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Well, hurrah!
Dec. 20th, 2010 01:01 pmApparently, rationality has won out for the dogs that were quarantined after biting a boy who climbed a fence to come into their yard. The dogs are being returned to the owner, and no charges filed.
In contrast
Dec. 7th, 2010 11:51 amto yesterday's dog bite story, here's a case where the owner clearly needs to be smacked. Please note that in this case the owner blatantly disregarded common sense, regulations, and specific instructions, and this dog bit 2 people. Please also note, that so far nobody's screaming for the destruction of the dog, presumably because it's little.
The dog is described as "that poor thing" by one commenter on the article, and while several people mention requiring the owner to pay medical costs for the bites, there's not even a single mention of quarantining the dog for rabies observation, let alone euthanizing it or declaring it Potentially Dangerous.
The dog is described as "that poor thing" by one commenter on the article, and while several people mention requiring the owner to pay medical costs for the bites, there's not even a single mention of quarantining the dog for rabies observation, let alone euthanizing it or declaring it Potentially Dangerous.
This sucks all around...
Dec. 6th, 2010 12:49 pmbut chances are (given past, similar cases) that it's going to suck more for the dogs and their owner than it will for the kids who were trespassing and, in my view, at fault.
Please note several important things here:
1. The dogs were well contained behind a six foot tall fence, which the kid went to some lengths to climb over. This was not an accidental trespassing, or uncontrolled dogs.
2. There were several people home at the time of the incident (who broke the dogs off, and thus possibly/probably saved the kid much more damage and even his life), but whom the kids did NOT bother to ask permission to go into the yard, or ask them to retrieve their ball.
3. These are not pit bulls. Just throwing this in here in light of the breed ban article from earlier. Start banning every breed associated with incidents like these, and pretty soon the only thing you'll be allowed to keep is Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and Bichons.
Please note several important things here:
1. The dogs were well contained behind a six foot tall fence, which the kid went to some lengths to climb over. This was not an accidental trespassing, or uncontrolled dogs.
2. There were several people home at the time of the incident (who broke the dogs off, and thus possibly/probably saved the kid much more damage and even his life), but whom the kids did NOT bother to ask permission to go into the yard, or ask them to retrieve their ball.
3. These are not pit bulls. Just throwing this in here in light of the breed ban article from earlier. Start banning every breed associated with incidents like these, and pretty soon the only thing you'll be allowed to keep is Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and Bichons.
