Police arrested 19 people for organized finch-fighting. The arrestees had come to New Haven, Connecticut, from as far away as Massachusetts and New Jersey. Officers seized 150 birds, most of which were small, saffron finches. A few were canaries. The 19 people, all originally from Brazil, were charged with cruelty to animals and gambling. Police […]
Prosecutors are charging dog owner David Reilly, 41, of Firestone, Colorado, with possession of a dangerous dog as well as threatening to further harm the victim if she called the police (a felony). Not only was the victim threatened, and also her children. The dog had a history of previously biting a woman who was […]
Chris Tunstall, of Hamilton, Ohio, has been charged with not confining a vicious dog, which is a misdemeanor carrying a possible sentence of 6 months in jail and/or a $1,000 fine. The dog was his pit bull named Monster. The victim was his daughter, who suffered injuries Monday morning to her head, face, legs and […]
Dog attacks often result from irresponsible behavior on the part of the dog owners. However, sometimes the victim and his parents also bear part of the blame. There is an example in the news this week. Twenty-five-year-old Jessica Chavous, of Augusta, Georgia, is behind bars, charged with negligence after her son was mauled by a […]
On July 5, 2009, David Wright, 53, of Moray, England, died shortly after trying to save a neighbor’s spaniel being mauled by two pit bulls. The cause of death was a heart attack. (Read the article.) When dogs attack other dogs, people often get injured — or in this case, killed. In the usual scenario, […]
Lee Carrol of Marion County, Indiana, was sentenced to 2 years in jail because his pit bull attacked a neighbor, requiring that part of her leg be amputated. (Click here to read the article.) These dogs cause often severe problems for their owners as well as their children and neighbors. A large segment of society […]
Many cities and counties are fighting the dog bite problem by enacting so-called “leash laws” and “dangerous dog laws.” (Read the article about one such city.) A leash law requires dogs to be under control by a leash and a competent handler. A dangerous dog law goes further, setting forth what conduct of dog and […]