Jenna and Andrew Owens
Posted on 04/08/2010 7:26:29 AM PDT by JoeProBono
Upset over the incessant barking of a German Shepherd toward African Americans, Latinos and other non-Whites, a New York man stabbed a "racist" dog. As a result, the canine lost his eye and the attacker was charged in court. Consequently, in this crime, both parties appear to be victims "partially" of a difficult work environment.
58-year-old Andrew Owens and 4-year-old Jenna both worked at Valley Oil in Yonkers. Owens was a handyman and Jenna a guard dog. From the beginning, the two had a precarious relationship.
According to Jenna's owner, she has a negative to reaction to minorities. As a result, she automatically didn't like Andrew Owens. Allegedly, in the past, her distaste for him led to a dog bite and lots of aggressive barking. Apparently, Owens was able to tolerate the situation until finding out the true reason behind Jenna's behavior. Afterward, he snapped cutting her, unprovoked, with a knife.
Fortunately, Jenna did not lose her life. Yet, this story is a sad one that is causing many people to look at her owner. They question whether she was trained to hate minorities and as a consequence, acted out against them. If so, he would hold some responsibility for creating a volatile environment.
Of course, Jenna's owner denies all allegations of training his dog to be "racist". Instead, he is focusing on an injured animal that regardless of her mentality didn't deserve a vicious attack. In the end, this is probably where most interested parties will end up.
Jenna and Andrew Owens
That’s not going to change the dog’s attitude.
Sing Kumbaya...
He should have just done the normal thing - call Al Sharpton to protest the dog.
That dog is smarter than many humans.
Both of my dad’s dogs dislike black people. This is because for years there were some black kids that would throw rocks at them when they would go to and from school. Of course, if the dogs had gotten out of the yard and retaliated they would have had to be put down.
So, he stabs this dog in the eye because he thought the dog was “racist”?
Oh, yeah. That’s going to cure the dog of her “hatred”. /s
“They question whether she was trained to hate minorities and as a consequence, acted out against them. If so, he would hold some responsibility for creating a volatile environment.”
Just how does one train a dog to hate minorities???
People have lost their minds!
Jenna’s instinct regarding Owens was 100% correct.
We once owned a G. Shepherd who disliked anyone wearing a uniform.
Details on this dog bite would be interesting.
Aren’t dogs colorblind? So what in a person is anything darker than light grey the dog attacks?
That was my thought, too. Now instead of barking, the dog will try to attack.
I recall reading about how the Japanese trained dogs to alert of, and attack people with Caucasian features, during WW2.
Dogs are intelligent. They can be trained.
Unfortunately, my poodle doesn’t like them either. It’s only because he has never come across any to be socialized with, and he is afraid of them.
This is the same reaction the Leftist media has when the Israeli military eventually fires back on "yutes" throwing rocks.
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