The owner also looks like he has been fighting too. ?-Maybe attacks from his own dog? Sad. - RC
On Apr 4, 2011, at 9:35 PM, Mimi Iijima wrote: > Neighbors, > A quick word of thanks to all of our friends and neighbors who have expressed > support over the last couple days. Our beloved dog, Blakey, is badly torn > up, but should survive his injuries barring any unforeseen complications. > > According to the PPD officers that took my information and filed the report, > there is little that they can do as this is regarded as a civil or property > crime. They also said that I should contact the SPCA so that they have > record of the attack. Aside from filing a lawsuit (and the owner did not > look like he could afford our vet bills) it seems that we have little > recourse. I want to ensure that this animal is euthanized so that it does no > more harm, but I am unsure where to begin. If anyone has any ideas about > where to start please contact me via email at [email protected]. > > I have also posted some photographs of the dog/ owner I took before running > off to PennVet > -http://www.flickr.com/photos/sminicola/sets/72157626431017242/ If you live, > work, walk near 47th and Chester I recommend watching for and giving the > owner a clear path. Judging by the way he handled his animal after the > incident he knows a thing or two about dog fights. > > Please be careful, > Steve Minicola > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: vicious dog alert > Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 22:37:13 -0400 > > > > > > > > Neighbors, > > Our > > dog was viciously mauled late this afternoon. > > The dog that attacked (a big, dark, brindle pit bull terrier) was tied up > > outside > > Salt and Pepper at 47th and Chester, but broke its leash, raced across > > the street and attacked our dog. As we wait to learn about the extent of > > his injuries from the good folks at PennVet, I wanted to warn everyone to > > be especially > > cautious, especially those with small children and animals. Thanks to the > > kindness of a few strangers the police have identified the owner. Please be > > careful. > > Steve. > >
