| Someone
invades your home. Your dog chases the invader out of your home and ,in
doing so, bites the invader.
A dog that protects
his house...a hero ?? Not in Ann Arbor. Local judges say a dog that bites
must be detroyed, regardless of why it bit.
What’s wrong with this
scenario? How could this happen?
Michigan’s 1919 Dog
Law gives a judge
discretion to kill
any dog that bites a person, regardless of the reason for the bite!
There is a more current
law, the Dangerous Animal Act of 1988, which establishes standards for
killing animals that bite. The problem in Ann Arbor is that the judiciary
has chosen to use the more archaic 1919 Dog law to order a dog’s destruction.
THIS ACTION ENDANGERS
ALL OF OUR BELOVED FAMILY PETS.
Our pets that love
us enough to protect us and our homes are endangered.
There is currently
a case in the 15th. District Court in which a trespasser entered the home
of Dr. Hiroshi and Mrs. Ikuma and was bitten by their dog Ato.
The judge ignored
the advice of the Ann Arbor City Attorney’s witness, a professional canine
trainer, who tested the temperament of the dog and stated that Ato should
not be destroyed.
Under the Dangerous
Animal Act of 1988, a dog has to be determined to be dangerous before it
can be destroyed. |
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A
dog is not a dangerous animal if,
(1) it bites or attacks
a person who is knowingly trespassing on the property of the animal’s owners,
(2) is an animal that
bites or attacks a person who provokes or torments the animal,
(3) is an animal that
is responding in a manner that an ordinary and reasonable person would
conclude was designed to protect a person if that person is engages in
a lawful activity or is the subject of an assault.
Further, even if found
to be a dangerous animal, a dog can not be killed unless it has caused
serious injury or death to a person or has caused serious injury or death
to a dog,
This dog committed
no acts, which would allow him to be classified as a dangerous animal,
and the wounds inflicted were not serious.
If the City of Ann
Arbor is successful in killing this dog that was protecting his home, a
precedent will be set for future dog bite complaints and will put all of
our dogs arbitrarily at risk.
Judges, by ignoring
the 1988 Act and employing the 1919 Dog law, can kill your dog merely if
it bites a person, regardless of the circumstances.
IT IS TIME THAT OUR
JUDICIAL SYSTEM IS CHANGED TO SEE THAT REAL JUSTICE IS DONE.
We as U.S. Citizens
have the right to protect our property, and ourselves, yet our government
wants to take these rights away from us. |
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THE COURTS
SHOULD PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THESE HOMEOWNERS AND THEIR PRECIOUS PET.
Instead of punishing
the trespasser in this case, he was awarded a reported $51,000.00, and
the dog was condemned to death.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH
THIS PICTURE????????????
WHAT IS WRONG WITH
THESE LAWS???????
WHAT IS WRONG WITH
THE DECISIONS OF THE COURTS???????
As a pet owner, you
should be greatly concerned.
If a stranger walks
into your home and your dog acts to protect you and your property, would
you want your dog to be killed because it bit the intruder?
That could happen as
it has in this current Ann Arbor case. The judges have chosen to use the
1919 Dog Law not the controlling Dangerous Animal Act of 1988.
If you are concerned
about this case, please contact the Mayor and Council members for the City
of Ann Arbor AND DEMAND JUSTICE FOR THE IKUMAS AND ATO.
For additional information
view the following website:
www.angelfire.com/pe/otto/
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