Post by RealPitBull on Feb 27, 2008 8:31:38 GMT -5
‘Terribly injured’ pit bull found
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Chained to front gate at county humane society
By Paul Fallon
Times West Virginian
FAIRMONT — Workers at the Marion County Humane Society found a grisly sight Monday morning when they arrived at work.
They found that a full-grown pit bull terrier had been chained to the front gate at the shelter, said Lori Campbell, manager at the humane society.
The animal had been severely mauled by what appeared to be another dog, said Lisa Boyce, a member of the humane society’s board of directors and a volunteer at the shelter.
“The dog was terribly injured,” Boyce said.
The animal had been tied to the gate at the shelter sometime before the workers arrived at approximately 7:30 a.m., Boyce said. Campbell said that the dog had several wounds along with scarring from previous wounds.
The dog was transported to the Middletown Animal Clinic for treatment.
George W. Hess, a veterinarian at the clinic, said that he believed without a doubt that the wounds had been inflicted on the animal by another dog. He added that all of the wounds to the animal had been inflicted on the head, neck and front legs. He also pointed out that the wounds were fresh.
Campbell said that she believed that the dog could have been wounded in an intentional fight with another animal. She pointed out that this is not the first time an animal suspected of being a fighting dog has been dropped off at the shelter.
“We had another pit bull that wondered in one day that had similar wounds,” Campbell said. “We thought that the wounds made it look like it could be a bait dog.”
A bait dog is an animal that is used to train other fighting dogs. Hess said that he could not confirm that the wounds were consistent with those received in an intentional fight with another animal.
“There’s just no way for me to be able to tell that,” Hess said.
The first dog, which Campbell described as a bait dog, was adopted, she said. However, the animal that was discovered Monday morning may have to be euthanized, she said.
“It’s aggressive,” she said.
Marion Sheriff Junior Slaughter said that he was not aware of any dog-fighting problems in the county. However, he pointed out that anyone caught operating a dog fight would face felony charges. Animal cruelty charges are a misdemeanor, he said.
E-mail Paul Fallon at pfallon@timeswv.com.
www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_058003253.html
Chained to front gate at county humane society
By Paul Fallon
Times West Virginian
FAIRMONT — Workers at the Marion County Humane Society found a grisly sight Monday morning when they arrived at work.
They found that a full-grown pit bull terrier had been chained to the front gate at the shelter, said Lori Campbell, manager at the humane society.
The animal had been severely mauled by what appeared to be another dog, said Lisa Boyce, a member of the humane society’s board of directors and a volunteer at the shelter.
“The dog was terribly injured,” Boyce said.
The animal had been tied to the gate at the shelter sometime before the workers arrived at approximately 7:30 a.m., Boyce said. Campbell said that the dog had several wounds along with scarring from previous wounds.
The dog was transported to the Middletown Animal Clinic for treatment.
George W. Hess, a veterinarian at the clinic, said that he believed without a doubt that the wounds had been inflicted on the animal by another dog. He added that all of the wounds to the animal had been inflicted on the head, neck and front legs. He also pointed out that the wounds were fresh.
Campbell said that she believed that the dog could have been wounded in an intentional fight with another animal. She pointed out that this is not the first time an animal suspected of being a fighting dog has been dropped off at the shelter.
“We had another pit bull that wondered in one day that had similar wounds,” Campbell said. “We thought that the wounds made it look like it could be a bait dog.”
A bait dog is an animal that is used to train other fighting dogs. Hess said that he could not confirm that the wounds were consistent with those received in an intentional fight with another animal.
“There’s just no way for me to be able to tell that,” Hess said.
The first dog, which Campbell described as a bait dog, was adopted, she said. However, the animal that was discovered Monday morning may have to be euthanized, she said.
“It’s aggressive,” she said.
Marion Sheriff Junior Slaughter said that he was not aware of any dog-fighting problems in the county. However, he pointed out that anyone caught operating a dog fight would face felony charges. Animal cruelty charges are a misdemeanor, he said.
E-mail Paul Fallon at pfallon@timeswv.com.