Posted on 04/26/2006 9:14:27 AM PDT by Wristpin
GLOVERSVILLE - Michael Ward, the owner of the 2-year-old pit bull that attacked a small bichon frise March 31, will be taking the dog back to its breeder Saturday to fulfill his court obligations to remove the dog from Gloversville without having to euthanize him.
"I called [the breeder] and he didn't want the dog to go to someone he didn't know and he wanted to make sure the dog had a safe home," Ward said. "Everybody thinks that he's a vicious dog because of the breed. Everybody is being discriminating against it. [The breeder] breeds them and he knows better than that." Ward said he plans to meet the breeder halfway between New York state and Virginia. Ward is giving the dog, named Blitz, back to his breeder, but is not charging the breeder any money.
"I had two years with the dog that I wouldn't want to trade for anything," Ward said.
On April 7, Gloversville City Court Judge Vincent DeSantis ordered Ward to study alternatives to euthanasia for his dog after the judge determined the dog was too dangerous.
Ward said the dog had been neutered prior to the incident and a microchip has been implanted in the dog.
I was attacked by a Afghan hound when I was 11,I still have the scars. when are they going to be banned?
As I understand it, the bill was changed a bit, because as written originally, it would have forced judges to declare a dog dangerous if it killed a "companion animal".
Think of this scenario. Billie Sue's pet poodle finds the kid next door's pet rabbit (who got out of its cage some way). Poodle plays with Bugs Bunny, who has a heart attack and dies.
Presto, Billie Sue now has to keep $300,000 worth of dangerous dog liability insurance on Phluffy, keep her in a 6 foot, covered, locked, kennel/prison, etc, etc, etc.
The state hunting dog lobby (yes, hunters get powerful huffy when you threaten their guns or their bird dawgs) had a fit, and went into hyper-drive to get this bill modified. It was passed, and goes into effect, I believe, in July.
It comes down hard on the perp who insists on keeping a dog of ANY breed or mix thereof, who threatens society. Suddenly, the thugs won't think it's so cool to tease their "pet" until it goes into a frenzy to get a child.
If they do, they'll be meeting their new roommate, Bubba.
A few years ago, we had a couple of dogs. A beautiful Dobie and a little pekinese mix. The neighbor had a pit. Our little dog thought he was a big lion and apparently teed off the pit who bit him through the belly killing him (not instantly though). Our Twister (Baron HellMutt von Twister) met him in the street and proceeded to take revenge for his little friend. Pit was killed and Twister was messed up for a while. Neighbor was not happy but didn't say much. Twister also took on a rattler. Swelled up his head and made him sick but he got over it.
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