March 14, 2024
Jessica Mathews / [email protected]
Two occasions in May will function a tribute to victims of harmful dogs and assist carry consciousness to the problem.
Fowlerville resident Leticia Spagnuolo is amongst these concerned in a motion to strengthen legal guidelines associated to harmful dogs in Michigan. Her 4 ½-year-old Yorkie named Pearl was viciously attacked over the Memorial Day vacation weekend in 2022 by a roughly 100-pound bull mastiff combine canine that had jumped a fence with one other canine. After a number of surgical procedures, Pearl handed away from her accidents.
Spagnuolo went on to type “Justice for Pearl”. She’s organizing two occasions in May and encourages anybody impacted, who has had an identical expertise, or misplaced an animal or beloved one to return out and share their tales.
The first shall be on May 18th from 10am to midday in downtown Fowlerville. Spagnuolo says that shall be a series of victims and so they’ll be standing on the sidewalks to carry consciousness to all victims.
The second occasion shall be on the State Capitol on May twenty eighth from 10am to 1pm and function a tribute to all victims. Spagnuolo says they’ll be having victims communicate and skim their names aloud. The date additionally marks the second anniversary of Pearl’s loss of life.
Spagnuolo remains to be working to try to change harmful canine legal guidelines in Michigan, which she says are extraordinarily antiquated, and additional encourages any lawmakers to get entangled.
Anyone impacted, lawmakers and victims can attain out to her on the “Justice for Pearl” Facebook web page. That hyperlink is supplied.
Spagnuolo will even be the featured visitor on WHMI’s Viewpoint program this Sunday morning at 8:30am. It can later be accessed within the “podcast” part of our web site.