Hope everyone had a great Easter. We had a fun Easter, and the weather was perfect. The only bummer was Costco was out of ham when I finally made it there! I haven't been able to eat ham since I ate it when I was pregnant with Missy, and got sick, over 5 years ago....but all of a sudden, I was craving ham. (No is answer to the question some of you may be asking yourselves. No, No, and No). So, I picked up the filet mignon Costco has - which is super yummy, and we had that instead. All in all, we had a great day.
Last Saturday, while on his driveway, my dad was chased by a German Shepherd and a Pit Bull. My dad was able to run and make it safely inside his car which was parked in their garage, but unfortunately, the pit bull followed him into their garage, and found our family cat and attacked it brutally, and ended up killing it. It ended up being a horrible and brutal event that my dad and mum (who was inside and heard everything) had to witness. My dad tried unsuccessfully to get the pit bull to drop our cat by hitting it with a stick, but it ended up dragging our cat off. After getting animal control involved, the dogs were taken away, but only until the owner builds a covered enclosure to keep them in. I put a poll on my blog to see what people think about this situation - because it bothers me tremendously that an animal that shows vicious behavior only has to be in an enclosed pen. The owner even admitted to my dad the German Shepherd KNOWS how to open their gate. I personally think the Pit Bull should be put to death.... I'm biased because 1) they chased my dad and intended to hurt him 2) when they couldn't get my dad, they ended up killing the family cat and 3) we were on our way to my parents house when this happened.....what would have happened if it was one of my children the dogs ran after. How much vicious behavior in a dog is acceptable before a more tragic event occurs? I'm really interested in everyone's opinions....
2 comments:
Oh my gosh. That is absolutely horrible. I certainly think that, with such a vicious attack that he should at least be evaluated by animal control (like on Animal Planet when they put the dog through a battery of tests to see if they bite a fake hand, etc.) and then be put down if they still show aggressive behavior. Especially since your dad was beating the dog and he still wouldn't let go. I couldn't live with myself if one of my dogs attacked someone's pet or heaven forbid a child! I am so sorry this happened to your family.
Ditto to what Ali said- I'm sorry about what happened to your dad. Holy flip! I'm of the opinion that the dog should be put down. That sort of aggression is just a disaster waiting. Penning the animal is just covering up the problem, not really addressing it. I love animals, but this sort of display is just not okay. Especially if it's living in a neighborhood. I understand that pets are like family, but if it was me, I like Ali, would feel horrible and I don't know how you get over this sort of thing if it was a child. Especially when you KNOW the dog is aggressive like that. I'd fear for my own life and the life of my kids if it was my dog. It's like the whole neighborhood is held hostage by the possibility on ONE dog getting out. Why take the chance, you know?
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