LauraMax
Cathlete
We've been dealing w/this for a few years now & it has once again come to a head.
There's a woman in our town (let's call her Ms. L) who owns 5 dogs. Two of her dogs have been put down during the last 5 years for biting neighbors, postmen, police men, & our animal control officer. Every time one dog is put down she gets another.
Not only is this a serious danger to the people living in her neighborhood, it's also affected them in other ways. For example, after the postman was bitten the second time USPS refused to deliver mail to the entire street.
The law has really tied our hands with this. The only thing allowable by the state is to declare an animal vicious after two documented bites & have it put down. We cannot prevent Ms. L from getting additional dogs, we cannot refuse her a dog license.
I'm getting ready to call the SPCA to see if we can tackle this from another angle. My personal viewpoint is that dogs are what they are raised to be, & clearly this woman is raising her dogs to attack people. I think dogs, much like children, learn to attack people only when they live in an abusive environment.
And of course we get the "outlaw pitbulls" rant again b/c the latest incident involved a pitbull. That just drives me insane! If a pitbull is raised in a loving environment it will be a loving animal. If its raised in a cruel environment it will be a cruel animal. It's true of all breeds! The last dog of Ms. L's we had to put down was a german shephard. They can be the sweetest dogs in the world.
What kills me is pets are considered property. If you misuse property usually the right to have it is taken away from you. For example, too many speeding tickets & your driver's license is suspended. If you misuse a firearm you lose your permit. If pets are considered property, why can't we refuse giving out a license to people who "misuse" them?
So does anyone know of any other way we can stop this woman before she damages yet another puppy?
There's a woman in our town (let's call her Ms. L) who owns 5 dogs. Two of her dogs have been put down during the last 5 years for biting neighbors, postmen, police men, & our animal control officer. Every time one dog is put down she gets another.
Not only is this a serious danger to the people living in her neighborhood, it's also affected them in other ways. For example, after the postman was bitten the second time USPS refused to deliver mail to the entire street.
The law has really tied our hands with this. The only thing allowable by the state is to declare an animal vicious after two documented bites & have it put down. We cannot prevent Ms. L from getting additional dogs, we cannot refuse her a dog license.
I'm getting ready to call the SPCA to see if we can tackle this from another angle. My personal viewpoint is that dogs are what they are raised to be, & clearly this woman is raising her dogs to attack people. I think dogs, much like children, learn to attack people only when they live in an abusive environment.
And of course we get the "outlaw pitbulls" rant again b/c the latest incident involved a pitbull. That just drives me insane! If a pitbull is raised in a loving environment it will be a loving animal. If its raised in a cruel environment it will be a cruel animal. It's true of all breeds! The last dog of Ms. L's we had to put down was a german shephard. They can be the sweetest dogs in the world.
What kills me is pets are considered property. If you misuse property usually the right to have it is taken away from you. For example, too many speeding tickets & your driver's license is suspended. If you misuse a firearm you lose your permit. If pets are considered property, why can't we refuse giving out a license to people who "misuse" them?
So does anyone know of any other way we can stop this woman before she damages yet another puppy?
