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Originally Posted by sheilannwfl  My heart aches so for you! I cannot stop the tears. Not only did your little die a painful senseless death, you were injured & then attacked by haters. I understand the point of the amount of $$$ Hopefully this will be a quick suit & a precedent will be set that NO ONE is above the law and that if you want to own a dog that has such lethal potential then prepared for the cost and I'm not just talking about a fine, but the knowledge that your animal took the life of another. We lost our Maine Coon cat last summer due to two large dogs that came into our driveway where our cat was lounging on our boat. They jumped onto the boat & killed him. I caught them doing it!!! The law said that my cat should have been inside our fenced yard, not in our drive that sits in our yard.  We have neighbors that we have actually photographed training to fight & called the police & our aspca so much they finally took the dog & fined the individual. One neighbor said that they knew what they were doing but was fearful of retaliation. It was a chance we had to take. It could have been one of our grands or furbies that could be attacked, we don't want to take any more chances. Again, I am soooooo sorry for your loss. |
I am so sorry - and very angry - to hear about the loss of your cats! How can they say that it is your fault as the cats were not fenced in? What about the dogs being on YOUR property and not fenced in on THEIR property!!!?? The only way to stop these irresponsible owners is to make sure they get a substantial fine. People do not like parting with their money and if everyone took them to court it would quickly result in owners being a lot more careful. We are all so attached to our pets and it is like losing a family member to us. I get so angry when people try to blame the victims owner and refuse to take the blame for their own irresponsibility. I think it is admirable that you refused to be fearful of reprisals and demanded that something be done. It is upsetting that you had to call them so much before they took action, though. Good for you, for not giving up!
Luv
Yvonne xx