Me and my daughter were taking a walk and we passed a near by house that had 2 dogs that were skin and bones, It was strange because we had never seen them out side before.
We called animal abuse and asked them to ck it out.
After that some time went by and we only seen 1 dog outside and it looked still skin and bones. We called again. We found out later that they found 1 dog dead tied up in the garage and they took away the other. I heard from a diff neighbor that she had said that
she was feeding them but they would not gain weight and the only thing it could be is that she was feeding them generic dog food.
It makes me so sad and MAD I just dont get it I wish they would have taken the dogs before 1 lost its life. I heard that they gave her ideas to help them gain and was giving her another chance.

starbuck8

Thankyou very much Treeny! I feel so sorry for the dominant aggresive breeds that aren't trained correctly and attack, and then the owners try to blame it on the fault of the dog or owner that was just minding their own business.

I'm sooooo glad that you haven't seen any other dogs around that house, and I sure hope they get charged with abuse causing death, amoung other other things. Urrrrrr!!

Thank God for people like you that keep their eyes open for the animals that don't have a voice! Thumbs up to you!

Shanni4

Hi I'm Treenys friend with the old collie. Out in the country where we live very few people lock their dogs up. The pit bull that attacked my dog which was by the way about 15 years old attacked him in my yard right outside my kitchen door. He lived about 3 houses down. He dragged that poor dog in circles by the neck with my other dog barking at him. I tried to throw things at him. It didn't work. finally my son came out and put the hose on him and he left. After I took him to the vet. I walked the street and found out where he lived. The owner didn't believe me. I gave him the bill and he had to come over and see for himself. I called the police and he told me to run the dog over if he was in the street. Well he paid the bill and after the second time we haven't seen him again. Bear the collie was never the same after that. He was confused and just pitiful. He would stare at the walls and we knew the end was near. He died a month later. My kids found him in the road a few years ago. He was flea ridden. But so lovable. We cleaned him up and found the owner. He gave him to us when I told him my kids were attached to him. The owner of the pit bull was lucky I didn't sue him.

starbuck8

I'm so sorry to hear about what happened to Bear. I, once upon a time, had a Collie cross named Bear who died of natural causes at about 13. That was hard enough, and I can't even imagine having a dog die because of some irresponsible vicious dog owner.

My fur babe is still trying to heal from her injuries, and I hope with extra love she will get better not only physically. but emotionally. I saw a few tiny signs of her being her old self just today! It's only been a week to the day that she was attacked by the Akita, so I know that's not very long, to expect very much at this point.

I can't believe that cop told your to run down the other dog in the road though. It's the irresponsibility of the owner, and if anything he should've have been the one that was run down (figuratively, not literally) You should've sued! Sometimes that the only way to wake these people up!! I sure hope Michael Vick is sitting in his prison cell right now thinking really hard about what he did to many innocent dogs.

I am going to have to end up suing for my vet bills, and the owner of the Akita is going to be very sorry that he didn't just stand up and pay from the start, because I'm going to go for pain and suffering, and neglegence also!

Shanni4

Hi Star Thanks for your compassion. I'm sorry to hear of your dog attack. I wish I would of sued. But I just didn't feel like fighting. Now if it was one of my kids thats a different story. I'm also not calling him anymore when his dog is in my yard. I'm just going to call the police. We haven't seen him in a while though. they have a collar on him so he can only go a certain distance. The last time I had to call him he was kind of arrogant. He was telling me that his dog isn't aggressive and likes people and wouldn't hurt anyone. He has a little child too. And I told him " did you see the bites on my dog???"
You came over and saw all the blood on my deck are you blind?? He payed me for the vet bill. So he knows his dog attacked. OK I'm getting madder now. I wish I sued!! I glad to hear that you are suing.

froggy7

You can't sue for pain and suffering. Pets are property. The law doesn't consider pain and suffering in property or contract cases. Sorry, but that's the legal realities. You may be able to accuse the owner of negligence, but that wouldn't increase the amount that you can sue for. It would be the grounds on which you were awarded the compensation, instead of it being a comparable liability case.

And, of course, there is always the problem of getting the money after you have the judgement.

Not saying that you shouldn't do this... just be prepared for the real possibility that you go through it all and still wind up without a cent.

starbuck8

Thanks Froggy! I did think about what I said after I wrote it. I'm just so damn mad that my so-called friend for yrs now is not only sticking up for her bf, but not speaking to me. I didn't do anything wrong but show up for her B'day party to begin with.

I'm also very aware of our very flawed legal system, as I was assaulted, and spent 15 months waiting for it to go to trial, only for the prosecutor to offer a plea bargain, and the attacker walking away with a fine. I swore I would never take anyone to court or press any chrgs again because it just isn't worth all of the grief. I also know you can't get blood out of a stone. It's just very heartbreaking to watch my poor little girl suffer like this.

froggy7

Well... I have learned that what might look like mental distress to us may be the dog's way of showing physical pain. My poor Trink would just stop and shake on her walks, and I put it down to being scared, but now that I know that she has a neck issue, I'm thinking that was her way of saying that she just hurt too much to move more. So, as your baby gets over the stitches and things heal up, a lot of her current symptoms should fade. It'll take time, but dogs get past this sort of thing a lot easier than we do.