PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – An aggressive dog is on the loose in NW Portland, and authorities are now examining after the dog is said to have actually assaulted an animal.
Michael Spence says he and his dog Rex were out for a run Sunday night here Along Northwest 23rd Avenue simply north of Vaughn Street.
Spence says he was keeping up Rex on a leash that night when out of no place, a loose dog bolted out of the encampments and began trampling Rex.
“The last thing I knew he was just on top of him, mauling him, biting him, the owner came running out of his tent,” said Spence.
Spence says a man seeming the assaulting dog’s owner then pulled his dog off Rex, however the damage was already done. Spence moved a couple obstructs away and called 911, however says no one pertained to the scene.
“They were pretty responsive to me on the phone and said they would have somebody come out, and I waited about 30-45 minutes and no one came.”
Spence says the next couple of hours were invested at the veterinarian with Rex, and making calls to Multnomah County Animal control. Rex needed to get 20 stiches and has more than a month of healing. Spence says animal control would not right away concern the scene since a dispatcher informed him it wasn’t an active emergency situation at the time of the call. Spence says this was discouraging to hear.
“If they wanted to protect us they would’ve come out immediately and found out where that dog was, and gotten it taken somewhere so he can’t victimize another dog or a child.”
A representative for Multnomah County Animal Control said in a declaration an animal control officer was not sent to the scene right away since it wanted hours, and the reality that Rex was at the veterinarian, and the loose dog back in control of the owner, it was not considered an active emergency situation. The representative likewise said in the event is now being examined.
“MCAS dispatchers received and recorded the complaint from the messaging service the morning of June 12, and assigned the case to an MCAS officer to investigate the loose-aggressive dog and subsequent bite,” the declaration checked out in part.
“This is an active, ongoing investigation, and an MCAS field officer will be contacting the complainant, and following up to investigate the dog and owners at the location of the incident.”
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