Typical Silly Rant post/logic, emotional, misleading, and totally leaves out important parts of the story...
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The gaping hole in the original story was the why.
Why was the woman, reported to be Dutch's prior owner, beating the dog?
Why was that woman not arrested for animal cruelty after admitting that she beat the dog so severely?
Those questions were answered on Friday by the Montrose Police Department and Montrose Animal Control. According to officials, the woman was beating the dog to break up a dog fight.
The woman has stated that Dutch was the aggressor.
She alleges that the pole was utilized only after the dogs failed to stop fighting.
After the dogs were finally separated, the woman claims that she dragged Dutch back into her house and she states that she was bitten in the leg while she was trying to clean the blood off of him.
The woman stated that the bite was to her bone. She claims that she tried to retreat to a room when she tripped and was bitten again, this time on the buttocks, again, claiming that the bite was to the bone.
While attempting to pry Dutch's mouth off, the dog bit again, this time severing an artery in the woman's finger, and causing a compound fracture.
The woman claims to have retreated to a room and closed the door and told the authorities that Dutch continued to slam his body against the door in an attempt to gain entry.
Though the initial story in Dog Heirs implied that the wounds were minor and did not even require stitches, the authorities have stated that the woman required $24,000 in medical treatment for her injuries.
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Duncan (Animal Services Supervisor for the Montrose Police Department. explained to NewsChannel 5 that despite how a dog acts 99 percent of the time, there is still a chance that something can set the animal off.
Those possibilities are called temperament triggers. City officials don't think taking that chance for Dutch to possibly hurt someone again in the future is a responsible decision.
"I have been in this job for 15 years because I love to care for animals and protect them. But my job also includes protecting the public and I also take that very seriously," Duncan said.
The circumstances have led Duncan to make the unpopular recommendation that the city euthanize Dutch.
"It's one of the worst cases as far as severity and aggression to the victim [that I've seen] ... The victim was not only bitten and attacked once, but the large dog continued to pursue her even after she had isolated herself into a bedroom," he said.
It's a decision Duncan doesn't take lightly. Montrose Animal Services is a no-kill facility and considers all alternate routes before recommending euthanasia.
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I'm glad that the court looked at the facts, as is it's duty, and was not swayed by (misguided) outside pressure and misty eyed sentimentality.
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