Chicken owner charged after shooting dog.

[horsejody]

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The news article states

"I couldn't figure out what the problem was," Gapp recalled. "I kept on the way home calling and whistling for Kellie, and Kellie never came."

Gapp came upon a home on Southwest 43rd where a man and a police officer already were outside.


So, Gapp (the dog owner) met the police at Ed's house. We all know that he didn't say it wasn't his dog. Certainly, the officer knew it was his dog when the drama started. Just because somebody has suffered a loss, that doesn't mean that they shouldn't be held accountable for their actions. If I break the law and cause a car accident, whether or not I suffer losses or grief from it should have no bearing on my responsibility and how the law treats me. Letting a law breaker off the hook does nothing but punish the victim, and it certainly doesn't deter future bad behaviour. Remember, the dog owner is quoted in the article as possibly not changing the way he "walks" his other dog. The death of the dog wasn't much of a deterrent. Maybe a ticket and time in front of a judge would have been. I'm sorry if an officer gets spurned by public opinion when he/she is doing their job, but the possibility of spurn shouldn't deter them from from doing the job they are sworn to do.

We'll probably just have to agree to disagree.

BTW sorry about your Dad's bad experience.

 

[deerman]

Just saw on a Dayton Ohio TV News, they have a man hunt for a dog killer. The dog got loose, the owner was in the house, said the dog was Only barking at the guy. No they didnt charge the woman for dog running loose.

Dont know if this guy fear of getting attack. They plan on filing charges when the catch him.

On the news for 2 days now, having a man hunt to find this guy.
Been several people killed the sametime, hear about those once, but they keep going on about this dog killer.

 

[horsejody]

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I looked up the news report. It seems that the dog owner didn't worry about her dog until there was a commotion down the street and she saw police. She ran down thinking her dog might have been hit by a car. Gee, if it had been hit by a car, it could have caused an accident and killed people. I guess that's no big deal to her. A witness said that the dog didn't attack the guy, but was barking at him. I guess it's OK to have loose dogs confronting people on the sidewalk and not letting them pass in Dayton. After all, "it was only doing what dogs do." I wasn't there, so I don't know if the guy was right or wrong to shoot it. In some ways I think he should have called the police and claimed self defense after he shot it. And in some ways I understand why he didn't. People are in such denial about what their dogs are capable of and can't imagine that others don't want to risk injury. The dog is the one that pays in the end. The owners should be punished. Another fine example of why adding more dog laws will never help. If the existing laws aren't respected, the new ones won't be either.

 

[Brindlebtch]

Did the report say what breed of dog was involved or how big it was?

I'm just asking because Ohio has some of the most stringent breed specific legislation in the nation. I thought it was probably not about a large breed threatening sombody's person but about Fifi the toy poodle getting whacked by a local nogoodnick.

I could easily be wrong, though.

 

[WalkingWolf]

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http://www.whiotv.com/news/20053437/detail.html

 

[vnploveschickens]

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/crime/police-release-description-of-man-who-shot-dog-in-head-twice-205477.html


This story sounds like someone who just wants to shoot animals/things for no reason. The shooter has a definate problem.

 

[Brindlebtch]

And, chalk it up, I was wrong!

I would agree the shooter must have a problem.

 

[flakey chick]

Shooting a dog is sometimes a huge mistake. There was one cyclist around here who got fed up with a dog chasing him. One day he brought a gun on his ride and shot the dog- from his bike. The recoil tipped him over. The responding officers were puzzled when they found a dead dog and an unconscious man.

 

[Wolf-Kim]

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Not too long ago there was a story that said some mean ol' man shot an innocent Golden Retriever, you know those sweet dogs from Air Bud? for just wandering lost through his yard. The owner was just out walking his fur baby and she wandered away, looking for home, you know how kids are. *yes, it was sarcasm by the way my fellow feather fanciers.

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I think that the article is quite undescriptive, the only define the dog as Sugar and try to make it appear to be a puppy by calling it a 14 month old. I've met some pretty mean and large 14 year old dogs. The dog was loose and apparently there is only the account of one eye witness. After all this being said, I believe there isn't enough information to really choose a side. Witness claims dog was only barking, but how long had she been watching? Had she just come into the scene after the dog had lunged or attempted an attack?

Although, my gut tells me that this was simply a case of a man with a new toy and a "reason" to use it. The reason I feel this, is because he shot the dog twice in the head. If I was defending myself from a dog, one shot to the head would be plenty. Just look at Mr. Harris's case, he shot the dog with an air rifle and achieved his goal of dissuading the attack. (Even if killing the animal was not the intention)

-Kim

 

[deerman]

The gunman made have been gun happy, may not had a reason to shoot the dog. Thing is the dog owner should have been charged.

Dayton has so many murders. 2 men were kill the same day. Looks like a bigger man hunt for the dog killer. Know the news is making a bigger deal about it.

Sorry guess this should have been a new thread. Like to keep this one for Ed and the rest of his story.