OHIO -- A Rottweiler dog that attacked an Old State Road man was ordered to be released from custody Friday.
The owner, April Smith, 30, of 1066 Old State Road, could have her dog back upon full payment of the proper fees to the Huron County dog warden.
Her neighbors weren't pleased with Norwalk Municipal Judge John Ridge's ruling.
There is one house between Morris Van Vlerah and Smith on the south side.
"All I can say is I'm not happy with the decision (Friday)," Vlerah said.
Smith's neighbor to the north, Steve Rospert, spent about $6,000 to put up a fence after Smith's two Rottweilers killed his two goats in May 2006. Like Huron County Deputy Dog Warden Gary Ousley, Rospert hoped the dog would remain at the pound.
"I am concerned about their (the Smiths') children in the house with a vicious dog. They have three boys," Rospert said.
"All the neighbors feel unsafe with the dogs around. It's a safety issue all the way around," Rospert added.
Rospert's wife, Lori, agreed.
"We're all living in fear out here," she said before the hearing. "It's changed our lifestyle out here for the last year and a half."
Smith faces a Jan. 25 trial on two charges of failure to confine dogs. She also was charged with one count each of no dog license and failure to display a dog tag.
The defendant turned down a plea deal offered by Norwalk Law Director Stuart O'Hara on Dec. 18.
The prosecutor offered Smith a 60-day suspended jail term on the condition she have the remaining dog destroyed.
Smith also needed to pay an undetermined amount of restitution and been prohibited from owning any animals or living in a home with animals. She ignored multiple requests to be interviewed after Friday's hearing.
The dog had been held at the pound since the Dec. 3 incident when it and another Rottweiler attacked Smith's neighbor. They also charged at two sheriff's deputies who attempted to use Tasers on them.
Detective Sgt. Dane Howard was ordered to kill one dog. Earlier, the pair of dogs attacked Smith's neighbor and tried to get into his patio after he went inside.
After the Bronson Township attack, the victim was treated at Fisher-Titus Medical Center for puncture wounds on his hand.
Dog Warden Melvin Eaton, about Dec. 22, said the "unpredictable" dog would "come up to the cage at you" when it was confined.
"I think he'd bite you in a minute," Eaton said at the time.
He also said his workers fed it twice a day, but didn't bother the dog otherwise.
Ridge, during Friday's hearing, asked defense attorney George Ford how his client could promise the community would be protected.
"There is a pen on the premises that the dog can't get out of," Ford said.
The judge then asked if there had been a pen during the Dec. 3 incident. Ford said there was, describing it with a lock. Ridge said that wasn't sufficient.
"My client indicates she would keep the dog in the house and not in the pen," Ford said.
Ousley said it's possible the dog could get loose. He declined to elaborate, citing the upcoming trial.
"This was the first time it actually attacked a person," he added.
(Norwalk Reflector - Jan 14, 2008)
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Animal Cruelty Results in Charges
GEORGIA -- Authorities with Upson County Animal Control say two separate cases have resulted in cruelty to animal charges against local men.
Eddie Reveire, Jr., 205 East Gordon Street, has been charged with animal cruelty after an Animal Control Officer and a City of Thomaston Police officer responded to a call of neglected dogs.
Once on the scene, officers discovered one deceased male pit bull dog and one severely malnourished pit bulldog in the rear of the residence.
According Animal Control Officer Smart Web, the deceased dog was still attached to a chain and had been dead for some time.
‘There was no water, food or shelter for either one of these dogs,” said Web. “I feel if we hadn’t gotten to the other dog when we did, he would have suffered the same fate as the other.”
Web says in interviews about the dogs, Reveire told the animal control officer the dog was sick and instead of taking him to the vet to see what was wrong with him he instead sought advice from his “home boys” and decided he would take a wait and see attitude.
“He told me the dog had been sick like this a month before and he had been told by friends that the dog ‘looked’ like he had parvo,” said Web. “When I asked him why he had not taken the dog to the doctor he told me because he had been like that in the past and he thought the dog would recuperate on its own.”
In a separate case involving animal cruelty, Web and his assistant responded to a complaint of nuisance dogs on Aviation Drive.
While writing a citation at another lot, he noticed a black lab mix walking up the street. While trying to capture the dog, Web noticed a black and white dog tied in the front yard that appeared to be malnourished.
“While I was checking this dog out, I looked to my right and could see a another dog that appeared to be dead inside a doghouse,” he said. “Upon further observation I could determine the dog was in fact dead. He was malnourished and there were no signs of food. There were also maggots in its mouth leading me to believe he had been this way for some time.”
Web said animal control impounded both dogs.
John Sullivan, Aviation Drive, lot 30 was charged with two counts of cruelty to animals.
In a written statement, Sullivan says he knew one of his dogs was dead and he had disposed of it by placing it in the dumpster. He said he didn’t know how the dog got back in the doghouse and according to Web even accused animal control of placing the dog in the doghouse.
The other dog, who was severely malnourished and impounded from Sullivan's home was taken to the shelter and subsequently adopted after it was ruled he was in good health.
(Thomaston Times - Jan 16, 2008)
Eddie Reveire, Jr., 205 East Gordon Street, has been charged with animal cruelty after an Animal Control Officer and a City of Thomaston Police officer responded to a call of neglected dogs.
Once on the scene, officers discovered one deceased male pit bull dog and one severely malnourished pit bulldog in the rear of the residence.
According Animal Control Officer Smart Web, the deceased dog was still attached to a chain and had been dead for some time.
‘There was no water, food or shelter for either one of these dogs,” said Web. “I feel if we hadn’t gotten to the other dog when we did, he would have suffered the same fate as the other.”
Web says in interviews about the dogs, Reveire told the animal control officer the dog was sick and instead of taking him to the vet to see what was wrong with him he instead sought advice from his “home boys” and decided he would take a wait and see attitude.
“He told me the dog had been sick like this a month before and he had been told by friends that the dog ‘looked’ like he had parvo,” said Web. “When I asked him why he had not taken the dog to the doctor he told me because he had been like that in the past and he thought the dog would recuperate on its own.”
In a separate case involving animal cruelty, Web and his assistant responded to a complaint of nuisance dogs on Aviation Drive.
While writing a citation at another lot, he noticed a black lab mix walking up the street. While trying to capture the dog, Web noticed a black and white dog tied in the front yard that appeared to be malnourished.
“While I was checking this dog out, I looked to my right and could see a another dog that appeared to be dead inside a doghouse,” he said. “Upon further observation I could determine the dog was in fact dead. He was malnourished and there were no signs of food. There were also maggots in its mouth leading me to believe he had been this way for some time.”
Web said animal control impounded both dogs.
John Sullivan, Aviation Drive, lot 30 was charged with two counts of cruelty to animals.
In a written statement, Sullivan says he knew one of his dogs was dead and he had disposed of it by placing it in the dumpster. He said he didn’t know how the dog got back in the doghouse and according to Web even accused animal control of placing the dog in the doghouse.
The other dog, who was severely malnourished and impounded from Sullivan's home was taken to the shelter and subsequently adopted after it was ruled he was in good health.
(Thomaston Times - Jan 16, 2008)
Wyoming: Marshall Booth, 18, is accused of attacking horses with a machete - stabbing and killing one and slicing and hacking away at the other
Full Name: Marshall Pete Booth
Gender: Male
City: Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901
Height: 5'09"
Weight: 160 lbs
Hair Color: RED OR AUB
Arrest Age: 18
Arrest Date: 01/17/2008
Arrest Time: 11:05 AM
Arresting Agency: SCSO
Arrest Location: Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Charges
#1 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS-B
#2 PROPERTY DESTRUCTION
Gender: Male
City: Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901
Height: 5'09"
Weight: 160 lbs
Hair Color: RED OR AUB
Arrest Age: 18
Arrest Date: 01/17/2008
Arrest Time: 11:05 AM
Arresting Agency: SCSO
Arrest Location: Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Charges
#1 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS-B
#2 PROPERTY DESTRUCTION
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Queensland raid - 101 dogs in "abysmal" condition
AUSTRALIA -- More than 100 dogs have been seized from a boarding and breeding kennel after the RSPCA found the animals in “appalling” conditions. RSPCA inspectors and police raided Waterford Boarding Kennels and Cattery, just south of Brisbane.
Dogs on the property including pure-bred poodles, labrador pups and a pomeranian were in filthy enclosures with matted faeces and urine in their fur and maggots in their orifices. RSPCA veterinarian Anne Covill said the living conditions were "abysmal", with many dogs suffering skin inflammations and riddled with worms.
“Internal parasites are another issue but it is too early to tell how bad it will be,” Dr Covill said. “It’s the worst condition I have seen in such large numbers.”
The Sunday Mail was present when the RSPCA and police launched their raid armed with a warrant to enter the property.
Mrs Robertson initially refused to allow the inspectors into her house and yelled that negligence claims were “vexatious” and “false”. She relented after being warned her door was about to be kicked down and she could be arrested for failing to comply with the warrant.
Mrs Robertson, who maintained the dogs were well-fed and seen to regularly by a veterinarian, admitted looking after the dogs was hard work on her own.
“I agree it’s too much for me,” Mrs Robertson allegedly said to inspectors.
RSPCA veterinarians vaccinated and groomed the dogs and will now monitor the animals for any signs of the canine parvovirus. Inspectors are considering charging Mrs Robertson with breach of duty of care, which carries a maximum $22,500 fine or 12 months’ imprisonment.
The 101 dogs seized from the Waterford property included six being boarded there by their owners, who were being contacted by the RSPCA.
Eight of the dogs had been bought and were to be sent overseas. Pure-bred poodles sell for between $850 and $3000.
Geraldine Fooi Fong Robertson, 62, is registered with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission as the owner of the “breeding and grooming” business. A sign at the front of the 2ha property also advertises services including clipping and grooming.
But Beaudesert Shire Council said Mrs Robertson did not hold a valid boarding kennel licence and had been given no environmental authority to conduct such a business in the shire.
(news.com.au - Jan 12, 2008)
Dogs on the property including pure-bred poodles, labrador pups and a pomeranian were in filthy enclosures with matted faeces and urine in their fur and maggots in their orifices. RSPCA veterinarian Anne Covill said the living conditions were "abysmal", with many dogs suffering skin inflammations and riddled with worms.
“Internal parasites are another issue but it is too early to tell how bad it will be,” Dr Covill said. “It’s the worst condition I have seen in such large numbers.”
The Sunday Mail was present when the RSPCA and police launched their raid armed with a warrant to enter the property.
Mrs Robertson initially refused to allow the inspectors into her house and yelled that negligence claims were “vexatious” and “false”. She relented after being warned her door was about to be kicked down and she could be arrested for failing to comply with the warrant.
Mrs Robertson, who maintained the dogs were well-fed and seen to regularly by a veterinarian, admitted looking after the dogs was hard work on her own.
“I agree it’s too much for me,” Mrs Robertson allegedly said to inspectors.
RSPCA veterinarians vaccinated and groomed the dogs and will now monitor the animals for any signs of the canine parvovirus. Inspectors are considering charging Mrs Robertson with breach of duty of care, which carries a maximum $22,500 fine or 12 months’ imprisonment.
The 101 dogs seized from the Waterford property included six being boarded there by their owners, who were being contacted by the RSPCA.
Eight of the dogs had been bought and were to be sent overseas. Pure-bred poodles sell for between $850 and $3000.
Geraldine Fooi Fong Robertson, 62, is registered with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission as the owner of the “breeding and grooming” business. A sign at the front of the 2ha property also advertises services including clipping and grooming.
But Beaudesert Shire Council said Mrs Robertson did not hold a valid boarding kennel licence and had been given no environmental authority to conduct such a business in the shire.
(news.com.au - Jan 12, 2008)
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Canada: Four teenage boys, ages 13 to 15, broke into a home, grabbed the family's cat, stuffed him inside the microwave and cooked it alive
CANADA -- Police in the Canadian province of Alberta have charged four teenage boys with killing a cat by cooking it in a microwave oven during a recent break-in.
Police allege that after breaking into a home in Camrose, near Edmonton, last month the four teens took a cat living there and cooked it inside the oven, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Sunday.
Police Inspector Lee Foreman said the alleged actions of the teenagers, who range from 13 to 15 years of age, were particularly disturbing since it occurred during the holiday season.
"I've been policing for over 25 years and I've never encountered anything quite like this," Foreman said. "It's very disturbing. It's especially sad given the season."
The cat's owners found the animal dead inside the microwave upon returning home from their holiday travels.
The CBC said the teens, none of whom are related to the home's owners, have been charged with unlawfully killing an animal, theft, and breaking and entering.
(UPI - Jan 6, 2008)
Police allege that after breaking into a home in Camrose, near Edmonton, last month the four teens took a cat living there and cooked it inside the oven, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Sunday.
Police Inspector Lee Foreman said the alleged actions of the teenagers, who range from 13 to 15 years of age, were particularly disturbing since it occurred during the holiday season.
"I've been policing for over 25 years and I've never encountered anything quite like this," Foreman said. "It's very disturbing. It's especially sad given the season."
The cat's owners found the animal dead inside the microwave upon returning home from their holiday travels.
The CBC said the teens, none of whom are related to the home's owners, have been charged with unlawfully killing an animal, theft, and breaking and entering.
(UPI - Jan 6, 2008)
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