I am not trying to start a war here--but what are you thoughts on how to handle situations like in the story below?
First let me say--I believe that 99.99 percent of the time, people are the blame. I don't favor any kind of breed specific bans, but I guess what I am asking is what the whole animal control and rescue community is asking--what do we do to stop this?
Personally--if it was me trying to walk my dog and I got attacked by the same dog for a second time--I just might be ready to shoot it. Though the 'owners' are more than likely the ones that need it. I have a real problem with forcing a dog to live in a cage and giving it back to the same folks that let it attack an old lady walking down the street twice.
Rottweiler attacks for second time
By TJ Aulds and Kevin M. Cox
The Daily News
Published February 2, 2007
A Rottweiler dog attacked a San Leon woman Thursday and mauled her pet Chihuahua, Galveston County Animal Control officers said. The victim told authorities the same dog killed another of her pets in a previous attack.
Martha Reeves said she was taking her Chihuahua, Precious, for a walk in the 800 block of 13th Street in San Leon when she happened upon a neighbor’s Rottweiler. It wasn’t her first run-in with the big dog, said Reeves, who blamed the dog for killing another Chihuahua three months ago.
Reeves, 75, said when she saw the Rottweiler she picked up Precious and tried to get away. The bigger dog chased the two down, knocking Reeves to the ground and then mauling Precious.
Reeves suffered cuts and bruising to her face while the Chihuahua’s stomach was torn open, according to reports.
She said Precious had made it through surgery and was expected to survive despite the massive internal injuries.
She said Thursday was likely the last time she would venture outside unless something is done about the Rottweiler.
Galveston County animal control officer Joshua Henderson said it wasn’t his first trip to the area.
In November, he responded to a report that the same Rottweiler attacked and killed Reeves’ other Chihuahua, Buddy.
Henderson cited the owners for allowing the dog to roam at large.
He did the same Thursday, but also planned to recommend the dog be declared dangerous.
A dangerous dog declaration means the dog’s owners will have to keep the animal penned with warning signs on all signs.
The owners, who declined The Daily News’ interview requests, will also have to get a $100,000 insurance policy for the dog and pay a $50 annual fee to the county health district to register the Rottweiler as a dangerous dog.
Brian Rutherford, the county health district’s director of health planning, said the dog will have to be quarantined for 10 days to ensure it is not rabid.
It was the same procedure the owners went through following the November attack, Henderson said.
Determining if a dog should be classified as dangerous is a call made by animal control officers based on the circumstances, Rutherford said.
The fact that Thursday’s attack was the second for the Rottweiler and involved injuries to a person prompted the push for the dangerous dog declaration.
The Galveston County Daily News
First let me say--I believe that 99.99 percent of the time, people are the blame. I don't favor any kind of breed specific bans, but I guess what I am asking is what the whole animal control and rescue community is asking--what do we do to stop this?
Personally--if it was me trying to walk my dog and I got attacked by the same dog for a second time--I just might be ready to shoot it. Though the 'owners' are more than likely the ones that need it. I have a real problem with forcing a dog to live in a cage and giving it back to the same folks that let it attack an old lady walking down the street twice.
Rottweiler attacks for second time
By TJ Aulds and Kevin M. Cox
The Daily News
Published February 2, 2007
A Rottweiler dog attacked a San Leon woman Thursday and mauled her pet Chihuahua, Galveston County Animal Control officers said. The victim told authorities the same dog killed another of her pets in a previous attack.
Martha Reeves said she was taking her Chihuahua, Precious, for a walk in the 800 block of 13th Street in San Leon when she happened upon a neighbor’s Rottweiler. It wasn’t her first run-in with the big dog, said Reeves, who blamed the dog for killing another Chihuahua three months ago.
Reeves, 75, said when she saw the Rottweiler she picked up Precious and tried to get away. The bigger dog chased the two down, knocking Reeves to the ground and then mauling Precious.
Reeves suffered cuts and bruising to her face while the Chihuahua’s stomach was torn open, according to reports.
She said Precious had made it through surgery and was expected to survive despite the massive internal injuries.
She said Thursday was likely the last time she would venture outside unless something is done about the Rottweiler.
Galveston County animal control officer Joshua Henderson said it wasn’t his first trip to the area.
In November, he responded to a report that the same Rottweiler attacked and killed Reeves’ other Chihuahua, Buddy.
Henderson cited the owners for allowing the dog to roam at large.
He did the same Thursday, but also planned to recommend the dog be declared dangerous.
A dangerous dog declaration means the dog’s owners will have to keep the animal penned with warning signs on all signs.
The owners, who declined The Daily News’ interview requests, will also have to get a $100,000 insurance policy for the dog and pay a $50 annual fee to the county health district to register the Rottweiler as a dangerous dog.
Brian Rutherford, the county health district’s director of health planning, said the dog will have to be quarantined for 10 days to ensure it is not rabid.
It was the same procedure the owners went through following the November attack, Henderson said.
Determining if a dog should be classified as dangerous is a call made by animal control officers based on the circumstances, Rutherford said.
The fact that Thursday’s attack was the second for the Rottweiler and involved injuries to a person prompted the push for the dangerous dog declaration.
The Galveston County Daily News