Posted on 04/23/2010 8:14:32 PM PDT by Chet 99
California authorities said a meter reader acted in self-defense when he killed a toy poodle after striking it with a metallic rod.
But Shirley Newman insisted her 6-pound pet never posed a threat to the worker. “He could have taken his meter stick and shooed her,” Newman told CNN. “Had he caused a laceration I would have said self-defense. But he shattered her jaw and broke her face.”
The incident happened on April 16 in Rancho Santa Margarita, a community in Orange County.
According to Newman, her four-year-old dog, Calisto, snuck out of a gate that surrounded the family’s garage. “I went to open the gate and my six pound poodle got out and I saw the gas meter man walking toward our house, “ she said. “I waved and said ‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’ll come get her.’”
Newman said her husband, who went to retrieve the pet, was told by the meter reader “something’s wrong with your dog.” She said the worker, who is employed by the Southern California Gas Company, told her husband the dog was “convulsing.”
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You live in a world disconnected from reality.
I think this guy is in the wrong profession. He should be a cop.
Considering that my grandparents have had toy poodles since I was a kid, and I have a standard now, poodles are actually one of the LEAST aggressive breeds.
Problem is, that’s not PG&E’s territory, but he can hate them anyway, I guess. Orange County was The Gas Company.
He’s not “breaking out”.
This story involves animals/gore/mutilation/death/violence.
Same thematic perverted obsession, different day.
He will waste bandwidth and post *anything* that feeds his paraphiliac needs.
[but it’s odd how we never see any “man arrested for choking chicken” stories]
I’m sorry, but if someone did this to my 5lb dog he wouldn’t be long for this world.
Maybe “breaking out” was a bad choice of words. Consider it a “rash” judgement.
Spanking monkeys, too?
I have never owned a poodle, but have known several and they were more concerned about chasing a tennis ball than eating anyone’s balls.
What a travesty! If this guy came into MY property and assault MY dogs he would be looking at serious injury... and not from the dogs.
As usual sir you are “spot”on with your commentary...
Yes you are right Southern California Gas Company, i usually just skim through Chet99 posts he is kinda predictable...
I’d kill him. Right then and there. Simple as that.
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