Log In | Register
SAVANNAH, Ga. (CN) - A married couple sued Savannah to save the life of their dog, Oreo, which they say the city seized for biting a little girl who trespassed and "teased and tormented" the dog by playing with his food bowl in front of him.
Couple Fights City Hall to Save Their Dog
Seeded on Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:02 AM EST
Article Source: Courthouse News Service - By Julia Filip- Enjoy this article? Help vote it up the 'Vine.
- Public Discussion (11)
The Wootens claim that Savannah Chatham Animal Control kept Oreo in unsanitary, inhumane conditions, denied him medical treatment and "vilified" him by called him a "pit bull mix breed" though they knew he is a full-blooded American bulldog.
- 2 votes
#1 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:03 AM ESTSounds like the authorities are over reacting big time. They must have something against this couple.
- 3 votes
#2 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:18 AM ESTI dunno about that.. I do know that the parents of the child should of been watching their kid.
- 4 votes
Definitely, especially since the yard is fenced in.She should not have been in the yard.
- 4 votes
It reads.. a little girl... how old.. does it say? Their fence should not be that accessible for a young kid to open..again.. if the kid is young should be watched.. if the people who own the dog did everything they could.. like fencing and keeping the dog in that area.. then the only problem would be for them is access to the inside of the fence.. and the care of the dog and what kind of surroundings it lived in..
Parents should be watching their young children 24-7 .. period.
- 2 votes
Why isn't the child being charged with trespassing and mischief?
- 2 votes
#3 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:37 PM ESTWhy aren't the parents being charged with neglect?
Neither the dog or the owners did a damned thing wrong.
- 2 votes
I don't know but maybe we could get those parents into some kind of child raising classes and get them some birth control.
- 1 vote
A 6 year old kid should be watched at all times.. parental neglect 100%.. the dog was fenced in and the owners of this dog did the correct thing by having the dog in the fenced in area.. if the child was being watched none of this would of happened.
- 2 votes
Yeah, it's sad the little girl got bit in the face and had to get stitches, I'm sure that was pretty scary for her...but she should never have been in that back yard to begin with. Her parents are 100% at fault in this case and these people deserve to have their dog returned yesterday IMO. Hopefully the little girl learned her lesson, and more importantly I hope her parents did to and start paying more attention to their daughter.
- 1 vote
#4 - Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:38 PM ESTYou're in Easy Mode. If you prefer, you can use XHTML Mode instead. |
As a new user, you may notice a few temporary content restrictions. Click here for more info.
