Our little fur dog Butter got bit by a pit bull in the neck at the dog park today. She is at the vet being sedated so they can suture up the puncture wound.
If you take your dog to the dog park and you see a Pit Bull already inside, go back home.
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Sunday, April 1, 2018
Colorado: Chow named Butter attacked by a Pit Bull while at the dog park
COLORADO -- Susan Nyby Doyle posted on Facebook March 7, 2018 · Littleton, CO ·
Our little fur dog Butter got bit by a pit bull in the neck at the dog park today. She is at the vet being sedated so they can suture up the puncture wound.
If you take your dog to the dog park and you see a Pit Bull already inside, go back home.
Our little fur dog Butter got bit by a pit bull in the neck at the dog park today. She is at the vet being sedated so they can suture up the puncture wound.
If you take your dog to the dog park and you see a Pit Bull already inside, go back home.
Monday, March 12, 2018
Arizona: Two Huskies get loose, go on rampage in neighborhood attacking and killing every pet they can catch. Animal Control hands them back to their owner
ARIZONA -- Two Siberian Huskies who attacked three dogs and a cat Monday morning, killing three of them, were released to their owner overnight until town attorneys were sure they had standing to seize them.
Sahuarita Animal Control Officer Andrew Vargas seized the dogs around 2 p.m. Tuesday after he was given the OK, Sahuarita Police Lt. Sam Almodova said.
Sahuarita police received a call about 9:40 a.m. Monday about two Siberian Huskies running wild and jumping into backyards in the 14000 block of Camino El Foso in central Rancho Sahuarita, Almodova said.
“Once the officers and animal control officer got in the area, a resident flagged them down and said the dogs were in his backyard,” Almodova said. “The dogs were friendly toward our animal control officer and they were able to be captured.”
This means they're extremely animal aggressive with an inherent prey drive that cannot be 'fixed'. There are many dogs, including Pit Bulls, that don't necessarily select humans to attack but if they get in the way of them trying to kill another animal, that human will also be attacked. Their desire to attack and kill overrides anything any owner can do - except never let it around other animals. Most owners are too lazy to ensure the safety of others.
A short time later, Almodova said police received another call indicating two poodles and a cat had been attacked and killed earlier.
Officers determined the Huskies were responsible for jumping into other people's fenced yards, chasing, attacking and killing the animals.
Demetrius Kavathas, 30, was cited on two counts each of Prohibited Acts for the bites, vaccinations required, license required and dogs at large, police said.
The dogs were taken to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona on Monday then released to an owner before the end of the day, Almodova said.
When property is seized, the town wants to ensure they are on solid legal footing, so the decision was made to allow the Huskies’ owner to retrieve the dogs while attorneys reviewed the case, Almodova said.
“This was the first incident we’ve had in town (under new policies) and it’s taken a while to make sure no one’s rights were being violated and that we’ve done everything correctly,” Almodova said Tuesday afternoon.
Sahuarita signed a three-year contract with the Humane Society of Southern Arizona last year to shelter animals, and hired Vargas as the town’s first animal control officer. It severed ties with Pima County last May, citing soaring costs.
A hearing to determine the dogs’ fate will be held before the town magistrate in coming days, Almodova said. The owner can pay a bond of $500 for each dog to retrieve them before that.
WHY AREN'T THEY BEING EUTHANIZED???
On Monday, Kavathas had to have the dogs vaccinated and licensed to keep them, the lieutenant said.
A woman who answered the door at the Kavathas home declined to speak with a reporter Tuesday morning.
Likely, the "woman who answered the door" is Adrianna Kavathas, wife and co-owner of the killer dogs.
Hearing screams
Nadia Pischanski was sound asleep when she was awakened by her mother’s screams on Monday.
She discovered two Siberian Huskies in her backyard on Camino El Foso. The dogs were on either side of her dog, Tigre, tugging on the Chow/Husky mix’s ears, she said.
Pischanski grabbed a broom and joined her mom in screaming at the dogs. The dogs would retreat for a few seconds only to return to harass Tigre, who is 14.
“We kept protecting our dog,” Pischanski said. “We’d take turns yelling at them. My mom protected him while I called 911.”
Eventually, the dogs wandered out of her view, she said. She soon overheard a neighbor speaking to police. After several minutes, she flagged down the officers as they were leaving to tell them her dog had been injured. Tigre had a puncture wound on his head.
On Tuesday morning, Pischanski said Tigre appeared exhausted from the ordeal.
“He can barely walk,” she said.
While speaking with the officers, Pischanski said she learned the Huskies are suspected of killing the poodles and a cat.
“When I went to bed (Monday night) I could hear horrible noises, but I thought my dog had killed a bird,” she said. “I didn’t go out because I didn’t want to see that.”
(Sahuarita Sun - March 6, 2018)
Sahuarita Animal Control Officer Andrew Vargas seized the dogs around 2 p.m. Tuesday after he was given the OK, Sahuarita Police Lt. Sam Almodova said.
Sahuarita police received a call about 9:40 a.m. Monday about two Siberian Huskies running wild and jumping into backyards in the 14000 block of Camino El Foso in central Rancho Sahuarita, Almodova said.
“Once the officers and animal control officer got in the area, a resident flagged them down and said the dogs were in his backyard,” Almodova said. “The dogs were friendly toward our animal control officer and they were able to be captured.”
This means they're extremely animal aggressive with an inherent prey drive that cannot be 'fixed'. There are many dogs, including Pit Bulls, that don't necessarily select humans to attack but if they get in the way of them trying to kill another animal, that human will also be attacked. Their desire to attack and kill overrides anything any owner can do - except never let it around other animals. Most owners are too lazy to ensure the safety of others.
A short time later, Almodova said police received another call indicating two poodles and a cat had been attacked and killed earlier.
Officers determined the Huskies were responsible for jumping into other people's fenced yards, chasing, attacking and killing the animals.
Demetrius Kavathas, 30, was cited on two counts each of Prohibited Acts for the bites, vaccinations required, license required and dogs at large, police said.
The dogs were taken to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona on Monday then released to an owner before the end of the day, Almodova said.
When property is seized, the town wants to ensure they are on solid legal footing, so the decision was made to allow the Huskies’ owner to retrieve the dogs while attorneys reviewed the case, Almodova said.
“This was the first incident we’ve had in town (under new policies) and it’s taken a while to make sure no one’s rights were being violated and that we’ve done everything correctly,” Almodova said Tuesday afternoon.
Babies and Huskies do NOT mix
Sahuarita signed a three-year contract with the Humane Society of Southern Arizona last year to shelter animals, and hired Vargas as the town’s first animal control officer. It severed ties with Pima County last May, citing soaring costs.
A hearing to determine the dogs’ fate will be held before the town magistrate in coming days, Almodova said. The owner can pay a bond of $500 for each dog to retrieve them before that.
WHY AREN'T THEY BEING EUTHANIZED???
On Monday, Kavathas had to have the dogs vaccinated and licensed to keep them, the lieutenant said.
A woman who answered the door at the Kavathas home declined to speak with a reporter Tuesday morning.
Likely, the "woman who answered the door" is Adrianna Kavathas, wife and co-owner of the killer dogs.
Hearing screams
Nadia Pischanski was sound asleep when she was awakened by her mother’s screams on Monday.
She discovered two Siberian Huskies in her backyard on Camino El Foso. The dogs were on either side of her dog, Tigre, tugging on the Chow/Husky mix’s ears, she said.
Pischanski grabbed a broom and joined her mom in screaming at the dogs. The dogs would retreat for a few seconds only to return to harass Tigre, who is 14.
“We kept protecting our dog,” Pischanski said. “We’d take turns yelling at them. My mom protected him while I called 911.”
Eventually, the dogs wandered out of her view, she said. She soon overheard a neighbor speaking to police. After several minutes, she flagged down the officers as they were leaving to tell them her dog had been injured. Tigre had a puncture wound on his head.
“He can barely walk,” she said.
While speaking with the officers, Pischanski said she learned the Huskies are suspected of killing the poodles and a cat.
“When I went to bed (Monday night) I could hear horrible noises, but I thought my dog had killed a bird,” she said. “I didn’t go out because I didn’t want to see that.”
(Sahuarita Sun - March 6, 2018)
Friday, January 5, 2018
Michigan: Dog rescued after being found frozen to the ground
MICHIGAN -- An injured dog spent the night out in the bitter cold, but he's been given a second chance after an animal rescue group found him.
The dog has been through a lot. They believe he was hit by a car, then frozen to the ground, yet somehow he survived.
They are trying to find out where he belongs.
"This is not a stray dog. This is somebody's loved pet," said Bill Heatley, founder of Streethearts Animal Rescue.
"He has a fractured femur. His leg bone is broken very high up, and I can't fix it. He would need anesthesia to have more X-rays done to completely determine whether anything else is broken," said Dr. Lawrence Ehrman with Veterinary Medical Hospital.
His ordeal began on New Year's Eve, when a witness says he was hit by a car in a Flint neighborhood.
"She heard the impact, looked out, heard the dog cry, looked out, ran to her backyard. As soon as he entered her backyard, he went and laid down at the back of the yard and didn't move for over 24 hours," Heatley said.
She called 911. The dispatcher called Heatley, who found the dog badly injured but still alive.
"When I got to the point where I meant to move him, I had wrapped him. And I went to lift the blanket and it wouldn't move," Heatley said. "I actually had to peel him off the ice."
Once he was safely removed from the ice, the dog was rushed to a veterinary hospital.
"The first consideration with this dog was organ damage or failure, and thankfully the veterinarians both say because of his very thick heavy coat, that probably saved him," Heatley said.
"We've just been taking care of him, giving him pain medication, let him relax making sure he eats and awaiting decisions on what goes on from here," Ehrman said.
As the dog they named Feliz continues to recover, Heatley is hoping his owner comes forward or they find him a new home.
In the meantime, they will continue to try to save other animals from suffering a worse fate than Feliz.
"The sad thing ... is that's one dog that we found," Heatley said. "There are a multitude of dog out here in the city of Flint and cats, they're not being found, that we don't know about."
They are hoping the owner comes forward, and they also have set up a Youcaring page to help with Feliz's medical bills, which are expected to run into the thousands.
On the Youcaring page, the rescue group saidFeliz is expected undergo surgery on Thursday to try to save his leg.
(MSNewsNow - January 3, 2018)
The dog has been through a lot. They believe he was hit by a car, then frozen to the ground, yet somehow he survived.
They are trying to find out where he belongs.
"This is not a stray dog. This is somebody's loved pet," said Bill Heatley, founder of Streethearts Animal Rescue.
"He has a fractured femur. His leg bone is broken very high up, and I can't fix it. He would need anesthesia to have more X-rays done to completely determine whether anything else is broken," said Dr. Lawrence Ehrman with Veterinary Medical Hospital.
His ordeal began on New Year's Eve, when a witness says he was hit by a car in a Flint neighborhood.
"She heard the impact, looked out, heard the dog cry, looked out, ran to her backyard. As soon as he entered her backyard, he went and laid down at the back of the yard and didn't move for over 24 hours," Heatley said.
She called 911. The dispatcher called Heatley, who found the dog badly injured but still alive.
"When I got to the point where I meant to move him, I had wrapped him. And I went to lift the blanket and it wouldn't move," Heatley said. "I actually had to peel him off the ice."
Once he was safely removed from the ice, the dog was rushed to a veterinary hospital.
"The first consideration with this dog was organ damage or failure, and thankfully the veterinarians both say because of his very thick heavy coat, that probably saved him," Heatley said.
"We've just been taking care of him, giving him pain medication, let him relax making sure he eats and awaiting decisions on what goes on from here," Ehrman said.
As the dog they named Feliz continues to recover, Heatley is hoping his owner comes forward or they find him a new home.
In the meantime, they will continue to try to save other animals from suffering a worse fate than Feliz.
"The sad thing ... is that's one dog that we found," Heatley said. "There are a multitude of dog out here in the city of Flint and cats, they're not being found, that we don't know about."
They are hoping the owner comes forward, and they also have set up a Youcaring page to help with Feliz's medical bills, which are expected to run into the thousands.
On the Youcaring page, the rescue group saidFeliz is expected undergo surgery on Thursday to try to save his leg.
(MSNewsNow - January 3, 2018)
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
California: Oakland woman, man hospitalized after attack by 2 pit bulls; her Pit Bull / Shar Pei mix, which had bitten someone earlier, was also killed
CALIFORNIA -- A man and woman have been hospitalized after they were attacked by two Pit Bulls in East Oakland Friday morning.
The attack occurred in the 2600 block of 63rd Avenue at about 10 a.m.
In addition, police say a Pit Bull/Shar-Pei mix that belonged to the female victim was attacked and killed by the two dogs.
The daughter of the woman, says her mom 54-year-old Nichole Kennedy, suffered a broken leg and several severe bite wounds to her head and face.
"She had just come from getting coffee and smoking her cigarette. And she was coming down to take the dog walking," said Princess Kennedy.
"I'm just praying she'll be okay and just waiting on a phone call to go back up there and see. But, they were cleaning her up while the operating people were coming in and I thought my mom was dead," explained Kennedy.
The male victim is listed in stable condition at a local hospital, according to police.
Oakland Animal Services also responded to the attack.
Rebecca Katz, that agency's director, said Animal Services is investigating the incident and has taken into custody the two Pit Bulls that were involved in the attack as well as the dog that was killed.
Katz said her agency also has taken into a custody another Pit Bull that's owned by the man who owns the two pit bulls that were the attackers.
The daughter of the female victim says her mom's dog (the Shar Pei - Pit Bull mix) was supposed to be turned over to animal control because of allegations that it had also bitten someone.
Police are still investigating what happened in the dog attack and it's not clear if the owner of the Pit Bulls will face any charges.
(KGO - November 17, 2017)
The attack occurred in the 2600 block of 63rd Avenue at about 10 a.m.
In addition, police say a Pit Bull/Shar-Pei mix that belonged to the female victim was attacked and killed by the two dogs.
The daughter of the woman, says her mom 54-year-old Nichole Kennedy, suffered a broken leg and several severe bite wounds to her head and face.
"She had just come from getting coffee and smoking her cigarette. And she was coming down to take the dog walking," said Princess Kennedy.
"I'm just praying she'll be okay and just waiting on a phone call to go back up there and see. But, they were cleaning her up while the operating people were coming in and I thought my mom was dead," explained Kennedy.
The male victim is listed in stable condition at a local hospital, according to police.
Oakland Animal Services also responded to the attack.
Rebecca Katz, that agency's director, said Animal Services is investigating the incident and has taken into custody the two Pit Bulls that were involved in the attack as well as the dog that was killed.
Katz said her agency also has taken into a custody another Pit Bull that's owned by the man who owns the two pit bulls that were the attackers.
The daughter of the female victim says her mom's dog (the Shar Pei - Pit Bull mix) was supposed to be turned over to animal control because of allegations that it had also bitten someone.
Police are still investigating what happened in the dog attack and it's not clear if the owner of the Pit Bulls will face any charges.
KGO NEWS CLIP:
(KGO - November 17, 2017)
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Canada: Ken Gallinger answers three different questions regarding reprehensible pet owners.
CANADA -- Q#1: The owner of a brown chow-chow in our neighbourhood recently stood by and watched while his dog mauled a cat. The cat suffered terribly, crawling away and dying before animal rescue officials could arrive. The dog owner walked away and denies involvement or responsibility, even though others witnessed the attack. What should I do?
Q#2: New neighbours moved into our townhouse complex. They have a small, yappy dog. They tie it out in their backyard from early morning to late at night and it never shuts up. When confronted, they said they’d moved from an apartment to a townhouse so the dog could “have a backyard to play in” — so they certainly weren’t keeping her inside. What can we do?
Q#3: A friend of mine has a big dog. Bull mastiff. Recently the dog bit me on the hand. I got antibiotics and the hospital wanted me to fill out a report. My boyfriend (the dog owner’s business partner) filled it out, as I couldn’t write; he said it was a random dog and we didn’t know who owned it. I received a call from public health wanting to discuss this.
This is the fifth biting incident with this dog. Everyone says to report it, but my boyfriend keeps telling me not to, as it will hurt his business. My conscience says to report, especially as it will happen to someone else (God forbid the little girls next door). What do I do?
Let’s be clear: These letters — and the many others I get like them — are not about bad dogs. They are about bad people. Awful people, actually.
Dogs are not ethical agents, and while these curs are certainly “bad” behaviourally, they are not morally or ethically evil. Their owners, on the other hand, are each, in their own special way, reprehensible.
What’s sad is that, at the end of the day, it’s the animals that will suffer for their owner’s lack of a moral compass. That sucks, but it’s nothing new; this column is too short to list the ways that fin and fur have paid, and continue to pay, for human behaviour.
So, keeping our eye on the ball (i.e. people, not dogs), what to do?
Q#1: Call the cops and report the incident. This is one messed-up dude. The police may know about him already — and if they don’t, they should. They’ll likely want to have a chat and open a file. People who enjoy cruelty in one form aren’t far from other, more serious, forms of violence.
Q#2: Get out your iPhone and make dated recordings from your backyard, several days in a row, of the yapping dog. Then involve the condo corporation. Provincial legislation, and most condo bylaws, require owners to respect their neighbours’ “quiet enjoyment,” within reasonable limits. This dog is way beyond reasonable and now you have recordings to prove it. So don’t deal with this “neighbour” directly anymore; it’s the responsibility of your condo board and management to put the canine symphonics to an end. Demand that they do so.
Q#3: Get a new boyfriend. The incumbent is a jerk who values his business more than you. And report the incident, before those little girls get hurt.
(The Star - September 2, 2017)
Q#2: New neighbours moved into our townhouse complex. They have a small, yappy dog. They tie it out in their backyard from early morning to late at night and it never shuts up. When confronted, they said they’d moved from an apartment to a townhouse so the dog could “have a backyard to play in” — so they certainly weren’t keeping her inside. What can we do?
Q#3: A friend of mine has a big dog. Bull mastiff. Recently the dog bit me on the hand. I got antibiotics and the hospital wanted me to fill out a report. My boyfriend (the dog owner’s business partner) filled it out, as I couldn’t write; he said it was a random dog and we didn’t know who owned it. I received a call from public health wanting to discuss this.
This is the fifth biting incident with this dog. Everyone says to report it, but my boyfriend keeps telling me not to, as it will hurt his business. My conscience says to report, especially as it will happen to someone else (God forbid the little girls next door). What do I do?
Let’s be clear: These letters — and the many others I get like them — are not about bad dogs. They are about bad people. Awful people, actually.
Dogs are not ethical agents, and while these curs are certainly “bad” behaviourally, they are not morally or ethically evil. Their owners, on the other hand, are each, in their own special way, reprehensible.
What’s sad is that, at the end of the day, it’s the animals that will suffer for their owner’s lack of a moral compass. That sucks, but it’s nothing new; this column is too short to list the ways that fin and fur have paid, and continue to pay, for human behaviour.
So, keeping our eye on the ball (i.e. people, not dogs), what to do?
Q#1: Call the cops and report the incident. This is one messed-up dude. The police may know about him already — and if they don’t, they should. They’ll likely want to have a chat and open a file. People who enjoy cruelty in one form aren’t far from other, more serious, forms of violence.
Q#2: Get out your iPhone and make dated recordings from your backyard, several days in a row, of the yapping dog. Then involve the condo corporation. Provincial legislation, and most condo bylaws, require owners to respect their neighbours’ “quiet enjoyment,” within reasonable limits. This dog is way beyond reasonable and now you have recordings to prove it. So don’t deal with this “neighbour” directly anymore; it’s the responsibility of your condo board and management to put the canine symphonics to an end. Demand that they do so.
Q#3: Get a new boyfriend. The incumbent is a jerk who values his business more than you. And report the incident, before those little girls get hurt.
(The Star - September 2, 2017)
Sunday, August 20, 2017
New Hampshire: Woman, dog attacked by pit bulls on Temple Mountain. Owners fled after the attack.
NEW HAMPSHIRE -- The Temple-Greenville Police Department is looking for the owners of two dogs which attacked a Peterborough woman and her dog on a Temple Mountain trail earlier this month.
The woman, Anna Cote, was bitten on her leg, and her dog (a 5-year-old Pomeranian-Chow Chow mix named Milo) suffered bite wounds on its back after being attacked by two pit bulls on the Beebe Trail on Aug. 8.
Cote was hiking with her four grandchildren, who were not injured.
Cote said she was walking down the trail when she saw a man and his off-leash black pit bull. As soon as the man saw Cote, he put his dog on a leash, Cote said.
As she made her way down the mountain, she came upon a woman who had two pit bulls, one golden brown in color and the other black and white.
The dogs, who were being held by their collars, escaped their owner’s grasp and started circling Cote and her dog. The dogs then knocked Cote over and the brown dog bit her leg, she said.
“I didn’t feel anything, I was shocked,” Cote said.
Cote was able to fight off the brown dog by hitting it in the head, but it let go and joined in with the black-and-white dog, which was attacking her dog.
The dogs eventually ran off toward their owner who tackled them as Cote and her grandchildren escaped.
As Cote made her way back down to her car and called 911, her sneaker filled with blood. She didn’t see the man or the woman come back down the mountain.
“The owners just stood and watched while my grandchildren were screaming,” said Cote in a Facebook post, where she asked for help locating the owners.
Cote had eight wounds and needed 30 stitches. The largest cuts were on the back of her calf.
Cote talked about the event at her home Wednesday — the first day since the incident where she hasn’t had to go to the hospital.
Cote, a 54-year-old minister who writes and performs her own Christian rock songs, said she wasn’t scared.
“I don’t know, because I don’t walk in fear, but in the spirit of God, which is in power and in love,” she said. “I’m just grateful that my grandchildren weren’t attacked. If anyone had to be attacked, I’m glad it was me.”
Temple-Greenville Police Chief James McTague is hoping to locate the owners of the pit bulls to find out if they were up to date on their rabies shots. Temple-Greenville police were the first to respond to the incident.
McTague asked for Peterborough police’s help to search for the unidentified dog owners because the parking lot at the Temple Mountain Recreation Site is in Peterborough’s jurisdiction.
The unidentified owners could be facing fines or a civil forfeiture. If the dogs are determined to be a threat to public safety, state law allows for a district or municipal court hearing.
“My biggest fear is that they’ve done this to me, they’ve done it before and they’re going to do it again,” Cote said. “It seemed to me that they should have done the right thing and come back down.
“But I don’t have any ill will. I don’t have any anger. I forgive them.”
(ledgertranscript.com - August 15, 2017)
The woman, Anna Cote, was bitten on her leg, and her dog (a 5-year-old Pomeranian-Chow Chow mix named Milo) suffered bite wounds on its back after being attacked by two pit bulls on the Beebe Trail on Aug. 8.
Cote said she was walking down the trail when she saw a man and his off-leash black pit bull. As soon as the man saw Cote, he put his dog on a leash, Cote said.
As she made her way down the mountain, she came upon a woman who had two pit bulls, one golden brown in color and the other black and white.
The dogs, who were being held by their collars, escaped their owner’s grasp and started circling Cote and her dog. The dogs then knocked Cote over and the brown dog bit her leg, she said.
“I didn’t feel anything, I was shocked,” Cote said.
Cote was able to fight off the brown dog by hitting it in the head, but it let go and joined in with the black-and-white dog, which was attacking her dog.
The dogs eventually ran off toward their owner who tackled them as Cote and her grandchildren escaped.
As Cote made her way back down to her car and called 911, her sneaker filled with blood. She didn’t see the man or the woman come back down the mountain.
“The owners just stood and watched while my grandchildren were screaming,” said Cote in a Facebook post, where she asked for help locating the owners.
Cote had eight wounds and needed 30 stitches. The largest cuts were on the back of her calf.
Cote talked about the event at her home Wednesday — the first day since the incident where she hasn’t had to go to the hospital.
Cote, a 54-year-old minister who writes and performs her own Christian rock songs, said she wasn’t scared.
“I don’t know, because I don’t walk in fear, but in the spirit of God, which is in power and in love,” she said. “I’m just grateful that my grandchildren weren’t attacked. If anyone had to be attacked, I’m glad it was me.”
Temple-Greenville Police Chief James McTague is hoping to locate the owners of the pit bulls to find out if they were up to date on their rabies shots. Temple-Greenville police were the first to respond to the incident.
McTague asked for Peterborough police’s help to search for the unidentified dog owners because the parking lot at the Temple Mountain Recreation Site is in Peterborough’s jurisdiction.
The unidentified owners could be facing fines or a civil forfeiture. If the dogs are determined to be a threat to public safety, state law allows for a district or municipal court hearing.
“My biggest fear is that they’ve done this to me, they’ve done it before and they’re going to do it again,” Cote said. “It seemed to me that they should have done the right thing and come back down.
“But I don’t have any ill will. I don’t have any anger. I forgive them.”
(ledgertranscript.com - August 15, 2017)
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Georgia: Dog found buried alive on Georgia trail has died; HSUS and PETA offering $15,000 reward
GEORGIA -- As soon Eric Purdue saw the dusty, black nose and two tired, blue eyes looking up at him, he fell to his knees and began digging into the dirt with his bare hands.
A dog had been buried… alive.
“It's OK, baby. We're going to get you out. We'll get you out baby,” he said to her in a video, trying to comfort and reassure the fluffy brown, chow-mix, whom he named Lulu.
But, the DeKalb County man said, he almost missed her on the trail near Rock Mountain Boulevard and Lewis Road in Tucker, Ga., on June 6.
She was in tightly packed dirt, unable to move—only her eyes and nose were remained above the underground hole.
Purdue, who was cutting briars along the trail, heard something, but he wasn’t sure what it was. He moved 25 yards in the noise’s direction and stumbled upon her—nearly stepping on her.
That’s when he dropped and began vigorously digging her out by hand.
And soon, his nephew and son joined him and after 30 minutes of frantic excavating, they retrieved her from the firmly packed dirt hole, in which she was tightly wedged inside.
“I think she knew we were trying to help her, so she just laid there. She wasn't super responsive,” Purdue recalled.
After pulling her out from the ground, he took her home, where he and his family bathed her several times that day, and never left her side.
“She was always with us… until we went to bed, she was always being petted.”
From the moment he rescued Lulu, Purdue had already made plans to adopt the abandoned dog. But, despite his and the veterinarians' efforts, Lulu died the following day at the animal hospital.
“I was planning on adopting the dog. I visualized the dog riding around with me in my truck. But they called me around 4:30 the next day to tell me that she'd passed.”
“June was a rough month; it really was. I think about her a lot.”
And a month later, police said, they still don’t have any leads on who did this.
“If somebody recognizes that dog, that's all we need, please get in touch, we can find this person,” Purdue said pleading with the public. “Somebody had to see something.”
According to Purdue, witnesses have told police that they saw a late-model, green SUV two days in a row at the trail head where she was buried. And he believes that Lulu was buried for at least those two days.
Purdue is hoping that possible lead and Lulu's photo and video might help catch her killer.
“This person need help. A lot of it. Or some serious jail time, or both,” he said. “I just couldn't believe that someone would take so much time to do such a terrible thing to a dog.”
“They're sick. Sick. And if they're just plain cruel, maybe someone will bury them for a day or two, see how they like it.”
Purdue, who walks his own dog there, still comes by the trail nearly every day, and said Lulu is always on his mind.
“The hole is still here,” he said from where he rescued Lulu. “I'm going to come fill it in today or tomorrow.”
“There's a hole here, too,” he said pointing at his chest. “Everyone in my house has a hole in their heart because of this—everyone in my family was traumatized by it. But the dog was loved beyond measure for the last 24 hours of her life.”
Purdue and his family will host a benefit Saturday for Lulu at the Star Community Bar in Little Five Points, Ga. They will donate all proceeds to the Lifeline Animal Project, which helps dogs like Lulu.
“It's going to be free with a donation at the door. And then we're going to celebrate her life with music.”
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction on cruelty charges of the person responsible for this crime.
“Someone tortured this dog by packing her in dirt, where she couldn't move, drink or escape the terror of being buried alive,” Colleen O'Brien, PETA vice president, said. “PETA urges anyone with information about this case to come forward immediately so that whoever buried this dog can be held responsible and stopped from hurting anyone else.”
The Humane Society of the United States is offering an additional $5,000 reward--upping the total possible reward to $15,000, HSUS spokeswoman, Katie Feldman, said.
Anyone with information about this case should call DeKalb County Animal Control, at (404) 294-2939.
(11Alive - July 6, 2017)
A dog had been buried… alive.
“It's OK, baby. We're going to get you out. We'll get you out baby,” he said to her in a video, trying to comfort and reassure the fluffy brown, chow-mix, whom he named Lulu.
She was in tightly packed dirt, unable to move—only her eyes and nose were remained above the underground hole.
Purdue, who was cutting briars along the trail, heard something, but he wasn’t sure what it was. He moved 25 yards in the noise’s direction and stumbled upon her—nearly stepping on her.
That’s when he dropped and began vigorously digging her out by hand.
And soon, his nephew and son joined him and after 30 minutes of frantic excavating, they retrieved her from the firmly packed dirt hole, in which she was tightly wedged inside.
“I think she knew we were trying to help her, so she just laid there. She wasn't super responsive,” Purdue recalled.
After pulling her out from the ground, he took her home, where he and his family bathed her several times that day, and never left her side.
“She was always with us… until we went to bed, she was always being petted.”
From the moment he rescued Lulu, Purdue had already made plans to adopt the abandoned dog. But, despite his and the veterinarians' efforts, Lulu died the following day at the animal hospital.
“I was planning on adopting the dog. I visualized the dog riding around with me in my truck. But they called me around 4:30 the next day to tell me that she'd passed.”
“June was a rough month; it really was. I think about her a lot.”
And a month later, police said, they still don’t have any leads on who did this.
“If somebody recognizes that dog, that's all we need, please get in touch, we can find this person,” Purdue said pleading with the public. “Somebody had to see something.”
According to Purdue, witnesses have told police that they saw a late-model, green SUV two days in a row at the trail head where she was buried. And he believes that Lulu was buried for at least those two days.
Purdue is hoping that possible lead and Lulu's photo and video might help catch her killer.
“This person need help. A lot of it. Or some serious jail time, or both,” he said. “I just couldn't believe that someone would take so much time to do such a terrible thing to a dog.”
“They're sick. Sick. And if they're just plain cruel, maybe someone will bury them for a day or two, see how they like it.”
Purdue, who walks his own dog there, still comes by the trail nearly every day, and said Lulu is always on his mind.
“The hole is still here,” he said from where he rescued Lulu. “I'm going to come fill it in today or tomorrow.”
“There's a hole here, too,” he said pointing at his chest. “Everyone in my house has a hole in their heart because of this—everyone in my family was traumatized by it. But the dog was loved beyond measure for the last 24 hours of her life.”
Purdue and his family will host a benefit Saturday for Lulu at the Star Community Bar in Little Five Points, Ga. They will donate all proceeds to the Lifeline Animal Project, which helps dogs like Lulu.
“It's going to be free with a donation at the door. And then we're going to celebrate her life with music.”
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction on cruelty charges of the person responsible for this crime.
“Someone tortured this dog by packing her in dirt, where she couldn't move, drink or escape the terror of being buried alive,” Colleen O'Brien, PETA vice president, said. “PETA urges anyone with information about this case to come forward immediately so that whoever buried this dog can be held responsible and stopped from hurting anyone else.”
The Humane Society of the United States is offering an additional $5,000 reward--upping the total possible reward to $15,000, HSUS spokeswoman, Katie Feldman, said.
Anyone with information about this case should call DeKalb County Animal Control, at (404) 294-2939.
(11Alive - July 6, 2017)
Thursday, April 27, 2017
New York: Woman awarded $850K after she was attacked by her friend's German Shepherd / Chow mix she was pet sitting
NEW YORK -- This dog-bites-woman story has an $850,000 kicker.
A jury recently awarded that sum to a New Jersey woman who suffered bites to her face and injured her back when her neighbor’s dog lunged at her in 2012.
Jen Reid of Denville was taking care of the neighbor’s German shepherd/chow mix when the 80-pound animal leapt up, bit her chin and sent her toppling onto her back.
“My [3-year-old] daughter was the first person who saw me when I ran home with my face ripped open,” Reid, 43, told The Post. “She’s OK now, but she was scared to death of dogs for a long time.”
Reid had to get 15 stitches and needed reconstructive surgery on her face, but that wasn’t even the worst part, she said.
She herniated two spinal discs in the fall, and has suffered ever since.
“It felt like somebody was stabbing me with a knife every time I bent over,” Reid said. “At the time of the attack, I had a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old, and I couldn’t even pick my babies up.”
Reid had to have three vertebrae fused and is still going through rounds of surgery and therapy, which has sidelined her.
“It’s changed my life completely,” she said. “I used to play soccer in college, I coached high-school lacrosse — I cannot do the things I used to be able to do.”
She sued dog owner Kevin Burdorf because the pooch had attacked before but Burdorf failed to warn her, as required by state law.
Reid won $100,000 in June 2015 for the injuries to her face. But she went back into court in a rare second trial, according to attorney Andy Fraser of the firm Laddey Clark & Ryan, which represented Reid.
A jury in February awarded Reid an additional $750,000, court documents show.
The cash will pay for ongoing medical treatment.
“I’m still being treated for my back. Even though we were awarded that amount, we haven’t received any of it yet,” Reid said, declining to reveal her to-date medical bills.
“I’m continuing every day. I’m on pain management. I’m going to need further surgeries on my back.”
Still, Reid did not let the attack sour her opinion of dogs.
“I have two boxers — 75 pounds and 80 pounds,” she said. “The one dog, we got after the attack. I’m an animal lover — just a lot more cautious now.”
(New York Post - April 26, 2017)
A jury recently awarded that sum to a New Jersey woman who suffered bites to her face and injured her back when her neighbor’s dog lunged at her in 2012.
Jen Reid of Denville was taking care of the neighbor’s German shepherd/chow mix when the 80-pound animal leapt up, bit her chin and sent her toppling onto her back.
“My [3-year-old] daughter was the first person who saw me when I ran home with my face ripped open,” Reid, 43, told The Post. “She’s OK now, but she was scared to death of dogs for a long time.”
She herniated two spinal discs in the fall, and has suffered ever since.
“It felt like somebody was stabbing me with a knife every time I bent over,” Reid said. “At the time of the attack, I had a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old, and I couldn’t even pick my babies up.”
Reid had to have three vertebrae fused and is still going through rounds of surgery and therapy, which has sidelined her.
“It’s changed my life completely,” she said. “I used to play soccer in college, I coached high-school lacrosse — I cannot do the things I used to be able to do.”
She sued dog owner Kevin Burdorf because the pooch had attacked before but Burdorf failed to warn her, as required by state law.
Reid won $100,000 in June 2015 for the injuries to her face. But she went back into court in a rare second trial, according to attorney Andy Fraser of the firm Laddey Clark & Ryan, which represented Reid.
A jury in February awarded Reid an additional $750,000, court documents show.
The cash will pay for ongoing medical treatment.
“I’m still being treated for my back. Even though we were awarded that amount, we haven’t received any of it yet,” Reid said, declining to reveal her to-date medical bills.
“I’m continuing every day. I’m on pain management. I’m going to need further surgeries on my back.”
Still, Reid did not let the attack sour her opinion of dogs.
“I have two boxers — 75 pounds and 80 pounds,” she said. “The one dog, we got after the attack. I’m an animal lover — just a lot more cautious now.”
(New York Post - April 26, 2017)
New Jersey: Woman Receives $850,000 Jury Verdict After Dog Attacks Her While Pet Sitting
NEW JERSEY -- This dog-bites-woman story has an $850,000 kicker.
A jury recently awarded that sum to a New Jersey woman who suffered bites to her face and injured her back when her neighbor’s dog lunged at her in 2012.
Jen Reid of Denville was taking care of the neighbor’s German shepherd/chow mix when the 80-pound animal leapt up, bit her chin and sent her toppling onto her back.
“My [3-year-old] daughter was the first person who saw me when I ran home with my face ripped open,” Reid, 43, told The Post. “She’s OK now, but she was scared to death of dogs for a long time.”
Reid had to get 15 stitches and needed reconstructive surgery on her face, but that wasn’t even the worst part, she said.
She herniated two spinal discs in the fall, and has suffered ever since.
“It felt like somebody was stabbing me with a knife every time I bent over,” Reid said. “At the time of the attack, I had a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old, and I couldn’t even pick my babies up.”
Reid had to have three vertebrae fused and is still going through rounds of surgery and therapy, which has sidelined her.
“It’s changed my life completely,” she said. “I used to play soccer in college, I coached high-school lacrosse — I cannot do the things I used to be able to do.”
She sued dog owner Kevin Burdorf because the pooch had attacked before but Burdorf failed to warn her, as required by state law.
Reid won $100,000 in June 2015 for the injuries to her face. But she went back into court in a rare second trial, according to attorney Andy Fraser of the firm Laddey Clark & Ryan, which represented Reid.
A jury in February awarded Reid an additional $750,000, court documents show.
The cash will pay for ongoing medical treatment.
“I’m still being treated for my back. Even though we were awarded that amount, we haven’t received any of it yet,” Reid said, declining to reveal her to-date medical bills.
“I’m continuing every day. I’m on pain management. I’m going to need further surgeries on my back.”
Still, Reid did not let the attack sour her opinion of dogs.
“I have two boxers — 75 pounds and 80 pounds,” she said. “The one dog, we got after the attack. I’m an animal lover — just a lot more cautious now.”
(NY Post - April 26, 2017)
A jury recently awarded that sum to a New Jersey woman who suffered bites to her face and injured her back when her neighbor’s dog lunged at her in 2012.
Jen Reid of Denville was taking care of the neighbor’s German shepherd/chow mix when the 80-pound animal leapt up, bit her chin and sent her toppling onto her back.
“My [3-year-old] daughter was the first person who saw me when I ran home with my face ripped open,” Reid, 43, told The Post. “She’s OK now, but she was scared to death of dogs for a long time.”
Reid had to get 15 stitches and needed reconstructive surgery on her face, but that wasn’t even the worst part, she said.
“It felt like somebody was stabbing me with a knife every time I bent over,” Reid said. “At the time of the attack, I had a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old, and I couldn’t even pick my babies up.”
Reid had to have three vertebrae fused and is still going through rounds of surgery and therapy, which has sidelined her.
“It’s changed my life completely,” she said. “I used to play soccer in college, I coached high-school lacrosse — I cannot do the things I used to be able to do.”
She sued dog owner Kevin Burdorf because the pooch had attacked before but Burdorf failed to warn her, as required by state law.
Reid won $100,000 in June 2015 for the injuries to her face. But she went back into court in a rare second trial, according to attorney Andy Fraser of the firm Laddey Clark & Ryan, which represented Reid.
A jury in February awarded Reid an additional $750,000, court documents show.
The cash will pay for ongoing medical treatment.
“I’m still being treated for my back. Even though we were awarded that amount, we haven’t received any of it yet,” Reid said, declining to reveal her to-date medical bills.
“I’m continuing every day. I’m on pain management. I’m going to need further surgeries on my back.”
Still, Reid did not let the attack sour her opinion of dogs.
“I have two boxers — 75 pounds and 80 pounds,” she said. “The one dog, we got after the attack. I’m an animal lover — just a lot more cautious now.”
(NY Post - April 26, 2017)
Friday, April 7, 2017
South Africa: Woman who starved her dogs to the point where 2 had to be euthanized, gets probation
SOUTH AFRICA -- A woman was fined R30,000 for animal cruelty on Friday, 31 March – the largest fine secured by the Durban and Coast SPCA to date.
The Chatsworth Magistrates Court found the woman guilty of mistreating three dogs and fined her R30,000 ($2173 USD) or one year in prison, suspended for five years, provided she is not found guilty of a similar offence. She is also banned from owning an animal for the next five years.
“This is the largest fine to date secured by our SPCA in partnership with local police and officers of the court – and it sends a clear message that cruelty to animals will not go unpunished,” said Durban and Coast SPCA marketing manager, Lindsey Concer.
Roxy, a Chow mix survived, however Papalu and Flowergirl, both terrier mixes had to be humanely euthanized.
Inspectors Candice Sadayan and Lucas Moloi were involved in investigating the case which resulted in the conviction.
“Both of them worked long and hard to get justice for Roxy. When she was seized by our inspectors, Roxy was in a terrible condition. It took veterinary treatment, plenty of good food and lots of loving care – but eventually Roxy recovered sufficiently to be offered for adoption, and went home with a lovely new family in October last year.”
(Southlands Sun - April 6, 2017)
The Chatsworth Magistrates Court found the woman guilty of mistreating three dogs and fined her R30,000 ($2173 USD) or one year in prison, suspended for five years, provided she is not found guilty of a similar offence. She is also banned from owning an animal for the next five years.
“This is the largest fine to date secured by our SPCA in partnership with local police and officers of the court – and it sends a clear message that cruelty to animals will not go unpunished,” said Durban and Coast SPCA marketing manager, Lindsey Concer.
Roxy, a Chow mix survived, however Papalu and Flowergirl, both terrier mixes had to be humanely euthanized.
Inspectors Candice Sadayan and Lucas Moloi were involved in investigating the case which resulted in the conviction.
“Both of them worked long and hard to get justice for Roxy. When she was seized by our inspectors, Roxy was in a terrible condition. It took veterinary treatment, plenty of good food and lots of loving care – but eventually Roxy recovered sufficiently to be offered for adoption, and went home with a lovely new family in October last year.”
Friday, March 31, 2017
Texas: K9 officer shoots Chow Chow after attack in North Austin
TEXAS -- A Williamson County K9 officer shot and killed a dog Wednesday morning after it attacked a woman and was reportedly advancing toward others.
It happened in North Austin in the Rattan Creek subdivision around 8:45 a.m. while the victim was walking her own dog.
The K9 officer happened to be working overtime to catch people running stop signs when he saw the woman on the ground bleeding.
The officer provided first aid to the woman, and after EMS arrived, he went to find the dog.
Sheriff Robert Chody says the officer located the dog, a full grown Chow, just feet from two children playing on a swing set.
After failed attempts to retrieve the dog, it reportedly headed for another couple walking their dogs.
The officer got between the dog and the couple. At that point, he says the dog came toward him growling. That's when the officer fired two shots killing the dog.
Brent Webster lives nearby and has three small kids of his own who play in Rattan Creek area. He says too many people in the neighborhood don't keep their dogs on leashes.
"So things like this scare me a lot. When I'm at the park I'm definitely on alert," says Webster.
Sheriff Chody says the officer involved loves animals and is very distraught. He says the victim is also shaken and experienced shock.
"When you walk in the park in your neighborhood, you don't expect a dog to attack you and give these serious injuries here. I'm not a doctor, but these wounds, you see them in shooting victims and stabbing victims, not dog attacks," Chody said.
Chody says the dog's owner had a gap in his fence and claims someone stole the dog.
"It made it difficult to believe that someone could come and take a dog that did that much damage," said Chody.
As Chody awaits a decision from the district attorney on whether to press charges ranging from a Class A misdemeanor to a third degree felony, neighbors are hoping the victim heals.
"I hope she recovers quickly and that's a very sad thing to have happened at all," said Jamie McCurdy who lives down the street from the park where the incident happened.
Webster says he hopes this will be a wake up call for everyone.
"Keep your dog contained for the safety of everybody," Webster said.
The woman who was attacked is recovering at St. David's Hospital in Round Rock with serious injuries.
(KEYE - March 29, 2017)
It happened in North Austin in the Rattan Creek subdivision around 8:45 a.m. while the victim was walking her own dog.
The K9 officer happened to be working overtime to catch people running stop signs when he saw the woman on the ground bleeding.
The officer provided first aid to the woman, and after EMS arrived, he went to find the dog.
Sheriff Robert Chody says the officer located the dog, a full grown Chow, just feet from two children playing on a swing set.
The officer got between the dog and the couple. At that point, he says the dog came toward him growling. That's when the officer fired two shots killing the dog.
Brent Webster lives nearby and has three small kids of his own who play in Rattan Creek area. He says too many people in the neighborhood don't keep their dogs on leashes.
"So things like this scare me a lot. When I'm at the park I'm definitely on alert," says Webster.
Sheriff Chody says the officer involved loves animals and is very distraught. He says the victim is also shaken and experienced shock.
"When you walk in the park in your neighborhood, you don't expect a dog to attack you and give these serious injuries here. I'm not a doctor, but these wounds, you see them in shooting victims and stabbing victims, not dog attacks," Chody said.
Chody says the dog's owner had a gap in his fence and claims someone stole the dog.
"It made it difficult to believe that someone could come and take a dog that did that much damage," said Chody.
As Chody awaits a decision from the district attorney on whether to press charges ranging from a Class A misdemeanor to a third degree felony, neighbors are hoping the victim heals.
"I hope she recovers quickly and that's a very sad thing to have happened at all," said Jamie McCurdy who lives down the street from the park where the incident happened.
Webster says he hopes this will be a wake up call for everyone.
"Keep your dog contained for the safety of everybody," Webster said.
The woman who was attacked is recovering at St. David's Hospital in Round Rock with serious injuries.
(KEYE - March 29, 2017)
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Australia: Dog's death at Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter prompts outrage
AUSTRALIA -- The death of a dog at the Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter in December has led to anger and concern from community members and animal welfare groups alike.
Bear, a 12-year-old male Chow Chow, died at the Hawkesbury Council-run pound on December 29, on a day where the Bureau of Meteorology recorded the top temperature at Richmond as being 39.5 degrees celsius.
The actual cause of death is unknown because Hawkesbury Council did not do an autopsy on Bear according to Council’s acting director for city planning Andrew Kearns.
The Gazette was contacted by several concerned residents, who thought Bear ought to have been shaved in anticipation of the heat.
Mr Kearns said veterinary advice provided to Council was that the coat of a Chow Chow acted as an insulator to keep the heat out.
He also said that Bear’s fur was badly matted when he came into the shelter and would have required sedation in order to be shaved.
Mr Kearns said on December 29, staff at the shelter regularly checked on the animals because of the heat.
He said roof sprinklers and hoses were used to cool the animals down, and Bear was given a cooling mat to lie on.
Mr Kearns said Council planned to review its practices in light of what had happened. He added that Council had identified a number of upgrades for the shelter and planned to start these upgrades during the financial year.
Hawkesbury Mayor Mary Lyons-Buckett said she had been trying to get to the bottom of what happened.
“Any death of an animal is sad and it is important that the community have confidence in the Council and how they run their companion animal shelter,” Cr Lyons-Buckett said.
Cr Lyons-Buckett said a review of how the animal shelter was run was on the agenda for 2017.
“We are committed to ensuring any necessary improvements to better enable animals to be cared for will be implemented as soon as practicable,” she said.
“We are also mindful that there may be extreme weather conditions ahead and that appropriate reviews of the number of staff and the methods for keeping animals as comfortable as possible will be utilized.”
Local animal welfare campaigner Ashley Avci said Bear’s death was heartbreaking.
“[This] serves as a reminder that 250,000 companion animals are destroyed in Australia each year. Most of these animals are dumped at the pound because of irresponsible pet ownership,” she said.
“I would like to see more education and responsible pet ownership and ethical pet purchasing practices. I’m just sorry that Bear has to die for this to be realised.”
Ms Avci said she would like to see Council upgrade its facilities and was pleased to hear Council had plans in the pipeline to do so.
A spokesperson for the RSPCA told The Gazette the organisation was investigating what had happened but at this stage had no further comment.
(hawkesburygazette - Jan 5, 2017)
Bear, a 12-year-old male Chow Chow, died at the Hawkesbury Council-run pound on December 29, on a day where the Bureau of Meteorology recorded the top temperature at Richmond as being 39.5 degrees celsius.
The actual cause of death is unknown because Hawkesbury Council did not do an autopsy on Bear according to Council’s acting director for city planning Andrew Kearns.
The Gazette was contacted by several concerned residents, who thought Bear ought to have been shaved in anticipation of the heat.
He also said that Bear’s fur was badly matted when he came into the shelter and would have required sedation in order to be shaved.
Mr Kearns said on December 29, staff at the shelter regularly checked on the animals because of the heat.
He said roof sprinklers and hoses were used to cool the animals down, and Bear was given a cooling mat to lie on.
Mr Kearns said Council planned to review its practices in light of what had happened. He added that Council had identified a number of upgrades for the shelter and planned to start these upgrades during the financial year.
Hawkesbury Mayor Mary Lyons-Buckett said she had been trying to get to the bottom of what happened.
“Any death of an animal is sad and it is important that the community have confidence in the Council and how they run their companion animal shelter,” Cr Lyons-Buckett said.
Cr Lyons-Buckett said a review of how the animal shelter was run was on the agenda for 2017.
“We are committed to ensuring any necessary improvements to better enable animals to be cared for will be implemented as soon as practicable,” she said.
“We are also mindful that there may be extreme weather conditions ahead and that appropriate reviews of the number of staff and the methods for keeping animals as comfortable as possible will be utilized.”
Local animal welfare campaigner Ashley Avci said Bear’s death was heartbreaking.
“[This] serves as a reminder that 250,000 companion animals are destroyed in Australia each year. Most of these animals are dumped at the pound because of irresponsible pet ownership,” she said.
“I would like to see more education and responsible pet ownership and ethical pet purchasing practices. I’m just sorry that Bear has to die for this to be realised.”
Ms Avci said she would like to see Council upgrade its facilities and was pleased to hear Council had plans in the pipeline to do so.
A spokesperson for the RSPCA told The Gazette the organisation was investigating what had happened but at this stage had no further comment.
(hawkesburygazette - Jan 5, 2017)
Friday, January 6, 2017
Tennessee: Elbert Lockner, 77, left his elderly Chow mix named Tanny to slowly die inside a feces-filled shed
TENNESSEE -- An animal control officer cited a Johnson City man after the officer said he found a 12-year-old dog wasting away in a filthy outbuilding.
But by the time Washington County Animal Control Officer Wayne Thomas was notified about the dog, she was too far gone to save.
Tanny, a chow-shepherd mix, was taken by animal control Dec. 29 after officials were called to a Cherokee Road residence about a howling and whining dog.
Thomas said he found Tanny lying in a corner of an old metal outbuilding that had a kennel area fenced off in the front.
“I could smell the stench of rot and feces. It was a mess,” Thomas said, describing the scene, which included trash, a pile of empty dog food cans and other debris.
“There was food there, it was fresh. It was right outside the building and there was water inside the building. Unfortunately, the dog could not reach either of them because it couldn't get up,” Thomas said. “The dog was laying in the corner of the building. It could not stand.”
Thomas said he was called out on the 911 call around 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 29.
He thought the animal would likely have to be humanely euthanized, but that decision was up to a veterinarian. Thomas used a tarp to drag Tanny to his truck and took her to a vet that provides services to the animal shelter.
A residence at the property, 4371 Cherokee Road, was unoccupied so Thomas left a notice that he had taken possession of Tanny.
The vet report indicated “the dog was in a state of collapse, the hair was in a saddlebag mat across the entire body, there was urine and feces on the coat, she was very thin, very dehydrated,” Thomas said.
An X-ray also showed the presence of buckshot, indicating Tanny had been shot at some point in her life.
Due to her condition, Tanny was euthanized, but she didn’t die alone: “She was put to sleep because of the best interest of the dog,” Thomas said.
Thomas said Elbert Lockner, 77, of 1212 East Lakeview Drive, said Tanny had been in that condition about two months. He said Lockner told him he’d owned Tanny from the time she was a stray puppy he found.
There was evidence he cared for her — she was spayed and there were empty dog food cans around — but in her decline, she was apparently left without proper care.
“Just feeding your dog doesn't make you a good owner. When it comes times to put them down, you don't let them lay there and waste away,” Thomas said. “It was a bad situation for the dog, and he made it worse by not doing anything for the dog. When it comes time to do something, you need to do it and not let the dog die away. That's not the thing to do when an animal is in that shape. You cannot leave an animal laying there until it dies on its own.
“He tried to say he wasn't cruel to his dog and I couldn't make him understand what he did was wrong,” Thomas said. Euthanasia was “the only humane thing to do for her.”
Lockner was cited with aggravated animal cruelty and has a Jan. 17 court date in Washington County General Sessions Court.
(Johnson City Press - Jan 5, 2017)
But by the time Washington County Animal Control Officer Wayne Thomas was notified about the dog, she was too far gone to save.
Tanny, a chow-shepherd mix, was taken by animal control Dec. 29 after officials were called to a Cherokee Road residence about a howling and whining dog.
Thomas said he found Tanny lying in a corner of an old metal outbuilding that had a kennel area fenced off in the front.
“I could smell the stench of rot and feces. It was a mess,” Thomas said, describing the scene, which included trash, a pile of empty dog food cans and other debris.
“There was food there, it was fresh. It was right outside the building and there was water inside the building. Unfortunately, the dog could not reach either of them because it couldn't get up,” Thomas said. “The dog was laying in the corner of the building. It could not stand.”
Thomas said he was called out on the 911 call around 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 29.
He thought the animal would likely have to be humanely euthanized, but that decision was up to a veterinarian. Thomas used a tarp to drag Tanny to his truck and took her to a vet that provides services to the animal shelter.
A residence at the property, 4371 Cherokee Road, was unoccupied so Thomas left a notice that he had taken possession of Tanny.
The vet report indicated “the dog was in a state of collapse, the hair was in a saddlebag mat across the entire body, there was urine and feces on the coat, she was very thin, very dehydrated,” Thomas said.
An X-ray also showed the presence of buckshot, indicating Tanny had been shot at some point in her life.
Due to her condition, Tanny was euthanized, but she didn’t die alone: “She was put to sleep because of the best interest of the dog,” Thomas said.
Thomas said Elbert Lockner, 77, of 1212 East Lakeview Drive, said Tanny had been in that condition about two months. He said Lockner told him he’d owned Tanny from the time she was a stray puppy he found.
There was evidence he cared for her — she was spayed and there were empty dog food cans around — but in her decline, she was apparently left without proper care.
“Just feeding your dog doesn't make you a good owner. When it comes times to put them down, you don't let them lay there and waste away,” Thomas said. “It was a bad situation for the dog, and he made it worse by not doing anything for the dog. When it comes time to do something, you need to do it and not let the dog die away. That's not the thing to do when an animal is in that shape. You cannot leave an animal laying there until it dies on its own.
“He tried to say he wasn't cruel to his dog and I couldn't make him understand what he did was wrong,” Thomas said. Euthanasia was “the only humane thing to do for her.”
Lockner was cited with aggravated animal cruelty and has a Jan. 17 court date in Washington County General Sessions Court.
(Johnson City Press - Jan 5, 2017)
Thursday, December 29, 2016
North Carolina: Loose pit bull attacks woman's Chow while they're taking a walk on the beach
NORTH CAROLINA -- Lynn Jaworski-Siderko posted on Facebook December 28, 2016 ·
Need advice Cujo my chow who is sweet gentle natured and about 11 years old now was attacked by a pit bull mix at beach today and he fought back though hE never has in the 6 years I Have had him, this happened on one of the long bridges you walk to get out To the ocean
I Have examined him and see mo wounds he has so much fur now. And the pit went for Cujo neck but has acting freaked out he doesn't want to eat much and is sleeping a lot😧thank you❤
Terri Codlean Lynn....have him checked by the vet...I am feeling so bad....he is so sweet and gentle!!!! Makes me mad!!!!! That other dog should never have been without a leash!!!!!!!!! Ugh. Please keep us posted!!!! Love you guys
Judi Mull - Thank God he wasn't hurt. Poor baby probably scared to death.
Dave Felix - Get him checked in case he may have an internal injury. Prayers for Cuji.
Rose Jones - Call your vet.....he needs to be checked... the dog that attacked him needs to be turn in.... was he not on a leash. I feel bad for cujo... please keep us posted.
Need advice Cujo my chow who is sweet gentle natured and about 11 years old now was attacked by a pit bull mix at beach today and he fought back though hE never has in the 6 years I Have had him, this happened on one of the long bridges you walk to get out To the ocean
Terri Codlean Lynn....have him checked by the vet...I am feeling so bad....he is so sweet and gentle!!!! Makes me mad!!!!! That other dog should never have been without a leash!!!!!!!!! Ugh. Please keep us posted!!!! Love you guys
Judi Mull - Thank God he wasn't hurt. Poor baby probably scared to death.
Dave Felix - Get him checked in case he may have an internal injury. Prayers for Cuji.
Rose Jones - Call your vet.....he needs to be checked... the dog that attacked him needs to be turn in.... was he not on a leash. I feel bad for cujo... please keep us posted.
Friday, December 9, 2016
Ohio: How many times do they have to say don't leave a baby alone with a dog??? Baby girl critical after attack from family dog, a Border Collie Chow mix
OHIO -- Xenia police confirm a 9-month-old girl is in critical condition after being bitten by the family dog—a border collie chow mix.
The baby was being watched by a family member, according to police, and when the sitter stepped away briefly, the dog attacked the child.
The child was transported to Greene Memorial Hospital, then transferred to Dayton Children's Hospital.
“For some unknown reason, the dog attacked the baby,” said Sgt. Gary Johnson with the Xenia Police Division.
“Well, any time you have an infant, the infant is going to react, the infant is going to move around and make noises, and dogs are going to react to that in different ways and there’s just no way to know… you might feel like you have a gentle dog, but you don’t know how that dog is going to react to that new baby in the house and it becomes upset, or something like that.
"So, you’ve just got to keep an eye on them, try to keep them out of reach of the dog and make sure that you’re doing everything you can to keep them safe,” Sgt. Johnson said.
No criminal charges are being considered.
The dog was removed by animal control officers and will be quarantined for 10 days.
(WHIO - Dec 9, 2016)
The baby was being watched by a family member, according to police, and when the sitter stepped away briefly, the dog attacked the child.
The child was transported to Greene Memorial Hospital, then transferred to Dayton Children's Hospital.
“For some unknown reason, the dog attacked the baby,” said Sgt. Gary Johnson with the Xenia Police Division.
“Well, any time you have an infant, the infant is going to react, the infant is going to move around and make noises, and dogs are going to react to that in different ways and there’s just no way to know… you might feel like you have a gentle dog, but you don’t know how that dog is going to react to that new baby in the house and it becomes upset, or something like that.
"So, you’ve just got to keep an eye on them, try to keep them out of reach of the dog and make sure that you’re doing everything you can to keep them safe,” Sgt. Johnson said.
No criminal charges are being considered.
The dog was removed by animal control officers and will be quarantined for 10 days.
(WHIO - Dec 9, 2016)
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