A good example of the injustice of BSL. Because this woman’s dog was not killed by a “pit bull” (automatically considered a “vicious dog” in Ohio), she cannot expect the same treatment under the law as if her dog had been killed by a “pit bull.”
The hundreds of comments on this article are also interesting to read. Everyone seems to have missed the point; the discussion has (predictably) devolved into a pit bull-bashing session, despite the fact that this incident did not involve a “pit bull” at all.
Fatal attack on dachshund puts focus on vicious dog laws
By Margo Rutledge Kissell, Staff Writer
Updated 11:27 AM Wednesday, October 7, 2009BUTLER TWP., Montgomery County — Julie Sheil said she’s not looking for revenge after a large dog killed her miniature dachshund, Sophie, Monday, Oct. 5, while she was walking her on a leash.
But she doesn’t think the Butler Twp. police and the Montgomery County Animal Resource Center did enough after the incident on Turtle Shell Drive — because the owner still has his dog.
[...] Kumpf said to be considered vicious, a dog must be part of the pit bull breed or have a history. In this case, the mastiff-mix met neither criteria. [...]
Full article retrieved 10/8/09 from http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/fatal-attack-on-dachshund-puts-focus-on-vicious-dog-laws-333764.html
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The article says that the dog is a mastiff-mix. Its license lists the breed as “mix-mixed” [?]. The next space on the license form asks whether the dog is a mixed breed. The ‘no’ box is checked. The dog may very well be a pit-bull under Ohio law. That’s not the point now. Mr. Kumpf says ‘to be considered vicious, a dog must be part of the pit bull breed or have a history.’ As of now, the dog still has no history. If the dog warden would do his job and declare the dog vicious, Mr. Pelsor would be cited for “vicious dog running at large” next time it gets loose. If it gets loose now, it would still be “dog running at large.” As for a civil hearing, we might be able to recover $175, the cost of our dog. Mr. Kumpf is being disingenuous. It is up to Mr. Kumpf to apply the vicious dog laws, not me.