rayneman
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I am fit to be tied. We caught a story on the news last night about some horrible individual who shot a dog that had wandered on to his property. We are talking about an area that's pretty rural, and these people all have a lot of land. As horrifying as it would be for ANY dog to be shot, in the story it turns out to be an English Bulldog. This is just heartbreaking. The dog was shot twice, and though they rushed him to the hospital he had to be put down as one of the bullets severed his spinal cord.
The only justice here is that there is a new law in Ohio called "Goddard's Law." You'd have to be local to know this, but Dick Goddard is a beloved weatherman for a local TV station. He's retired, but had been forecasting for an incredible number of years. He also dedicated much of his life to animal rights, and hosted a weekly show on his station where he brought in stray dogs and cats who were immediately adopted before each show was over. Finally, he fought to have a law enacted that provided stiffer penalties for animal abuse (specifically pets). Recently this was put into law and allowed these abusing bastards to be charged with a felony as well as getting prison time and higher fines. I hope they give this dog shooter the max on everything.
We see violence and utter insanity every day on the news, but this hits hard. We all know the sweet dispositions of our bulldogs, how could anyone look at one and possibly think to harm it?
Man will be first in Geauga County to be charged under Goddard’s Law after dog shot twice | fox8.com
The only justice here is that there is a new law in Ohio called "Goddard's Law." You'd have to be local to know this, but Dick Goddard is a beloved weatherman for a local TV station. He's retired, but had been forecasting for an incredible number of years. He also dedicated much of his life to animal rights, and hosted a weekly show on his station where he brought in stray dogs and cats who were immediately adopted before each show was over. Finally, he fought to have a law enacted that provided stiffer penalties for animal abuse (specifically pets). Recently this was put into law and allowed these abusing bastards to be charged with a felony as well as getting prison time and higher fines. I hope they give this dog shooter the max on everything.
We see violence and utter insanity every day on the news, but this hits hard. We all know the sweet dispositions of our bulldogs, how could anyone look at one and possibly think to harm it?
Man will be first in Geauga County to be charged under Goddard’s Law after dog shot twice | fox8.com
I have peddled so hard and fast with tears of fear running from my eyes and I too am an animal lover... Something about being chased!!! And as for the 'article', it is so sad. In no way would I ok it but I can say that when I had my own ranch, and a wonderful ranch dog, I woke up one morning to that same dog standing over my dead goat drooling with a scarry look on his face. I would not have harmed him even if I KNEW he had done it, but I did rehome as I couldn't chance it. People 'in the woods' get protective is all I can ho9pe to think of what happened.. Poor baby, and poor family. 
