Attack shows need for animal control

Sherri Pennington and her daughter Tiffany look at the two ducks who survived the dogs' attack.

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Wednesday, June 2. 2010

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A local girl walked outside to find 11 of her pets dead Wednesday morning and the two dogs who killed them still in the animals' pen. Nine chickens, a pregnant nanny goat and a baby goat were killed by the two dogs. The owner said this is just another example of how the county needs animal control.

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#1 Anonymous on 06/02/10 at 05:54 AM

move to the city and quit trying to bring the city to the country. If all these people wouldn't of moved to Pike we wouldn't have this problem.

#1.1 Concord Resident on 06/02/10 at 07:21 AM

What a crock. I've been here all my life, and it's your kind of attitude that is causing the problem.

If you don't have your dogs or any other domesticated animals under your full control ALL THE TIME you are neglecting the care of your animal. PERIOD. Lease, fence, personal supervision. The dog doesn't know right from wrong. You are supposed to, but apparently don't.

#1.1.1 Carol on 06/02/10 at 10:57 AM

I agree if you have animals they don't need to be straying onto other people's property. I would love for the owner of the gray/white Husky dog ( Named Jewel) that lives on or near Roberts Qtrs Rd to keep that dog on their own property and not allow her to roam. She's beautiful no doubt about it, but I don't like the fact that she comes into my yard and does a huge crap job right on my front and back lawns. If I wanted to clean up dog poop every day I'd have my own dog in my own yard. Maybe I should feed her them I could claim her and then I could give her away to someone who would keep her from roaming onto other people's yards.

#1.2 Sheila Tolley on 06/02/10 at 07:30 AM

Tell that to Mrs. Delores Smith who was in her own yard when dogs dragged her completely across a highway and up into the neighbors yard. She was life-flighted to Atlanta where she lay suffering for months IN INTENSIVE CARE until life finally passed.

#1.2.1 Dorthy on 06/02/10 at 09:32 AM

If you can't be factual and quit making a drama out of this incident, then stop using it to justify animal control. The brutality on Ms. Smith gets more every time the story is told. What is the neighbor's name who fed the dogs but immediately claimed they were not his dogs when Ms. Smith was attacked. I've asked several people who supposedly knew what happened and none of the stories jived. When does your ownership of a stray dog begin? The first time you feed it.

#1.3 equally anon on 06/02/10 at 11:36 AM

The animals that were killed WERE country animals.

#2 David Rawlins on 06/02/10 at 06:42 AM

It would be much more efficient and less expensive to simply make it illegal to allow your animals to wander away from your own property. That way, the owners would be fined, the sheriffs department would be required to enforce the ordinance and we would have animal control without paying anything additional.

I would also recommend making it illegal to dump animals and fine those people heavily if they are caught.

#2.1 Carol on 06/02/10 at 11:01 AM

Excellent suggestion.

#2.2 Concord Resident on 06/03/10 at 09:06 PM

David, a lot of people that are wanting animal control to have a shelter only want it so they will have a legal place to dump unwanted animals.

They get to drive away after legally dumping Fido on the county, at the taxpayers expense, and not even think about the horrible way the animals die in a communal gas chamber. I've seen in in Spalding County with my own eyes.

Your suggestion, plus mandatory spay/neutering for any animals caught wandering would help. Most male dogs won't wander if they get neutered young.

#3 Anonymous on 06/02/10 at 08:12 AM

darn stray animals shouldnt exist if they cant behave in a civilized manner.

#3.1 v smith on 06/02/10 at 09:35 AM

i agree with that

#3.1.1 Anonymous on 06/02/10 at 09:53 AM

I agree too. Especially for the animal population known as humans. They seem to behave most uncivilized and unharmonious with their natural surroundings more than any other animal.

#3.1.1.1 fat bass tard on 06/02/10 at 12:15 PM

and you should be at the top of the list

#3.1.1.1.1 Anonymous on 06/02/10 at 09:44 PM

Im not republican. Us bleeding heart liberals tend to love all animals, ignorant human or otherwise. I blame my Christian upbringing.

#3.1.1.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 06/03/10 at 07:37 AM

If I could reach you I would smack you.

#3.1.1.1.1.1.1 Anonymous on 06/08/10 at 07:00 AM

lol..did they teach you that approach in Sunday School?

#3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 06/08/10 at 07:14 AM

I can't remember that far back.

#3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Anonymous on 06/08/10 at 07:38 AM

yep..selective amnesia. very common condition among Christians.

#3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2 Anonymous on 06/08/10 at 07:38 AM

yep..selective amnesia. very common condition among many Christians.

#4 Dog Gone Extermination on 06/02/10 at 09:56 AM

Well looks like I need to wipe down the ole sights and make my number avaliable to the needy citizens of PC.

One call- thats all......

#5 Anonymous on 06/02/10 at 10:56 AM

Well I have pets, both inside animals and never go outside without me there with them. I also had a rabbit. One day, three dogs wonder up to my house and before I could run them off, they managed to TEAR apart my wired rabbit cage, OPEN the end that was SCREWED together, CLIMB in the cage to get to the rabbit, PULLED her out and maliciously killed her. I had white hair all over my yard where they had drug her and all in a matter of 5 minutes. When these stray dogs are dropped off and have no food they will do anything for it. May not be there fault, but I do believe Pike is in desperate need for some animal control. Had I a gun, the dogs would have died right alongside my rabbit. It is unignorable and Pike has to get in line and do something about it.

#5.1 David Rawlins on 06/02/10 at 12:14 PM

It is perfectly legal to destroy an animal that is trespassing in your yard. Especially if they have already proven to be dangerous to other animals or livestock.

#5.2 Taxpayer on 06/02/10 at 12:46 PM

Sounds like you'd be better off buying a gun..An animal shelter will not prevent what you described; it will only shelter the dogs that destroyed your pet. We are talking two different situations here and the taxpayers need to be aware of what they are asking for.

#5.2.1 David Rawlins on 06/02/10 at 06:17 PM

They also need to read the text of the proposed ordinance (at least the one I've seen). It takes away the rights of people to protect themselves from stray animals.

#5.2.2 Carol on 06/03/10 at 11:34 AM

I agree it might not have prevented the attack, however then again it may have. If these same dogs were seen on someone's property before this and animal control was called to collect the roaming dogs then they might have not been out again to make this attack. I would love animal control like David has suggested or something so you can call and report an animal roaming and get it taken care of it before it gets so hungry it will attack anything or anybody.

#5.3 Sheila Tolley on 06/02/10 at 05:10 PM

Our commissioners do not even care that we have baby convicts escaping and putting human lives in danger from TC, do you really think they care about animals? C'mon.

#6 Donna Jo on 06/02/10 at 01:34 PM

I was attacked in my yard a few years ago by 3 dogs. They attacked my cows right in front of the deputy when he got here. My cows kicked and stomped one of them and they left the cows alone.

I still don't know who owns those dogs or what happened to them.

As for owning a stray because it eats your pet food and table scraps, if that's the case then I own a few raccoons and opossums.
I'm not sure what else gets my pet food.

I also had snakes, coyotes, rabbits, & squirrels here at times, but like the raccoons and opossums we don't clam each other.

Dogs are pack animals and have the urge to hunt, some more than others. They do hunt and attack animals and sometimes people. If while hunting they find another food source it expands what they consider their territory.

There is a way to keep this from happening. Keep your dogs pinned up. Fence in your yard, or do like most farmers around here. Have cats instead.

#6.1 David Rawlins on 06/02/10 at 05:25 PM

Actually most farmers shoot stray dogs they find on their property.

#6.1.1 Donna Jo on 06/02/10 at 08:34 PM

If you can catch them doing wrong, you shoot them. I don't believe in condemning all of them for the acts of a few.
The day I was attacked I had loaned my shot gun to my neighbor a few weeks before.

If you find a calf or a pet killed you try to follow the dog to it's owner so you can get paid for the damages. No one will claim it if they have to pay damages.

#6.1.1.1 David Rawlins on 06/03/10 at 08:19 AM

I have 4 children who play in my yard all the time. I don't have the luxury of waiting to see if a dog or pack of dogs are going to do something wrong.

I shoot them.

#6.1.1.1.1 Anonymous on 06/03/10 at 09:48 AM

Shoot first and ask yer questyons latr. Thats my mottow.
My mama always sayed, the biggr the gun, the smaller the...threat.

#6.1.1.1.1.1 2 Tall on 06/03/10 at 08:49 PM

your mother was wrong

#7 anon on 06/02/10 at 04:27 PM

I tend to agree with everybody who says we need animal control. I live next door to somebody who has three pit bulls. I am terrified these dogs are going to get loose and find their way into my yard. I've had to deal with dogs loose before too , called the sheriffs department, and all I get is if you have to shoot them , call us and tell us they were after your live stock or you felt like your life is in danger.

#8 Sheila Tolley on 06/02/10 at 05:04 PM

Good point, Donna.

#9 Dorthy on 06/02/10 at 06:29 PM

My, My! All you gun toting rednecks who threaten to shoot a runaway kid from Teen Challenge but haven't the moxie to solve your aggressive animal problems. What a bunch of phonies. Maybe Shelia's mouth can solve the problem.

#9.1 Sheila Tolley on 06/02/10 at 08:25 PM

Stands a better chance than the cowardly lion you run with down the yellow brick road. Ask The Wizard if he has room in his empire for 15 or 20 baby convicts.

#9.2 Concord Resident on 06/03/10 at 04:04 PM

Interesting. The newspaper says they won't print a letter to the editor that is a direct attack on any individual. The rules must be different online. I think I'll make sure to point that fact out to Walter and maybe he can edit that mouth of yours finally.

#10 Folks on 06/02/10 at 10:11 PM

until we get animal control keep your powder dry and lock and load your gun. We have a neighbor that has a dog whore house and when the calendar is right they pop out a litter then they chase deer, growl at any human they see, run all over neighboring property, bark at people--but only one time when they tresspass. The owner doesn't care. I guess he figures my bullets are cheaper than his dog food.

#11 A dog lover myself but on 06/03/10 at 08:02 AM

First the dogs get a verbal "GET OUT OF HERE WARNING"
Second time they get the BB GUN WARNING

Third Time they get the 22 rifle to the hip or leg shot

Fourth Time they will not come back

And also they go straight to the fourth time if they threaten me or my family or my dogs.

#11.1 kathy on 06/04/10 at 07:59 AM

I agree with # 11.

#12 Donna Jo on 06/03/10 at 11:12 AM

For all you shoot first people. I want to be compensated for my loss if they kill or harm anything that's mine. A dead dog can't lead you to his master.

A neighbor of mine lost two calves to two dogs. He had saw the dogs but didn't know they had harmed anything at the time.
He found the calves later. He knew about where they come from. He went to the house and talked to the owner. It wasn't his dogs because his dogs were pinned up and had been all week. So he was out his money!

A few weeks later the same dogs were chasing his calves again. He shot and killed both of them. He dumped the body's and took off their collars. A few days later the same guy he had spoke to earlier came and ask, " have you saw my dogs". He told them, "I shot two dogs that were chasing my calves". The man still wouldn't claim the dogs.

I was working in my shop a few weeks ago when a black lab run in my yard and chased my cats. I went out and called it to me. It was a nice 1/2 grown puppy. It wasn't long before his master came looking for him. I had no need to kill him.

#12.1 Concord Resident on 06/03/10 at 09:02 PM

If you shoot it, it better be dead and NOT lead you to its master. You can get charged for shooting the dog if it makes it home and you have no proof the dog was on your property when you shot it.

#12.1.1 Donna Jo on 06/04/10 at 09:41 AM

You're absolutely correct. That's another reason not to shoot first. Being that the animal most likely belongs to one of your neighbors, you should tell them there's a problem. It's best to be on good terms since they most likely aren't going anywhere soon.

Once their informed that the dog is, "for example" tearing up your trash, digging up your garden, chewing up your what ever, or just plain trespassing, but not attacking you or anything of yours. Then they have a chance to do something about it.

If it's killing something of yours right this minute shoot to kill it.

If it's killed something of yours and you don't know who it belongs to try to follow it home. If you shoot to scare it, it normally heads home.

#12.1.1.1 2 Tall on 06/04/10 at 10:46 AM

actually, that's just a reason to not miss, or shoot several times in a row, depending on how you want to look at it.

the problem with the world today is that people feel they have the "right" to all sorts of things that they don't.

#13 Trapper on 06/04/10 at 10:13 AM

OK we've covered dogs--how about coyotes and racoons seen lurking around in broad daulight--probably rabid--is it ok to shoot them or take rabies shots? Mace, a stick and go home won't help much.

#13.1 David Rawlins on 06/04/10 at 10:48 AM

if a wild animal is hanging around in broad daylight then you are correct, it can be assumed to be rabid.

and while i'm not a lawyer, i believe you would be justified in destroying it.

what happens in private, stays in private

#14 Concord Resident on 06/04/10 at 01:02 PM

Coyotes are some of the first indicators that rabies is in an area. This is due to thier scavenging diet.

Coyotes? Shoot first, ask later. Racoons? Eh.

#14.1 T on 06/08/10 at 07:46 PM

All the responses i have read is MOSTLY ignorance

#14.1.1 fat bass tard on 06/09/10 at 05:05 AM

All the responses I have read ARE mostly ignorance.

Learn to make a sentence before you call others ignorant.

#14.1.2 Concord Resident on 06/09/10 at 06:06 PM

So you posted your own ignorance why??

#15 Anonymous on 06/28/10 at 10:41 AM

First of all, as you all know there are a number of subdivisions in Pike County. Do you honestly think it is safe in tight-knit area to fire a firearm. I am not comfortable with the thought of my children playing in the backyard while my neighbor less than 100 yards away is trying to shoot a stray. If you can take care of it safely then thats one thing but not everyone in this county owns a firearm as well. Animal control can benefit this county, a prime example is what if a child walking from the bus stop is attacked by a stray. It will be extremely unfortunate if that is what will have to happen to get animal control in this county.

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