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Man stabs woman's pit bull to death after it attacks his smaller dog
By Matthew Robinson, Vancouver Sun November 21, 2013
An aggressive pit bull was stabbed to death near Kitsilano Beach Park on Wednesday afternoon by another dog owner, police say.
A 72-year-old man had been out walking with his pug when he encountered a woman with her pit bull, Vancouver police spokesman Sgt. Randy Fincham said in a news release. The dogs went up to each other for an introduction when the pit bull suddenly chomped down on the smaller dog's neck.
When the two owners were unable to pull the pit bull off the pug, the man pulled out a folding knife and killed the attacking dog, Fincham said.
The injured pug was taken to a nearby veterinary hospital where it received stitches for wounds on its neck. The dead pit bull was picked up by animal control and delivered to the BC SPCA.
Lorie Chortyk, general manager of community relations at BC SPCA, said it was the first incident of its kind she could recall. Chortyk said an initial SPCA investigation suggested the pit bull had likely got away from its owner before the attack. The society now expects to perform a necropsy on the dead dog. Marcie Moriarty, the BC SPCA's chief prevention and enforcement officer, said the necropsy would help determine whether the dog died from a single stab wound or multiple wounds, and whether it died immediately or if there was any pain or suffering.
That investigation will include speaking with witnesses, and with cooperation from the owner of the pug, they will examine the smaller dog to confirm the police report that it had been bit during the attack.
Fincham said both parties cooperated with police and they are not considering charges at this time.
The attack comes a little more than a month after Burnaby made it tougher for residents to own dogs the city considers vicious, including pit bulls.
That city boosted fines and impound periods for dogs involved in vicious incidents. Dog owners can now be fined $500 if their pet bites someone, or $200 if they are aggressive without biting. The impound period is 21 days, with a $400 fee for dogs designated vicious.
In Vancouver, the fine for an unmuzzled aggressive dog at $500, and the fee for an impounded aggressive dog is as high as $430.
mattrobinson@postmedia.com
© Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/st...acks+smaller/9192995/story.html#ixzz2lItRNld7
I guess that guy didn't read the threads here telling him it wouldn't work.
Man stabs woman's pit bull to death after it attacks his smaller dog
By Matthew Robinson, Vancouver Sun November 21, 2013
An aggressive pit bull was stabbed to death near Kitsilano Beach Park on Wednesday afternoon by another dog owner, police say.
A 72-year-old man had been out walking with his pug when he encountered a woman with her pit bull, Vancouver police spokesman Sgt. Randy Fincham said in a news release. The dogs went up to each other for an introduction when the pit bull suddenly chomped down on the smaller dog's neck.
When the two owners were unable to pull the pit bull off the pug, the man pulled out a folding knife and killed the attacking dog, Fincham said.
The injured pug was taken to a nearby veterinary hospital where it received stitches for wounds on its neck. The dead pit bull was picked up by animal control and delivered to the BC SPCA.
Lorie Chortyk, general manager of community relations at BC SPCA, said it was the first incident of its kind she could recall. Chortyk said an initial SPCA investigation suggested the pit bull had likely got away from its owner before the attack. The society now expects to perform a necropsy on the dead dog. Marcie Moriarty, the BC SPCA's chief prevention and enforcement officer, said the necropsy would help determine whether the dog died from a single stab wound or multiple wounds, and whether it died immediately or if there was any pain or suffering.
That investigation will include speaking with witnesses, and with cooperation from the owner of the pug, they will examine the smaller dog to confirm the police report that it had been bit during the attack.
Fincham said both parties cooperated with police and they are not considering charges at this time.
The attack comes a little more than a month after Burnaby made it tougher for residents to own dogs the city considers vicious, including pit bulls.
That city boosted fines and impound periods for dogs involved in vicious incidents. Dog owners can now be fined $500 if their pet bites someone, or $200 if they are aggressive without biting. The impound period is 21 days, with a $400 fee for dogs designated vicious.
In Vancouver, the fine for an unmuzzled aggressive dog at $500, and the fee for an impounded aggressive dog is as high as $430.
mattrobinson@postmedia.com
© Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/st...acks+smaller/9192995/story.html#ixzz2lItRNld7
I guess that guy didn't read the threads here telling him it wouldn't work.
