It is sad, but if he was treated for bites even minor ones and the dog was shot on his property I don't know why he would be charged with anything. One more of those cases where they're probably not giving us enough facts.
Janice Jarman Webboard User Reg: 04-19-2005
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Animal Cruelty no, but weapons violation...probably. I think it's illegal to discharge a firearm within the city limits of Boston, unless you are a police officer. I believe that the animal control officers were given the right to carry back in the 70's, but don't remember for sure. I used to live out there (no more though, thank GOODNESS).
Its too bad when things like this happen. Ultimately as a pet owner you are responsible for your animal. If the animal is on someone else's property it is trespassing. The dog owner dropped the ball. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
Foxborough is about 20 miles south of Boston, but Massachusetts is a fairly liberal, read anti-gun, state. It's unfortunate, but it is the dog owners fault and they admit that the dog used to get out on occassion.
Wow, I disagree with everyone. I think this man deserves his head handed to him. First of all, it's in his own yard and that's all he could find to end/disrupt the fight was a gun?? I think that's a bunch of crap. Get a shovel, get a leash, at worst get a bat and maybe break the dog's leg but shoot it in the head <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> ! Secondly, the dog was 11 years old - not young for a dog as we all know and had no history of being aggressive. Thirdly, he's a Siberian Husky. What could he have weighed 60 lbs. at the most? This man couldn't have kicked the crap out of the dog to get him to run from the fight?? Maybe someone like Ed would dispute all my suggestions but there had to be something this man could have done other than shoot to kill! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />
If there's a stray dog on my property fighting my dog, i'm going to protect my dog in anyway i can in the moment. To think you've got time to mosey over to the shed and get a shovel or something is unrealistic. The owner of the stray is clearly at fault.
AL
Weapons violation could also also be possesion of an unregistered gun? The guy may have some past that pervents him from owning guns. The article is very brief.
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005
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I live in a very rural area and any dogs that wander onto my property that I know are not my neighbors, are usually sick or pretty aggressive because they are raised to fend for themselves.....these dogs are shot on my property. I have too much money into my dogs to risk sickness or injury.
As for beating the dog off with a shovel or bat, or breaking the dogs leg.....thats cruelty in my opinion.
We had a dog bite a child (I was on the ambulance call), the father got so mad that he beat the dog with a shovel, the dog was laying there in pain, unable to move and suffering blood everywhere.....(mind you the father obtained the dog for protection and made it mean by teasing it and the child wandered within the dogs confined space) It all comes down to OWNERS being responsible for their pets and the safety of others be it human or other animals.....This is just my opinion
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Judy put yourself in this guy's shoes for a minute..Stray dog on my property, fighting my dog. I would never get between 2 dogs fighting with a shovel <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> let alone a stray and my dog! Like Carol and Al mentioned why injure the stray. This is cruelty to make an animal suffer. I feel sorry for the family that lost a dear friend, but again I think the dog owner is wrong for not securing the dog better.
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