already charged with severely injuring dog arrested again for breaking into vehicles

ILLINOIS -- A Pleasant Plains man already facing felony charges for allegedly kicking and severely injuring a dog was arrested again Tuesday night in Chatham.

Police said Jordan Watkins, 20, and another man, 19-year-old Mitchell B. Clagett of Chatham, are suspected of breaking into 10 to 15 vehicles Tuesday night throughout the village.

   

Both men were booked into the Sangamon County Jail early Wednesday on possible charges of criminal trespassing to a vehicle and illegal possession or consumption of alcohol by a minor.

Watkins and Clagett also could be charged with burglary to a motor vehicle, Chatham police said.

Officers were dispatched to the 1100 block of Juniper Place around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday for a report of two men breaking into vehicles parked on the block.

The men drove off before officers arrived, but the tipster provided police with a description of the vehicle they were driving.

Officers canvassed the area but couldn't find the vehicle until eventually catching up to it in the Manor Hill subdivision.

When seeing the squad car, the driver, Watkins, quickly pulled into a driveway, police said. The officer pulled up and questioned Watkins, who said he was there to meet a friend who wouldn't answer the door.

However, police said that upon further questioning, Watkins admitted that he and Clagett had rummaged through unlocked vehicles that night and stolen valuables. Cash and car stereo equipment were found in the car Watkins was driving, police said.

In addition, police said both men exhibited signs of being under the influence of alcohol and failed field sobriety tests.

The arrest is the latest legal problem for Watkins.

He was charged July 9 with criminal damage to a domestic animal, aggravated cruelty to an animal and cruel treatment of an animal.

 

 

 

The little dog was named Max is now in a great home

Watkins is accused of knocking his ex-girlfriend's sister's Maltese and Yorkie mix, which weighs 7 to 8 pounds, into the wall, causing its eye to pop out of its socket. Watkins then allegedly drove the dog out into the country and abandoned it.

The first two charges are Class 4 felonies, punishable by probation or one to three years in prison.
A preliminary hearing for that case is scheduled for 9 a.m. Sept. 24.

(The State Journal-Register - Aug 27, 2015)

Earlier:

• Pleasant Plains man, Jordan Watkins, kicked and abused tiny dog then drove it out to the country and abandoned it to die

Related:

• Justice for Max (Facebook)

Alton John Manley, owner of 3 dogs found muzzled with duct tape, charged with animal cruelty

SOUTH CAROLINA -- Three dogs that were left with their owner Tuesday after they were found chained to a wall with their muzzles taped shut were surrendered by the owner Thursday and delivered to an animal shelter in Aiken.

Online records show the dogs' owner, Alton John Manley, was charged with animal cruelty on Friday.

The dogs were discovered on the back porch of a home at in rural McCormick County Tuesday morning. Deputies removed the tape and made sure they weren't severely injured Tuesday night but they didn't take the dogs because they couldn't find a shelter with room to take them.

The Humane Society of the United States on Wednesday helped find them a place at the SCPA Albrecht Center, a no-kill center in Aiken that agreed to make room for the dogs. But first officials needed the owner to sign over control of the dogs, which he did Thursday.

The owner told WJBF in Augusta that he wanted to make it clear that he never abused the dogs.

The dogs were found Tuesday morning on the back porch of a home at Plum Branch Yacht Club, an old fishing village located in the western part of the state near the Georgia line. A frequent visitor who said she was walking by to check out a nearby fish hatchery said she was spooked by a strange sound.

“I heard this very strange, muffled, growl-bark,” said the woman, who asked not to be identified. “I jumped and I screamed.”

She took a closer look at the back porch and saw three dogs -- a German shepherd and two blue tick hounds -- with their muzzles taped shut -- one can be see with even its eyes taped shut. They were chained to the wall, surrounded by feces. There was no food or water, she said.

“What made it even worse is I saw their eyes were duct taped shut,” she said.

She took a picture of the dogs and contacted the McCormick County Sheriff's Office.

Two deputies responded to the home and talked to the owner. Sheriff's officials did not return multiple calls from ABC News 4 Tuesday but Jan Burttram, vice president of the Humane Society of McCormick County, said she talked to one of the deputies who was trying to find a place to house the dogs.

The deputy told Burttram that the owner, who said he muzzled the dogs because neighbors complained about their barking, agreed to sign the dogs over but deputies needed a place for them. Burttram said their shelter, built about a year ago, couldn't take the dogs because it only holds 12 dogs. McCormick County has about 10,000 residents.

"We’re so small and we’ve got 10 dogs on a waiting list to get in," she said. "But we’ve been working to find a place to take them."

Burttram said their shelter is run entirely by volunteers and funded through donations without any public funds. "We're very resourceful," she said.

She gave the deputy numbers for shelters in neighboring Greenwood and Abbeville counties but shelters in those counties are faced with the same problem -- limited space.

Burttram told WJBF Thursday that she's relieved the dogs are in a good place now.

"It is such a sense of relief to know that these animals are safe now and that they're going someplace where they will have an opportunity to get a good home," she said.

Barbara Nelson, CEO of the Albrecht Center in Aiken, said they weren't contacted Tuesday but agreed to take the dogs when approached by the Humane Society on Wednesday. She said their no-kill shelter is less than three years old and is one of the finest in the nation.

"The dogs live in rooms with views to the outside and the cats live in colonies," she said.

The dogs will be evaluated for their mental and physical health. At first glance the dogs seemed to be in good health, just a little frightened, officials said Thursday.

Nelson said the dogs will also undergo the shelter's Fido University program, which helps teach self-calming techniques and helps them relate to human beings. Anyone who wants to make a donation to the Albrecht Center may do so on their website.

The Charleston County Animal Society recently handled a similar case when a dog later named Caitlyn was severely injured after someone taped her muzzle shut. Caitlyn's story went worldwide almost immediately.

Charleston County Animal Society CEO Joe Elmore said they have been in contact with the Humane Society in case their services are needed.

"We're ready to help in any way that we can," Elmore said.

The woman who took the picture of the three dogs Tuesday said she hopes help comes soon.

"I wish I could unsee the picture but I can't," she said. "It was just horrifying to me."

(ABC4 - Aug 4, 2015)

Florida pair arrested for throwing kittens from moving car

FLORIDA -- A Bay County, Fla., couple was arrested Sunday after a witness spotted them tossing kittens from a moving car, killing at least one.

According to a post on the Facebook page for Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen, Christian Love McCannon, 41, and George Thomas McCannon, 45, of Fountain were arrested after a 911 caller reported witnessing a man and woman throwing kittens from a silver Honda Passport on Linger Longer Road off Highway 231.

 

A deputy spotted the car and pulled the couple over near Star Avenue and Highway 231. When he asked if they were throwing anything out the windows, Christian said no but did say that cats played under her car and she didn't like them because she's allergic.

"The 911 caller told deputies that she and her son observed the door of the vehicle open and a kitten drop out," the statement said. "A short time later another kitten tumbled out of the window. The caller stopped to help the second cat but it managed to run away. Deputies were able to find a crushed kitten in the same area and searched for the second kitten but did not find it."

Both McCannons were charged with Conservation-Animals: Causing a Cruel Death, Pain, and Suffering and booked into the Bay County Jail.

(GulfLive - Aug 17, 2015)

Denver officer redefines the term “bear hug” after spotting cub in backyard

"The bad, the horrible things of our jobs are common but something like this, not very common so it as really cool to be a part of it."

COLORADO -- While working the overnight patrol shift, a Denver police officer received a strange call – from his wife.

She told him “there’s a bear running around in your district, go find it.” Like any good husband, he listened — or maybe he just got lucky.

Shortly after that phone call, Denver Officer Dan Swanson spotted the cub, who was previously spotted in the University Park area, in a resident’s backyard. 

video clip of story
After wildlife officials tranquilized the cub, the 15-year veteran of Denver PD transported the one year old cub, and said it felt like holding a ‘big kid.’

This was a first for him, not exactly a typical day on the job. It was definitely not a common call and “very cool” to be a part of it, Swanson said.

(LEO Affairs - Aug 27, 2015)

Officer under fire for the way he handled a call about an injured deer with a broken leg

OHIO -- Middleburg Heights Mayor Gary Starr promises he will get answers after an injured deer was shot by one of the city’s police officers.

This happened on the front lawn of St. Bartholomew’s Church on Bagley Road.

The officer responded to the church after a young deer collapsed on the front lawn with an injured leg.

A woman and her daughter were comforting the deer when the officer arrived and ordered them to get away from the deer for their own safety. When they left and went into the building, the officer pulled his gun out and shot the deer once.

In a letter to the city, the woman said she and her daughter are traumatized by what happened.
Mayor Starr said he’s outraged.

“You’re a young girl, a 10-year-old girl said, ‘Mommy, what happens if I get hurt or if I get injured? Are they going to do the same thing they did to that deer that they did to me?’ And I find that to be heart wrenching.” Starr said.

He said the officer didn’t follow proper procedure by letting animal control handle the situation. He said the officer also did not turn on his body camera.

Many folks who live in the town told Fox 8 although they sympathize with the woman and her daughter, the animal appeared to be suffering and the officer did the right thing.

“As a parent, if there were children nearby if they were mine or somebody else’s even, you have to explain to them this animal is sick. It’s in pain, it’s hurting and the officer’s doing his job. He’s just trying to alleviate the pain,” Susan Covey of Middleburg Heights said.

Mayor Starr said he’s asked for a review of the incident by the safety director and the police chief, and hopes to have that finished by Friday.

(FOX8 - Aug 18, 2015)

Police, firefighters rescue bear with head stuck in bottle

COLORADO -- Police in Colorado rescued a bear cub whose head was stuck in a large plastic tub of protein powder, giving the cub a ride in the back of a cruiser before tranquilizing her so she could be freed.

Police said around 5 a.m., they went to the area of 14th Street and Kiowa Street for a report of a bear cub that had managed to get her head stuck in a plastic protein powder bottle.

 

Officers found the cub and unsuccessfully tried to remove the bottle. They then put the cub in the backseat of a patrol car and took her to Fire Station 3. A Parks and Wildlife ranger sedated the bear, and firefighters used rescue tools to remove the bottle.

"The quick-witted officers were able to get the cub into the back seat of a patrol car and brought her to nearby fire station 3, where a Department of Wildlife Ranger sedated the bear," the police department said in a statement.

It published a photo of the small cub riding in the cruiser, sitting under the rear window, her head stuck in the tub.

Another photo showed her lying sedated on the ground later, her head free, alongside two beaming police officers.

"The bear cub was tagged and released ... in hopes that she will be reunited with mama bear," the police department said.

(MSN - Aug 18, 2015)

Lancaster County PA livestock business cited for animal cruelty after dumping dying animals on dead animal pile

PENNSYLVANIA -- The New Holland Sales Stables in Lancaster County has been cited for cruelty to animals.

According to the citations, the incidents occurred on Feb. 16.

The sheep, one citation stated, was “left lying, in plain view to the public, on a pile of carcasses from the prior evening depriving the animal of necessary sustenance including but not limited to neglect, lacking sanitary shelter and failing to protect the animal against inclement weather to preserve the animal's body heat.”

The animal was not able to move, the citation said.

A similar report was filed in regard to the goat.

In each case, the animal had to be euthanized because of the severity of its condition.

(WGAL - Aug 8, 2015)

NOTE: Unfortunately, it appears that this is "business as usual" with New Holland Sales Stables. These photos are also from past auctions there:

New Holland Auction, PA 5/13/13

Do You Believe This Mare Can Make The Trip To A Canadian or Texas Slaughterhouse?

Pennsylvania: Nicole Hairston and Tso Calloway to stand trial in animal cruelty case

PENNSYLVANIA -- Two Charleroi residents were ordered to stand trial for allegedly leaving three dogs to die in a vacant apartment with no food or ventilation.

Nicole Lynn Hairston, 32, and Tso Calloway, 21, both of Fallowfield Avenue, on Thursday each waived their right to a preliminary hearing on charges of cruelty to animals and three related summary offenses before Magisterial District Judge Larry Hopkins in Charleroi.

Charleroi Regional police said a tip last month led them to identifying Calloway and Hairston as the alleged dog owners.

K-9 Officer Bill Gardner and Officer Ryan Brand found the dogs July 11 when they were checking for squatters at a condemned three-story apartment building in the 700 block of Washington Avenue.

Residents had been ordered to leave the building by July 1. Hearing a dog barking, the officers said they forced their way inside a vacant apartment and found the dogs inside a sweltering, feces-stained bedroom with no food or water.

Police said the young pit bulls – one male and two females ranging in age from 1 to 3 – were emaciated and in poor health. 

The dogs were handed over to a humane officer in Washington County. All have reportedly found new homes.

No trial date has been set for Hairston or Calloway. They remain free on $2,500 unsecured bond.

(Tribune Live - Sept. 11, 2015)

Earlier:

• Pennsylvania: Nicole Hairston and Tso Calloway charged in Charleroi animal cruelty case

Animal hoarding discovered in Springfield; 50 animals saved

MASSACHUSETTS -- Animal control raided another Springfield home and found 50 animals living inside the house.

It’s the second case of animal hoarding in Springfield in just three weeks. Officials found hundreds of dead animals in an East Forest Park home after it was reported on August 11.

The most recent case was discovered Thursday at the home at 99 Champlain St. in Springfield’s Indian Orchard neighborhood.

Neighbors say they were shocked.

"It's a surprise to me that the house was condemned and it was that severe. It's kind of a shock to know that it was right across the street all this time,” said Eugene Marceau.

The following animals were found at the residence:

•7 dogs
•8 cats
•8 guinea pigs
•4 rabbits
•15 rats
•1 hamster
•1 duck
•6 parrots

Some of the animals are now in the care of the Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center in Springfield.

"The conditions in the home were just unimaginable. Unimaginable. And we're hearing from neighbors, again, that these were such nice people, and they wished they had called,” said Pam Peebles, executive director of the Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center. “Both Allen Street and Champlain -- had someone notified us much sooner, we would have saved untold amounts of suffering.”

Marceau says, he didn't know it was that bad.

"We did hear dogs and birds. You could hear it in the spring and the summer or the fall when the windows are open. You could hear the noise,” Marceau  said. "They were quiet. They kept to themselves. They kept the yard up all the time. Just the animal noise. But, it was never anything that warranted a call."

Since the August 11, T. J. O’Connor has taken in 200  live animals, putting a strain on their resources.

"There's an awful lot of animals. Without a full time staff, I don't know if there is anyone that can take care of that many animals and do it well,” Peebles said.

At this time, it’s unclear if charges will be brought against the homeowners. They are set to appear in court Tuesday at 2 p.m.

The owner of the home had no comment Monday.

(Western Mass News - Aug 31, 2015)

Dogs rescued from puppy mill ready for adoption

GEORGIA -- Around 40 Boykin Spaniels were rescued from a Georgia puppy mill and some are now ready for adoption.

On August 21, the Atlanta Humane Society assisted in the rescue of the dogs from a puppy mill in Stephens County.

  

  

  

 

An estimated 40 total dogs were removed from the property.

According to the Atlanta Humane Society, the dogs belonged to a licensed breeder who had received numerous violations from the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

The dogs were kept in deplorable conditions. Some dogs were kept in single kennels, while others were in large penned areas outdoors, the Atlanta Humane Society said.

  

  

  

  

  

  

The dogs that have been medically cleared and altered will be placed up for adoption on Saturday, August 29 at the Howell Mill Campus in Midtown and on Sunday, August 30 at the Mansell Campus in Alpharetta.

Click here for more adoption information.

(WBRC - Aug 28, 2015)

10-year-old girl and her family rescue Beagle which was experimented on in labratories

VIRGINIA -- A fifth grader in Roanoke County, Virginia rescued a dog from a product testing lab.
Eva Brown has supported the Beagle Freedom project for months. It’s a non-profit rescuing dogs from laboratory testing.

Earlier this year, the Browns applied to adopt a dog through the Beagle Freedom Project and a few weeks ago they got the call to go pick up their new pup.

  

 

“It was like ‘oh my gosh,’ we’re finally getting one and I was really excited,” explained Eva. “I wasn’t excited though to lift up her ear and see her number.”

“We like to think we’re making a little bit of a difference just by taking her in and spreading awareness,” said Angela Brown, Eva’s mom.

 

 

Below is a picture of Eva announcing their new family addition is no longer a number and her name is Cate.

If you would like to donate to the Beagle Freedom Project or find a product test list log on to http://www.beaglefreedomproject.org/fundraiser?/Showthebeagleslove.

(WLNS - Aug 28, 2015)

Dozens of cats removed from Kansas City home

MISSOURI -- Animal control officers began to remove about 80 cats, and a few dogs, from a house in Kansas City on Wednesday after the city received numerous complaints about cat hoarding.

About seven officers worked to remove the cats from a house in the 12000 block of East 56th Street, and by 3 p.m. nearly 50 cats had arrived at the KC Pet Project animal shelter. City officials said the house has been the subject of complaints for years.

The cats are being kept together in a temporary space the shelter uses in emergency situations, said Tori Fugate, marketing director for the shelter.

With the large contingent of cats added to the usual number taken in by the shelter one by one, KC Pet Project will have about 100 additional cats.

“Which is insane,” Fugate said. “The cats generally appeared to be in pretty good shape. But it still puts a tremendous strain on our facility.”

The shelter has a “critical, critical need” for cat litter and cat food, Fugate said.

The cats will receive basic care before they are tagged with microchips, vaccinated, given medical treatment and offered for adoption at a later date.

Animal control officials have been to the house 16 times since 2009 for complaints about the number of animals, said city spokesman Chris Hernandez. The homeowner had a special permit to keep more animals than city ordinances typically allow, but the dozens of animals seized Wednesday exceeded those limits.

Wednesday’s action by animal control officials in effect revoked that permit, Hernandez said, which had allowed up to 10 animals under certain conditions.

The city tries to educate people about caring for animals responsibly, Hernandez said. In the meantime, the shelter is depending on support from the public to care for the cats removed from the home.

Anyone interested in helping the shelter can find information or donate at kcpetproject.org.

(Kansas.com - August 27, 2015)

Rottweiler bites girl, 6; owner may euthanize it

MICHIGAN -- A woman living on the 300 block of Princeton off Nine Mile Road in South Lyon told police she was considering euthanizing her 130-pound dog after it bit a 6-year-old Novi girl’s ear Sunday afternoon.

Police were called to the home shortly after 1 p.m. on a complaint of a dog bite. The officer found the girl, bleeding from her ear, and her mom sitting on the front porch. The mom said the child was visiting a friend, and the two girls were practicing hand stands inside. The dog, a Rottweiler, apparently came up to the girl and bit her left ear.

The homeowner then grabbed the dog and locked it in a bathroom.

The victim’s mom said she noticed a piece of skin from the girl’s ear was pulled off and in her hair.

A police report stated the homeowner admitted to the officer her dog bit the child, but added the dog normally was not aggressive and likely was trying to protect her own daughter, thinking the friend was trying to kick her.

Yes, let's try to find a way to blame the victim and say they provoked the dog into attacking.

She apparently said she was thinking of euthanizing the dog because of the incident.

The dog was licensed through Oakland County and was up to date on vaccines. Police noted a check on the animal indicated three different incidents with the dog being vicious. Officers planned to follow up Wednesday to see if the animal was put down.

Huron Valley Ambulance and South Lyon Fire personnel treated the girl at the scene.

(Hometown Life - Aug 25, 2015)

Ohio's pit bull problem continues: Police use pepper spray and Taser on pit bull which attacked its family

OHIO -- Piqua police responded to a report of a dog attack on Wednesday.

The dispatch indicated that a dog was attacking an individual and would not stop attacking.

Police responded to 1006 Madison Street and arrived to find the dog, a pit bull, still attacking its owner. Officers used both Tasers and pepper spray on the animal in order to evacuate the family of three from the home.

The house was secured and the animal shelter called to remove the vicious pit bull from the home.

  

Piqua police and officers from the Miami County Animal Shelter remove a
pit bull from 1006 Madison in Piqua on Wednesday after the dog
attacked two people. Photo: Mike Ullery | Daily Call

A pair of officers from the Miami County Animal Shelter, along with several police officers, entered the home and managed to get the animal out without further incident, as the residents watched from a safe vantage point.

Officers said that a child at the home had apparently reached for her cell phone when it began to ring and with the sudden movement, the pit bull attacked her.

Her father immediately jumped to her rescue and the dog turned to attack him. Police say that they believe that an ankle-high leather work boot the man was wearing probably saved him from more severe injury but that the dog had inflicted severe bite wounds to the man’s foot, ankle and leg.

He refused transport by Piqua medics but was going to be driven to the hospital by family. The daughter had noticeable bites but did not appear to be seriously injured, thanks to the quick action of her father.

Police are looking into a report that the same pit bull bit a neighbor last week.

Officers on the scene said that the pit bull was acquired from an animal rescue facility that is believed to do business with pit bulls that were involved in dog fighting.

A newer article has the father admitting it wasn't 'really' a rescue. That it's just friends of friends who 'rescue' dogs that were involved in dog fighting. WTF?!

The resident reportedly signed papers to have the dog destroyed following a mandatory ten-day quarantine.

(Troy Daily News - ‎Aug 19, 2015‎)

Michigan: Coming to a neighborhood near you: Court-declared dangerous dog, which killed another dog, allowed to leave county

MICHIGAN -- Lefty, the 9-year-old Labrador Retriever / Pit Bull mix at the center of a seven-month court battle, has a new home.

Last month Chief Circuit Court Judge Nick O. Holowka ruled that while Connie and Greg Wojciechowski of Lapeer Township had not lived up to the court order they signed in December that Lefty didn’t deserve to die either.

Holowka ordered the animal held at Lapeer County Animal Control until a permanent home could be found for the dog, which was declared a dangerous animal during a December hearing in front of Judge Michael Higgins.

After declaring Lefty a dangerous dog Higgins ordered Lefty be put on a wire run with an adult present when he was outside until a fenced enclosure could be built in the spring.

However in January Lapeer County Animal Control picked up the dog after a 14-year-old neighbor boy who had lost his German Shepherd following a fight with it being attacked by the pit bull in November told Lapeer Township Police that he’d seen the dog running loose.

Lefty’s confinement and subsequent legal battles drew international attention and set off a firestorm of social media comments along with emails and phone calls to local officials.

OWNER IN DENIAL
Through it all Connie Wojciechowski insisted her dog was not aggressive and that all of Lefty’s woes were the result of neighbors who had failed to contain their own animals.

She wrote on her Facebook page, Save Lefty, “As I have been screaming from the roof tops, he is not vicious nor dangerous. He is a great, loving, family dog. We had him over eight years we should know. But the courts listened to neighbors, lies and hysteria; they mishandled the Metamora case and had to make Lefty their example. The court in its infinite wisdom took the hysteria of a revengeful neighbor who had her dog six months and knew his temperament.”

Lapeer County Animal Control Chief Aimee Orn said Lefty never had a problem with people, he just didn’t do well with other animals.

Orn said she contacted eight animal rescue operations and the only one to get back with her was Devoted Barn.

The facility opened two years ago on 53-acres in Frenchtown Township near DTE En­ergy’s Fermi 2 nuclear power plant in Monroe County. Run by Me­lissa Borden, it’s devoted to providing a haven for feral dogs and animals that have been the victim of cruelty, neglect and large-scale hoarding.

“I’ve worked with them before,” Orn said. “I have complete faith in them.”

Orn said Devoted Barn sent out a trainer to look Lefty over. She said the organization signed an agreement recognizing the Lefty had been declared a dangerous animal by the courts and agreed to provide him with a forever home.

NIMBY
This is called NIMBY = not in my backyard. Courts dump dangerous, vicious dogs into other neighborhoods, jurisdictions, counties, etc. just so they can rid themselves of the problem - and the problem owner.

After picking him up, Devoted Barn’s staff posted several photos of Lefty at his new home.

Wojciechowski wrote on her Facebook page, “I miss him so much it hurts but I’m glad he will be loved and can run.”

She urged her supporters to visit Devoted Barn’s website, www.thedevotedbarn.org, and make a donation.

“He looks good. So thankful the Devoted Barn is lovin’ my boy. He deserves it.” She wrote.

(The County Press - Aug 30, 2015)

Rehoboth dog owner blames landlord for bite

MASSACHUSETTS -- The owner of a dog declared dangerous by selectmen says she feels the decision was unfair.
 
Dorothy Eleuterio said selectmen were told by her landlord that her dog bit him, requiring him to get seven stitches.

The board declared the dog dangerous and said he must be confined.

Eleuterio, of 470 Winthrop St., acknowledged in an interview with The Sun Chronicle that her dog Ezy is protective of her, and can be intimidating.

But, she said, the landlord, Isidro Bairos, should have called ahead of time so she could have taken her dog in the house.

“Why does he not call?” she said.

She said her dog has not been a problem in the six years she has lived there.

The incident happened in June and selectmen decided on the matter earlier this month.

Bairos told selectmen in the hearing on the matter that other tenants also were intimidated by the dog.

(Sun Chronicle - Aug 28, 2015)

Earlier:

• Rehoboth selectmen declare Labrador / Boxer mix 'dangerous,' order it confined

Pit bull declared dangerous after attacking and killing little Pomeranian

CANADA -- The owners of a pit bull that attacked a tiny Pomeranian in Pitt Meadows last week are cooperating with the City of Pitt Meadows and have offered to pay for the veterinarian bills.
 

Julie Newlove's dog Lilly was bitten sometime on Friday.
 

"My poor lil puppy Lilly was attacked by another dog tonight and didn't make it. I'm devastated. Hoping some integrity shines through now," she said on Facebook.

 

Lilly's owners referred to the attacking dog as a pit bull in other media.

Pitt Meadows chief administrative officer Kim Grout said bylaws staff were notified of the attack the same day and that the owners of the pit bull were in the process of moving.
 

"They were relocating and were en route when staff contacted them," said Grout.

 

Once the owner settles in, he or she will contact Pitt Meadows, who then will inform the dog owner's new city of residence of what happened.
 

"Just to let them know that there had been an incident with a dog."
 

Grout couldn't confirm the breed of the attacking dog.
 

"The dog was unknown to us."
 

Pitt Meadows has declared the animal to be a dangerous dog, even though it is now outside the city's boundaries.

 

The Aug. 7 attack in Pitt Meadows follows one in Maple Ridge on July 24 when 15-year-old Sarah Metzner was attacked and had her hand bitten while delivering newspapers.

In that incident, a two-year-old pit bull had crashed through the screen door window in a house on 117th Avenue to get at the girl.

 

A year earlier, in July 2014, a little Yorkshire terrier was killed by a pit bull cross dog in Osprey Village.
 

Greg Wyatt watched in horror as the pit bull cross came out of nowhere, grabbed his Yorkshire terrier behind the head and started shaking it.

RIP little Tucker

Wyatt emptied almost an entire can of dog spray at the attacker, and finally punched the dog but he couldn’t save smaller dog.

(Maple Ridge News - Aug 11, 2015)