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Man Charged With Animal Cruelty
POSTED: 4:30 pm EDT September 16, 2007
ORLAND, Ind. -- An Orland man who was angry that his pit bull had killed his Chihuahua dragged the pit bull to death behind an SUV, police said.
Kevin Collins, 20, was arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty. He remained incarcerated at the Steuben County Jail on $10,000 bail Saturday night.
A woman driving along a county route on Thursday saw the animal being dragged along the dirt road, noted the SUV's plate number and called 911, police said.
Police said they found Collins at his parents' house. Collins told police he dragged his pit bull because it killed his other dog.
Afterward, Collins dumped the dead dog along the road and left it, police said.
If convicted, Collins could be sentenced to six months to three years in jail.
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Now POFers, I know what this man did was wrong. But, I can truly understand his anger. Do you feel he was justified? Do you feel he should be found guilty and given the proposed sentence? | |
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| Man drags pit bull to death -- after it killed his chihuahua
Posted: 9/17/2007 7:07:46 AM | Now POFers, I know what this man did was wrong. But, I can truly understand his anger. Do you feel he was justified? Do you feel he should be found guilty and given the proposed sentence? He sounds like a raving lunatic,bring the pitbull to the vet have it putdown I mean really what the hell is wrong with people?And yes he should be found guilty,he really "care's" about his animals. | |
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| Man drags pit bull to death -- after it killed his chihuahua
Posted: 9/17/2007 7:18:53 AM | jed --- I didn't realize it was his own dog.....I skimmed through it thinking the Pit was someone else's. You're right though --- he did react like a lunatic.
I wonder if he was home during the time of the attack and if so why weren't the dogs kept seperate? | |
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| Man drags pit bull to death -- after it killed his chihuahua
Posted: 9/17/2007 7:42:22 AM | | I wonder if he was home during the time of the attack and if so why weren't the dogs kept seperate? I would say he really just was one nuts two didn't really care or three just plain stupid.But thanks for the story . | |
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| Man drags pit bull to death -- after it killed his chihuahua
Posted: 9/17/2007 7:57:58 AM | | Pitbulls just snap, No ryhme or reason they were breed to fight and the instinct come's out, I have a chow and they are know to be aggressive too, Mine isn't thought, he may hump your leg but he is a nice dog, had him for 13 yrs now, He won't start a fight but he will finish it.. | |
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| Man drags pit bull to death -- after it killed his chihuahua
Posted: 9/17/2007 8:31:29 AM | On May 27 myself and my American Eskimo dog were attacked by 3 (THREE) big pit bulls while walking in the park like settings of my apartment complex. We did not see them until it was too late.
I kicked and punched and screamed and I even bit one of the pit bulls in the neck while he was on top of me. My dog was torn to pieces and I had to have him put down. I am not a violent person (my tongue is my weapon) BUT if I'd had access to a knife or a gun (and trust me I don't like guns and wouldn't have one around) those 3 pit bulls would have been wounded or dead on the spot. The attack went on for over 40 minutes and no one would help.
Those dogs are in lock up until the court case happens Nov 2 which will be followed by my personal law suit. It was the most horrific thing EVER and I am suffering from PTSD now. I really believed I was going to die and nobody nor anything deserves to be tortured the way my dog was. Once the court cases are over I will be going public and will talk to this issue (not just breed related) which is directly related to the mentality of attack dog types. This fellow has been teaching his 3 dogs to attack for over one year. He takes them off their leases and trains them to jump 6 ft plus to strip bark off trees.
I have extremely strong feelings on this issue. It is not pit bull biase. It is on the whole issue of the intelligence level of people owning attack breeds especially if they are trained to attack and/or they are elderly. Even a small dog can snap, while they can do damage it can not be compared to the relative strength of the jaws of larger dogs.
And then there are celebritys with extremely high profiles who do dog fighting. HORRIBLE. I believe the human penalties should be much more serious than they are. | |
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| Man drags pit bull to death -- after it killed his chihuahua
Posted: 9/17/2007 8:34:54 AM | The owner's penalties can be up to 6 mths in jail, $10,000 fine (which does not come to me at all!), not allowed to own any animal for certain length of time. I have to take civil action (law suit) to pay my bills and costs arising from the incident.
I am livid, angry, etc...... at the people who allow and/or facilitate these occurances.
He's lucky it was his chihuahua and not his baby!!!!!! | |
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| Man drags pit bull to death -- after it killed his chihuahua
Posted: 9/17/2007 8:36:46 AM | All I can say is Thank you Booty Shaker21 for that link! People need to use their heads when judging breeds of dogs! I own a Dalmatian and a Jack Russell Terrier and I know the 'stereotypes' they are subjected to...so I really feel for Pit bull owners. Unfortunately they have banned Pitbull and Staffies in Ontario....so now I'm wondering...what breed next? Instead of banning breeds, why not screen owners?
Funny story...people get all worked up by pitbulls, yet the local very large SPCA confirmed that****r Spaniels were the number one 'biting breed' in the area...funny how we never heard about any of that in the news! It's all about the owner and training they adhere to...only rarely do we ever get a mean dog and 'it's in the blood' refers to natural instinct in ANY breed! | |
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| Man drags pit bull to death -- after it killed his chihuahua
Posted: 9/17/2007 8:41:10 AM | what a sick twisted twat , he should be tied to the back of a vehicle with a leash around his neck and dragged to his death, id happily be the driver!
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| Man drags pit bull to death -- after it killed his chihuahua
Posted: 9/17/2007 8:46:07 AM | I watched it, so true, Any dog can be agressive, A friend had an akita that killed a neighbors dog, he had to put him down because of it. I have heard dalmations can be visiouse, Due to so much inbreeding, Generaly speaking it's not just the dog but the owner and how they raise them. A topic I have seen discussed here before.
Point is, the guy dragged his dog behind his suv, He deserves what he get's, I have no sympathy for him..
Dogs are dogs, Domesticated but also wild, Some can not be trusted no matter what the breed, It's up to us the owners to keep an eye on them.. | |
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| Man drags pit bull to death -- after it killed his chihuahua
Posted: 9/17/2007 8:50:41 AM | | Touching little video Booty.....But it does little to undo hundreds of years of being selectively bred specifically for aggression. Also showing attack victims of other breeds is a pretty flimsy crutch to lean on considering putbull attacks outnumber all other attcks COMBINED....then multiply that by 2. No other breed in all of dogdom attracts idiots quite like the pitbull terrier.Does this mean all pitbulls are bad ??? Of course not. But what it DOES mean is facts are facts in regards to the centuries of being bred for aggression and the attack statistics. This doesnt excuse what the idiot did after it killed his Chihuahua....and I think hes a case in point of the attracting idiots I alluded to previously. Powell | |
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| Man drags pit bull to death -- after it killed his chihuahua
Posted: 9/17/2007 9:24:42 AM | Of course, the guy should not have chosen the "drag behind the suv" method of executing his dog. duh? that was a stupid choice, and yes... it fits into the cruel method. However...?? Is it coming to the place where we will not be given the choice to Kill our own animals if and when we see fit to do it??? that scares me.
Get real everybody: "putting them to sleep" is just a cutesy euphemism for "Kill". We do it all the time...for various reason. We kill our animals when we feel it is necessary. And, that is the way it should be. We should be allowed to do it ourselves, if we have the ability. The only contention here is the 'method'. The guy went over the top, and should probably recieve a consequence for it. But, this sounds like a crime of passion. The courts are lenient in about every other crime like that.... why not dogs too?
Based on the comment of one responder here: (he would like to be the driver of the truck to pull the dog's owner behind while he[the owner] was tied to the neck..etc) , I am beginning to think this culture is placing more emphasis on the lives of pets than that of humans? | |
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| Man drags pit bull to death -- after it killed his chihuahua
Posted: 9/17/2007 9:39:26 AM |
Is it coming to the place where we will not be given the choice to Kill our own animals if and when we see fit to do it??? that scares me.
Yes, actually, we are. What gives you the right to deal out death, even to a pet? It scares me that there are people with your frame of mind, keeping pets while it's convenient and dropping them off on the highway or shooting them out back when they cease to be useful.
There is a humane way to handle an overly aggressive dog. When you're dealing with a pit bull, you should know the typical behavior patterns and stop getting them because they are trendy.
A pet is a bigger responsibility than most people consider. | |
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| Man drags pit bull to death -- after it killed his chihuahua
Posted: 9/17/2007 9:52:15 AM | To be honest, with in the next month I will be doing it my self, My dog is 13 has a hudge tomour the size of a base ball on his shoulder, deaf and almost blind.
No it's not gonna be easy but it has to be done, winter will be too hard on him.
Have a special place for him to rest that he loved going too.
My dad did it last year, his dog had some sort of stroke, just stood in a corner, Not responsive, Vet wanted to do exploritory surgery, Dad was pissed off at the vet, Took his dog and left, and did the right thing, .22 to the head, Quik and simple.
Some may think it was cruel, I have sat though a euphemism, I'ts not fun thats for sure, Very difficult to go through, Doing it yourself is quiker, Either way you will feel guilty..But you have to remember you did the right thing.. | |
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| Man drags pit bull to death -- after it killed his chihuahua
Posted: 9/17/2007 10:07:40 AM | The man saw a pit bull tear his little dog apart. That would drive anyone over the
edge. People get very attached to those little companion dogs. They almost become
part of the family. I would have probably done the same thing, and probably
taken the owner for a drag also.
Pits should have been banned a long time ago. They were bred to satisy the most base and savage desires of people, and have no place in a civilized society. | |
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| Man drags pit bull to death -- after it killed his chihuahua
Posted: 9/17/2007 10:24:16 AM | Get real everybody: "putting them to sleep" is just a cutesy euphemism for "Kill". No kidding,as for killing them yourself how do propose to do this?By lethal injection if so where are you getting the drugs?By gunshot thats humane perhaps hanging?
this sounds like a crime of passion. Who in there right mind drags an animal behind there truck?Get Real! | |
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