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    Thousands Fight To Save Va. Dog On Death Row

    Thousands are fighting to save the life of a dog named Lady Bear, who is on death row in Nelson County after allegedly biting a neighbor several times.

    Lady Bear was picked up by animal control officers on Thanksgiving Day, after the third reported incident. The county says the dog is dangerous, and plans to euthanize her.

    "They're saying my dog is vicious and they're gonna kill her," said Glenn Marie Friend, who has been fostering the stray hound for several months.

    But Friend said Lady Bear helped her combat post-traumatic stress disorder, and has also helped abused children.

    "If my dog is vicious, why can she minister to four-year-olds?" asked Friend.

    For now, Lady Bear's euthanasia is on hold while Friend appeals the decision with the Virginia Supreme Court. More than 4,000 people have signed an online petition to save the dog's life. A judge ruled last month that Lady Bear should remain at Nelson County Animal Control, since Friend was never her legal owner.

    Nelson County is not commenting on the case because of the pending litigation.

    http://www.wric.com/story/17008906/t...g-on-death-row

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    Death Order Reversed, Venus Going Home!!



    After being locked away from her owner for almost a year, Venus is going home! The death sentence lodged against Venus, a Staffordshire bull terrier cross, was vacated Friday in a Liverpool appeals court.
    A year ago this month, Venus, then a year and a day old, was seized by police under the United Kingdom’s draconian Dangerous Dog Act because she was arbitrarily labeled a “pit bull type”.
    In July, 2011, a judge ordered her destroyed and she’s been on death row since then.
    Her sister, born just moments apart, had been exempted under the UK’s breed specific legislation.
    An assessment video of Venus, conducted in July, 2011 by assessor Guy Richardson, some four months after she was seized, showed what a near-perfect, well-behaved, docile, socialized dog she is.
    It seemed clear that the original judge had seriously abused his discretion in issuing the destruction order.
    Venus, owned by Victoria Flynn from Kent,England, was seized with her litter-sister Athena in March 2011. Their ‘mum’ had travelled to visit relatives in Liverpool for the weekend, taking Venus and Athena with her, as she couldn’t bear to be apart from them.
    Last July, even after viewing the assessment view, the judge, one man playing God and perhaps with a personal bias towards pit bulls or maybe the owner, refused to accept the honest and open assessment, unrealistically decreeing that Venus was a threat to public safety and that she should be destroyed rather than be exempted and returned to her owner as Athena has been.
    The dog was seized by Constable P. Casson, “dog legislation officer” of the Merseyside Police. In the 13 minute long assessment video in which the dog is virtually terrorized by the assessor and yet remains totally docile and obedient, the assessor labels her as “friendly and quite well-behaved”.
    Athena had been returned eight days after she was seized as police decided she wasn’t ‘of type’, but they kept Venus under section 4b of the Dangerous Dog Act, despite both dogs being of the same litter.
    Athena’s owner was not allowed to collect her due to Venus being kept at the same kennels. Venus’ owner has not been allowed to visit Venus since she was seized in March and the dog has been held in captivity in a secret location.
    At the initial court hearing in July, Venus and her owner had no legal representation as because Venus’ assessment report was so glowing, it was thought she would be going home.
    Venus had passed her police and individual behavior assessments deeming her to be safe and a danger to no one. The judge however refused to take these assessments into consideration, seemingly hell bent to kill an innocent dog.
    Flynn was represented at the appeal on Friday. One supporter who was present in court described Flynn’s legal counsel, Ms. Shepherd, as “an amazing, tiny woman” who “wasn’t going to be talked down to”.
    She went toe to toe with infamous dog trainer Peter Tallack, the proescution’s witness but when the dust was settled, Tallack had his tail between his legs and Venus was headed home.
    The solicitor, who is also a veterinarian, insisted on Venus’ assessment video being seen by the judge to argue the point of measurements.
    The supporter said that judge denied the prosecution kennel costs totaling 240 pounds or about $376, from the date of seizure because he said the magistrates should have dealt with the case months ago.
    The judge praised Victoria’s care of the dog and said he had no qualms about releasing her once the dog was tattooed and the paperwork completed.
    The original appeal date for Venus in an effort to save the dog’s life was set for Sept. 26 in Liverpool Crown Court. Her owner was told she had to raise £3,000 to £4,000 to pay court fees plus £10 per day police kennel fees.
    That date was canceled and an appeal date was set for Dec. 21 which was also then canceled.
    A petition pleading for the court and government to return Venus to her owner and litter mate has collected over 13,000 signatures.

    http://www.northcountrygazette.org/2...ome_for_venus/

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    Yukon’s death-row dog Trevor “respectfully euthanized”

    WHITEHORSE Trevor the dog’s life has come to an end, not because he’d once again gotten into trouble, but because an undisclosed illness prompted Human Society wokers to “respectfully euthanize” him.

    “Trevor has been euthanized due to medical reasons,” Shelley Cuthbert, the society’s president, told a news conference Wednesday at the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter.

    The five-year-old shepherd-Rottweiler cross was put down, surrounded by society board members and handlers such as Mike Grieco, a local animal rights activist and supporter, she said.

    “We want a full quality of life for all of our animals,” said Cuthbert. “When we learned that he was sick, our board made the decision.”

    Trevor’s recent health issues came to light sometime in the last two weeks, said Cuthbert.

    The society is not saying what illness Trevor suffered from, though they have said it was a non-communicable, non-mental illness and was life-threatening.

    “We want to respect the privacy of those involved and try not to sensationalize this any further,” said Cuthbert.

    “We followed our policy, which is very clear. We are a no-kill shelter but we will humanely and respectfully euthanize an animal if it is suffering, which was the case with Trevor.”

    The story of Trevor the dog is a sore spot for the City of Whitehorse, having garnered substantial national media attention.

    Trevor was admitted to the shelter in early 2009 after a bylaw officer rescued him from neglect at a home.

    When he was found, a metal chain collar had grown into his skin at the back of his neck.

    Trevor was soon adopted but was sent to the pound that July after he bit and lunged at several people.

    Under its Dangerous Animal bylaw, the city has the right to put down any animal proved to be a public safety risk.

    Trevor became a darling of local animal rights activists after the city announced he would be put down in accordance with that bylaw.

    An ensuing legal battle with the humane society was eventually taken to the Yukon Supreme Court.

    Media reports at the time placed the total cost to the city at upwards of $45,000 in legal and staff fees.

    The trial concluded with a stay of execution.

    Justice Ron Veale ruled that the dog would be under the society’s permanent care and could be adopted if certain stipulations were upheld. They ranged from what type of yard Trevor would reside in to the provision of written letters alerting neighbours of Trevor’s arrival.

    It proved very difficult to find someone who could take Trevor into their home, though there were some takers right before his death.

    “Some individuals had indicated that they were thinking of adopting Trevor and taking him home to another province, but when we discovered he was sick, we decided that would be inappropriate,” said Cuthbert.

    The humane society did not state how much it has cost to house Trevor for the last three years.

    “It’s factored into our overall budget,” said Cuthbert.

    With Trevor gone, Cuthbert hopes the community of Whitehorse has learned a lesson about the effects of animal cruelty.

    “This situation wasn’t good for anyone,” said Cuthbert. “Not for Trevor, not for the shelter, not for anyone involved, and in the end the one who suffered was Trevor and he suffered because of human action.”
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    Final appeal over death row dog Lennox looms for family

    As the Belfast family of death row dog Lennox prepare to mark his seventh birthday tomorrow, the next court dates have been set in the marathon legal battle.

    So far Lennox, deemed to be a banned pit bull-type, has been separated from his owner, Caroline Barnes and her family, for 682 days.

    He was seized by Belfast City Council wardens on May 19, 2010, and in September 2011 Belfast County Court decided the dog was a danger to the public and should be destroyed.

    In response, Ms Barnes, a former veterinary nurse, vowed to continue her campaign to ‘Save Lennox’.

    The summons to compel the County Court Judge to state a case for the Court Of Appeal was listed in the Civil Callover in Belfast on Friday.

    Following this, a spokeswoman for the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland’s office confirmed to the Belfast Telegraph the case involving Ms Barnes and Belfast City Council has been listed before the Court of Appeal for mention on April 20 and for hearing on May 24.

    The mention in April will be to ascertain if the parties are ready for the full hearing in May.

    An online statement from the Save Lennox campaign said: “Our beloved Lennox will turn seven on April 1.

    “Lennox was seized nearly two years ago, shortly after he turned five, and it seems an eternity since he's been away from us.

    “We love you, Lennox, and are still fighting to get you back home.”

    It also asks Lennox supporters to send birthday cards to the Lord Mayor of Belfast’s office and to take to social network Twitter on Sunday to post support for the campaign to free him.

    The statement continues: “Thank you for supporting us and standing by our side in this seemingly never-ending journey to get our boy home.

    “We are very grateful to the Lennox Army around the world.”

    Lennox is being kennelled by the city council in the meantime.

    Story so far

    Lennox was seized by Belfast City Council dog wardens on May 19, 2010, after he was noted to be acting aggressively. Belfast County Court decided Lennox, deemed to be a banned pit bull-type dog, posed a danger to the public and should be destroyed. Lennox’s owner, Caroline Barnes, is appealing this decision. Ms Barnes’ ‘Save Lennox’ campaign has won the support of 125,000 people.

    Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ne...#ixzz1qseJ6exa
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    Judge rules Lennox the dog must die



    A Belfast woman yesterday failed in a final attempt to spare the life of her pit bull terrier-type dog.

    Northern Ireland's most senior judges rejected Caroline Barnes legal bid to overturn an order for the destruction of her pet, Lennox.

    The seven-year-old animal, which was seized by City Council officials in May 2010, has been on death row for more than a year.

    Two lower courts have already ruled that it should be put down because it poses a risk to the public under dangerous dogs legislation.

    Ms Barnes, 35, had accepted her pet was a pit bull type, but claimed there had been a failure to properly consider a possible exemption scheme.

    Her legal team went before the Court of Appeal seeking to compel the County Court judge who confirmed the destruction order to state a case on points of law.

    They argued that the animal has never bitten anyone and has behaved impeccably since being impounded.

    According to Ms Barnes' lawyers, the dog has not been given the chance to show it can be made safe.

    The decision that Lennox should be put down came after amendments to the Dangerous Dogs Act were extended to Northern Ireland in 2011.

    The new legislation introduced a discretionary element to automatic destruction for pitbull-types, based on whether the animal is deemed a danger to the public.

    A major campaign has been waged to save Lennox, including an online petition which has attracted huge support.

    But with Ms Barnes not in attendance today, the Court of Appeal verdict appeared to spell the end.

    Lord Justice Girvan, sitting with Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan and Lord Justice Higgins, set out how dog wardens who tried to examine and measure Lennox in May 2010 were told by a man it would "rip their head off".

    An expert dog handler retained by the City Council concluded that the dog had a severe personality defect.

    He considered that it had a problem with strangers and said it was impossible to determine when the dog would be under stress.

    Conflicting evidence was given by Ms Barnes' expert, who described Lennox as well-handled and a wonderful family dog.

    Lord Justice Girvan rejected arguments that the County Court judge failed to properly consider provisions in the 2011 Act when concluding that local authorities in Northern Ireland have no facilities to issue exemption certificates.

    "He found as a fact, as he was fully entitled to do on the evidence, that the dog could not be rendered safe by the imposition of a scheme of conditions designed to render it safe," Lord Justice Girvan said.

    "The judge had heard evidence on the issues relating to this dog over a protracted two day hearing, carefully considered the evidence and the issues and he reached conclusions of fact which have not been vitiated by any error of law on his part."

    Backing the earlier decision, he added: "Accordingly we must dismiss the application to compel the judge to state a case."

    Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ne...#ixzz1xfqqMnSE
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    Dog saved from death penalty

    CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) - Alchemy, the Saint Bernard who was represented by a lawyer in a case of whether or not he was a dangerous dog, will spend the rest of his life at a dog sanctuary.

    Alchemy’s attorney with the Lexus Project told WAVY.com the City of Chesapeake agreed to dismiss the dangerous dog charge against the two-year-old on the condition he would go to a dog sanctuary on Knotts Island in North Carolina for the rest of his life.

    He was accused of biting five people and was deemed dangerous by Chesapeake Animal Service Officers.

    http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_n...-death-penalty
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    Heartbreak as death row dog Lennox destroyed by Belfast council



    Lennox, the dog at the centre of an international campaign to stop a Northern Ireland council from putting him to sleep, has been destroyed.

    The dog's heartbroken owner, Caroline Barnes, said her teenage daughter Brooke had been denied the chance to say a final farewell.

    "We had told Brooke that even if we don't win (the case), she can still see Lennox, have her last pictures with him and say goodbye," said Ms Barnes.

    "To then have to tell her that no, that is not happening, it has been extremely unfair."

    The family has been told the dog's body will not be returned but they will receive his ashes.

    Last night Lennox supporters staged a protest in Spain, following similar rallies in New York and Serbia.

    Ms Barnes said: "We can draw a bit of comfort from all of the brilliant friends that we have made."

    The family pet was put down this morning after the expiry of a midnight deadline for legal appeals.

    Campaigners claim to have 200,000 signatures supporting a reprieve and emotions were running high.

    A Belfast City Council spokesman said: "Lennox, an illegal pit-bull terrier type, has been humanely put to sleep. This was in accordance with the Order of the County Court which was affirmed by the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.

    "Whilst there is an exemption scheme to which dogs of this type (pit-bull terrier type) may be admitted as an alternative to destruction, there were no such measures that could be applied in this case that would address the concerns relating to public safety. The Council’s expert described the dog as one of the most unpredictable and dangerous dogs he had come across.

    "Over the past two years, Council officials have been subjected to a sustained campaign of abuse including threats of violence and death threats. The Council has been in ongoing contact with the PSNI in relation to that.

    "The Council regrets that the court action was necessary but would emphasise that the safety of the public remains its key priority."

    Lennox was impounded by Belfast City Council's dog wardens in 2010.

    In June, Northern Ireland's most senior judges rejected Caroline Barnes' legal bid to overturn an order for the destruction of her pet.

    Ms Barnes, who is disabled, and her family insisted that Lennox was not dangerous, and while it was not clear exactly what breed he was, pit bulls and dogs like them are illegal in Northern Ireland.

    Two lower courts had already ruled that the dog should be put down.

    The dog was seized by Belfast City Council dog wardens in May 2010. He was assessed to be a danger to the public and subsequently ordered to be put down.

    A former Metropolitan Police dog handler claimed the dog represented a danger due to his unpredictability.

    Ms Barnes, 35, had accepted her pet was a pit-bull type, but claimed there had been a failure to properly consider a possible exemption scheme.

    Her battle for Lennox became an international campaign to save his life. It went "viral" on social media websites and attracted tens of thousands of well-wishers.

    Well-known people including boxer Lennox Lewis and Assembly First Minister Peter Robinson were among those who used Twitter to call for the dog to be spared.

    Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ne...#ixzz20JiRT4xg
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    Georgia judge appoints lawyer to represent dog

    A judge in Effingham County has appointed a lawyer to represent a pit bull dog accused of attacking a 5-year-old boy.

    Superior Court Judge William E. Woodrum Jr. appointed Springfield attorney Claude M. Kicklighter to represent the dog, named Kno.

    The Savannah Morning News reports that the judge appointed the lawyer for the dog "in the interest of justice."

    The lawyer will represent the dog in what is essentially a death penalty case, since authorities are considering whether to euthanize the animal.

    Kicklighter, who is not receiving a fee, was also ordered to represent the dog's owners.

    Kno is accused of attacking Wesley Frye on July 24 while the child was playing with another child inside a neighbor's home. The boy underwent two surgeries after the attack.

    http://www.independentmail.com/news/...represent-dog/
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    Charlie the dog’s fate is decided today in a San Francisco court

    Today at 9:30 a.m., lawyer John Mounier will stand in front of Judge Harold Kahn and plead for Charlie’s life. Having assaulted a police horse at Crissy Field, he was sentenced to death even though he is a first offender, with no prior record of aggressive behavior.

    Oh, and he’s a dog. An 18-month-old American Staffordshire terrier. And the “Charlie Deserves a Chance to Live” petition on Causes.com has been signed by more than 70,000 people. That’s more than the number of people who signed petitions to protect critical support for children in the federal budget, endorse the San Antonio plastic-bag ban and defend indigenous people of the Amazon — combined.

    On Aug. 5, Charlie was in the off-leash area of the park when he attacked and bit a U.S. Park Patrol officer’s horse — Stoney — on the stomach and rear leg. Stoney tossed his rider and ran toward the stables. At some point during the struggle, Stoney kicked Charlie in the head. According to his owner, Charlie attacked Stoney because he was scared, having not seen a horse before.

    John Denny, an officer with Animal Care and Control’s vicious and dangerous dog unit, ordered Charlie “destroyed.” His devoted owner, David Gizzarelli, has appealed the decision, and Charlie has been held ever since by Animal Care and Control with no visitation rights. One supporter lamented to the Board of Supervisors that this is “cruel and unusual punishment for a dog who has not been found ‘guilty’ yet.”

    According to Gizzarelli, Charlie’s attorney plans to argue that the “hearing” Charlie previously received at Animal Care and Control was a farce and that “Charlie’s fate was predetermined.” In a city named after the patron saint of animals, where 70 percent of us just voted to repeal the death penalty, it’s hard to believe some resolution hasn’t been found to spare Charlie’s life, and spare the rest of us from paying to prosecute this case.

    Read more at the San Francisco Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2012...#ixzz2EHKN2Qog
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    Stoney the horse back in action after incident with Charlie the dog

    Charlie the death row dog is the talk of the town, but the American Staffordshire terrier’s victim is mending his wounds and has finally returned to work after more than two months off.

    Stoney, the horse who was bitten by Charlie in August, is a retired thoroughbred. He joined the U.S. National Park Service mounted patrol four years ago in Washington, D.C., before transferring to San Francisco in May with his rider, Officer Eric Evans.

    Evans, who trained Stoney, has been a horse trainer for the Park Service for years. He’s been with the U.S. Park Police for 23 years and the mounted unit for 18, according to the Park Service.

    The day of the August incident with Charlie, Evans and Stoney were on a routine patrol in Crissy Field. According to testimony during a Police Department hearing to decide Charlie’s fate, the dog ran at Evans and Stoney from 200 yards away. When Charlie reached them, he stopped and barked before jumping and attempting to bite Evans’ leg.

    Charlie was off his leash, but the area of Crissy Field is not a dog park, according to Park Service spokeswoman Alexandra Picavet. Off-leash animals are permitted, but dogs must be under voice control.

    Evans reportedly ordered the dog’s owner, David Gizzarelli, to take control of his animal, but Gizzarelli was unable to. Charlie then started biting at Stoney’s legs and stomach. As Stoney tried to fight off Charlie, he lifted his front legs and fell to the ground, throwing Evans off him. Evans was knocked unconscious for a short time, according to police reports and testimony.

    Stoney then took off running and Charlie followed. They ran more than 1½ miles down the beach. Charlie was finally stopped by a motorcycle officer who used a police siren to startle the dog.

    The horse was left with 13 bite marks to his legs and stomach, Picavet said. Two of his shoes were broken and he was on the mend for two months. Evans was out of work for several days.

    “The dog was dangling midair from the horse’s leg by its mouth. Only when the horse fell to the ground was the horse able to get up and run,” Picavet said. “He’s a really well-trained horse. This was an attack.”

    Charlie also had lacerations to his head and backside. He remains in custody after being ordered to be put down, but Gizzarelli is fighting that decision. He has filed an appeal that will keep Charlie alive until at least the end of the year.

    The incident has attracted attention from around the world, with more than 101,000 people signing an online petition to keep Charlie alive as of Sunday. But experts, including the SFPD’s Vicious and Dangerous Dog Unit hearing officer, have said they do not believe there is a way to rehabilitate Charlie.

    In a statement issued last week, the San Francisco Police Department said many factors contribute to a decision to euthanize an animal.

    “The pursuit and bites to the horse’s torso are indicative of a desire to seriously injure or kill,” the statement read.

    Read more at the San Francisco Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2012...#ixzz2FKAlUife
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