Agreed that the gun owner, no matter how threatened he felt, first overreacted by getting a gun for a conflict between himself and a child with a 6 lb. dog, and secondly by extinguishing the dog's life because he can with little or no consequences financial or otherwise. We don't know the history between the neighbor and the dog/child, however I think that its safe to assume that this wasn't the first time that they have had a conflict. In the news report it is stated that neighbors said that this was an agressive dog. I'll agree that the guy who shot the dog is a jerk/coward and deserves a heavy fine and possibly jail time for his actions, but that's not the way the law works.
However, I'm not letting the parents of the child (14 year old) off as easy as they are just as culpable in the dog's death as the shooter. Where were the parents in the news report, and why aren't they being questioned by the reporter? They should be the ones to teach the child responsibility, and that the child (and by the legal definition the parents) was/were completely responsible for all of the dog's actions. Legally, the dog is a piece of property, and whatever that property does is the responsibility of the owner of the property. When the dog pooped on the neighbor's lawn, did the child pick it up? When the dog was outside unleashed and unsupervised, did the child make sure that it wasn't acting agressively? Its clear that the child did allow the dog to run loose in the neighborhood, unleashed and unsupervised at least once, and that unfortunately resulted in the dog's death. Dogs are going to do what comes naturally to them, no one is going to hold them responsible for acting as nature has created them. But we, as dog owners, parents, and members of our community are responsible to ensure that no one is harmed or threatened by our pets. We cannot create rules and laws and then bend them for each individual circumstance. If the dog had been an agressive 70 lb. Pit Bull, there wouldn't be as much uproar with the guy shooting the dog. The way the law sees it - a dog is a dog regardless of size, breed or temperment. The way I see it, the responsibility starts with the parents, who need to instill that into the child before we create a nation of blameless and weak-charactered individuals. Bottom line is that if the dog was leashed it would be alive today. I also think that its very sad that the only way this child has learned her lesson on how to act like a responsible adult and properly care for her dog is to have it so brutally taken from her. I'll agree that it is unfair, however I don't think that its unjust. RIP little JoJo --- In [email protected], Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> wrote: > > Even if it was aggressive.....so what!! The most it is going to do is bite > your ankle and you will get over it. It's not a pit bull that can kill you! > That is no excuse to murder it!! This is the type of people that the law > allows to have guns? We are all in danger if this guy gets away with it. > Anyone can kill your pet just because they don't > like it and then claim they felt threatened?? Only a Sick COWARD Wimp would > do such a thing and hide behind a gun!! The normal person would have tried > to catch such a small dog and help the kid, not go get a gun.!! The guy is > a murderer no matter how you cut it! > > I am so mad I am not saying anymore on the subject. > > Peggy > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Robin Gordils > Date: 4/4/2013 11:24:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Licensed gun owner says he killed 1-year-old > Chihuahua for threatening him > > > Some people are terrified by dogs even small ones. I hate spiders and my Mom > was terrified of them to the point a harmless one in our house was either I > kill it or we went to a motel. I agree the shooting was overboard but since > she let him roam possibly they had other loose dogs who roamed and/or he was > one of those garden proud people and the constant poop on his lawn made him > nuts. One doesn't get the whole story, maybe the Chi was aggressive. > > Robin, the Dobe Axel CGC, TT, the German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, the Chihuahua > Alice, the MinPins HoneyB, Brutus, IMPS fosters Jordan and Mack > > WWW.minpinrescue.org > > > Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> wrote: > > > That's disgusting......so just because the guy had a license that gives him > the right to shoot an animal who wasn't a real threat???? I mean really, it > s like the girl said a 6 pound chi can't kill you!!! Something isn't right > if this guy can get away with this. That means anyone can shoot our dogs > just because they have a licensed gun. I can't believe this guy is going to > get away with this. Doesn't this girl and her dog have any rights?? I am so > outraged by this!!! > > I don't buy the fact just because it wasn't on a leash makes it right, it > wasn't a pit bull for petes sake!! That guy is a coward and hides behind > his gun. I sooooo hate guns and they ought to be banned.....period!!! > > Peggy > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Robin Gordils > Date: 04/04/13 22:35:50 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Licensed gun owner says he killed 1-year-old > Chihuahua for threatening him > > > Another reason for not letting your dog, of any size, run loose esp without > any supervision. Who let's a 6lb dog out without a leash or a person with no > fence. Dog would have been killed sooner or later. > > Robin, the Dobe Axel CGC, TT, the German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, the Chihuahua > Alice, the MinPins HoneyB, Brutus, IMPS fosters Jordan and Mack > > WWW.minpinrescue.org > > > Raven <iceponygoddess@...> wrote: > > > Licensed gun owner says he killed 1-year-old Chihuahua for threatening him. > > http://www.rawstory > com/rs/2013/04/04/licensed-gun-owner-says-he-killed-1-year-old-chihuahua-for- > hreatening-him/ > > Raven > Lucy & Stella & Hazel, the Girl Doggies > Huginn, Rothadis, & Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies > > I ride a pony, cuz heart is not measured in hands. > > Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all > creatures. > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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