Coyotes...
Posted on 03/02/2023 3:50:23 PM PST by Third Person
DANBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — A New York man accused of brutally killing and mutilating two dogs in Ridgefield, Connecticut, went before a judge Wednesday in Danbury Superior Court.
David and Erin Caviola were devastated when they discovered their German Shepherds escaped the yard after a black bear tore down their fence in November.
Lieben, a 10-year-old female, and Cimo, a 10-year-old male, were not only family to the Caviolas but were loved by their entire neighborhood. Friends, neighbors, and Ridgefield Animal Control officials spent weeks searching for the missing dogs when they disappeared.
The Caviolas received a tip that their dogs had been killed by a hunter from New York named Michael Konschak.
Court records showed, Konschak got in touch with a taxidermist and said he wanted work done on the bodies of two coyotes he killed. He sent photographs to the taxidermist, who recognized the animals as German Shepherds, not coyotes.
The taxidermist then researched missing German Shepherds in the area and discovered they were the missing pets of the Caviola family.
According to court records, Konschak confessed to killing the German Shepherds with a crossbow while hunting deer. In statements made in court, Konschak claimed he did not believe the animals were dogs but eastern coyotes.
Police charged Konschak with multiple offenses, including tampering with evidence, forgery, interfering with an officer, and multiple hunting violations.
As of Thursday morning, more than 90,000 people have signed a change.org petition started by Erin Caviola.
The Caviola family is speaking out, hoping another family never has to endure this pain.
“This is horrific, it has been absolutely devastating, and we don’t understand how this can happen. Nothing that we would want any family to go through, which is really why we would like to get this out,” Erin Caviola said.
A judge denied Konscak’s motion for accelerated rehabilitation, a probationary program allowing charges to be dropped on Wednesday. The prosecutor is now moving forward with the charges.
“The murders and skinning and beheading has taken a large emotional toll on our family, the violence of Lieben and Cimo’s death and mutilation has caused unimaginable trauma and suffering and exhaustion and has left a black hole and cloud over are usually happy and loving family,” Erin Caviola said.
The Caviolas said their dogs were intelligent, affectionate, and an absolute joy.
News 8 contacted Konschak for comment, but he did not respond.
He would’ve walked had it been a couple of people in NYC.
Blind people shouldn’t be allowed to hunt.
Had the victims been humans in Cook County, this would be a non-story
I had to read that headline several times.
I thought they meant Hunter Biden!
Sable coats
Our male is a sable
The coats are gorgeous
These were dogs on the loose and German Shepards can be a threatening type of dog.
The beauty of a dog is lost on the bitten.
Coyotes...
I have coyotes all over my property & all over this valley.
ENTIRE body structure AND coloring/markings NOTHING like coyote.
Ambiguous headline.
So the dogs were denied parole, and Hunter Biden happened by and took care of them?
Dang - wrong Hunter …
An idiot is responsible for killing two pets. In no one’s mind do they look anything other than (German Shepherd) dogs.
And if you’re reading the article, quoting the shooter, at no time does he mention the words “felt threatened.”
I have been bitten on the leg by a captive wolf. She was still beautiful. And i did not kill her.
Not much of a hunter if they couldn’t tell he difference between a coyote and a german shepherd.
Does he also assume all stray cats are skunks? There was a looney tunes character that did that.
Reminds of back in the day when the churches “welcomed” the Hmongs into the country.
Dogs started coming up missing all over one city in east central Wisconsin.
You need a stupidity translator in order to understand WTNH stories...
An idiotic hunter was out in the woods supposedly looking for deer and wound up killing two beautiful German Shepherds by mistake (wink wink), thinking they were coyotes.
After laying waste to the “coyotes”, the brave hunter thought it would be a good idea to behead and skin the dogs (prize kills!) and then contact a taxidermist about memorializing his heroic deed.
Busted.
Your Fido equals their supper. At least the Hmongs are many cuts above the Somalians. There are many Hmong farms there. Video is on youtube.
“These were dogs on the loose and German Shepards can be a threatening type of dog.
The beauty of a dog is lost on the bitten.”
Very true. But our society worships dogs now, so what this guy did is considered worse than killing a human being.
The owner is required, by law, to have a collar with a license & rabies shot tag:
“Sec. 22-359e. Tags and certificates indicating rabies vaccination. Any veterinarian who administers rabies vaccines to dogs and cats shall supply rabies vaccination tags and certificates of vaccination as required by section 22-339c and shall issue such tags and certificates to all dogs and cats vaccinated for rabies. Sponsors of rabies vaccination clinics shall also supply and issue rabies tags and vaccination certificates for all dogs and cats vaccinated at such clinics. The tag shall be of metal and embossed with the year of issue, name and address of the issuing veterinarian or sponsor of the vaccination clinic, and be serially numbered. The serial number shall be recorded on the vaccination certificate. The tag shall be of a size, color and shape that is plainly visible at a reasonable distance for the purposes of inspection by a canine control officer, regional canine control officer or warden of a municipality. The tag shall be distinguishable from a dog license tag and shall be securely attached to the collar or harness of the dog in the same manner as provided for license tags or plates under section 22-343. The veterinarian or sponsor of the vaccination clinic that has vaccinated such animals shall maintain a sequential record of the rabies tag serial numbers and corresponding owners’ names for all vaccinated dogs and cats for a period of three years.”
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