Anthony Riggs had adopted the dog Photo: Jackson Madison County Rabies Control
Posted on 11/19/2015 8:36:55 AM PST by Perseverando
Dog lover Anthony Riggs was killed by a Rottweiler he had adopted from an animal control centre
Anthony Riggs had adopted the dog Photo: Jackson Madison County Rabies Control
Tributes have been paid to a Tennessee man who was 'mauled to death' by a stray dog he had adopted on the day he died.
Anthony Riggs was attacked by a five-year-old male Rottweiler that had been taken in by a county-run animal control facility.
"He never hesitated to be with dogs. Sometimes I thought he related to dogs better than to people," his ex-wife Adrienne Riggs told the Jackson Sun.
"Tony was a good man and a loving man and a good person with animals and he didn't deserve to die the way that he did."
Man killed by Rottweiler the same day he adopted it: https://t.co/PVz4oqkz7T pic.twitter.com/VUZqmCAcNm — David Nelson (@DavidNelsonNews) November 17, 2015
She added: "A docile dog does not turn in three hours and kill somebody. Something was wrong.
"You just can't put a dog that may be dangerous out with an unsuspecting family. That's just wrong."
His wife Kathy Riggs told police she found him dead on the floor after returning home with colleague Teresa Sanchez.
The canine bit both of the women before running out of the house explained Ms Sanchez. Police then arrived and shot the animal.
"He wasn't growling or showing teeth - he just bit us like he did it all the time or something," she wrote on Facebook.
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Feral cats will bite you on your neck, as one bit my former boss's wife after feeding a herd. Infection follows.
I've had eight dachshunds in my long lifetime, and miss each of them.
Our new dog is a Great Pyr. 6 1/2 months now 80 lbs. You are correct that they lovingly watch over you. Atticus always picks a place where he can watch everyone. He does still believe that he can fit in my lap. As soon as he figured out I didn’t want the cats outside he started standing between them and the doors.
There used to be a show on Animal Planet about that subject. Very sad and dark.
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