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A lady in Daytona Beach misplaced her five-year-old Shih Tzu, Isaiah, after she says a German Shepard within the cell home park attacked him. Now, she desires that canine to be put down.
DAYTONA, Fla. – A lady in Daytona Beach misplaced her five-year-old Shih Tzu, Isaiah, after she says a German Shepard within the cell home park attacked him. Now, she desires that canine to be put down.
“He was my son, he was not like a canine to me, he was my son,” stated Elizabeth Miller.
Miller says she was walking home together with her canine when her neighbor’s German Shepherd got here up behind them and attacked her canine.
“And shakes him like a rag doll,” stated Miller.
She says the German Shepard bit her ankle and hand as she pried her canine out of its mouth. She then rushed her canine to the vet, however after a 3-hour-long surgical procedure, he died. Now she and her roommate don’t really feel secure walking exterior.
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“I don’t really feel comfy taking my canine exterior. I don’t really feel comfy walking myself,” stated Anastasia Raabe.
Miller says the German Shepard is again home with its proprietor, and he or she desires to know why that canine will get to return home after a lethal attack. So, we reached out to the CEO of the Halifax Humane Society to know why that may be. Adam Leath says Florida’s legal guidelines round harmful dogs are very particular.
“If somebody had been to have had a canine that attacked a canine, and this was the primary that took place, that will not be in accordance with state statute sufficient to declare that canine on the primary attack,” stated Leath.
He says to ensure that a canine to be thought-about harmful, it must attack or kill one other home animal greater than as soon as, significantly harm a human, or attack or aggressively chase a person when unprovoked. The legislation additionally says the canine’s proprietor is held accountable for any injury brought on by the canine. Miller says the canine was quarantined for 10 days, however he does not suppose it is sufficient.
“It’s not honest that my buddy needed to convey her canine again in ash type, and he or she will get to convey her canine again alive and wholesome,” stated Rabbe.
The Daytona Beach Police Department informed FOX 35 final week that this was the canine’s first recorded incident. We are ready to listen to again from them concerning their investigation.
