Two Cats Dead After Dog Attack in Bay Hills
The dogs were determined to be a danger to the public by animal control.
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A pregnant mother told Patch she walked out on her patio to witness one of her beloved pets being "pulled apart" by two dogs from a neighboring community.
Anne Arundel County's Animal Control director Robin Small told Patch that the two dogs—both labrador retriever mixes—are in custody. They were determined to be a danger to the public, and certain restrictions must be placed on them before they can be released to their owners.
"If the owner complies with the stipulations, then they will be released," Small said.
Small said the owner will be required to confine the animals away from the public, and if ever brought out into the public, they must wear muzzles and be leashed. They must also be neutered and are encouraged to attend behavioral modification training, she said.
The dogs reportedly ravaged two cats belonging to a family in the Bay Hills area. The cats' owner contacted Patch regarding the attack, but wished to remain anonymous.
"I never thought I would ever have to witness something so violent," she said. "There's no words to describe what I went through. It's sad and upsetting, but right now I'm just trying to trust that the process will work itself out."
The woman, who is seven months pregnant, said she heard growling from her patio and walked in on her cat being attacked by two dogs. She screamed and the dogs ran away, but when she tried to secure her cat, the frightened animal bit her. Covered in animal saliva, blood and fur, she had to be hospitalized. After taking the cat to the vet, the injuries were determined to be too severe, and the animal was put to sleep.
Another family cat, believed to be missing after the attack, was found dead a few days later, similarly ravaged by the animals.
The woman is now facing hospital and vet bills of more than $1,000. She said she is frustrated that the owner of the dogs has not contacted her. But most of all, she said she's frightened for what could have happened, or what could happen if dogs like these are not restrained.
"My child just as easily could have been on that patio," she said.
lisa miller
4:16 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
I myself lost 2 kittens months apart by neighbors vicious pitbulls. They had 5 dogs total. Animal control came n did nothing. It took for a person getting hurt before they actually took two dogs to be put down.
Greg Barber
4:23 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
the patch story says both dogs were lab mix but the flyer posted says pit bull mix- were the dogs pit/lab mix?
D. Frank Smith
4:31 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The official word from animal control is that these were not pit bulls. The animal control director said these were Labrador retriever mixes. Her exact wording was: "They do not indicate any other breeds." I believe the cat owner said the dogs resembled pit bulls, but she told me that she wasn't sure, and I imagine that word may have spread to the community association, and ended up on the flyer.
Adam jones
8:55 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
If you dont want you cats eaten by dogs then keep them in the house!!!!!!!!!!!!!
D. Frank Smith
10:41 am on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
I should have included this detail in the story, but the dogs broke into a screened-in patio to get to the cat, according to the cat's owner.
Amy
9:45 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Are we suppose to keep our kids/adults in the house too when dogs are allowed to run loose, and unleashed? Several years ago, my daughter and I were chased by an unleashed dog ( and yes it was a pit bull) while she was pushed in in her stroller at a beautiful park outside of SF. This kind of thing happens everywhere... but it doesn't have to be this way.
I am so sorry about this woman's cats.
RGM
7:39 am on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Being *In Custody* were they read their rights?
Are they being held without bail?
Probably could not handle events in a real rural environment.
Shane Wolfe
9:53 am on Monday, April 15, 2013
We are going through a similar process now. My neighbor's Cane Corso broke through their fence and was roaming the neighborhood back in January. He was in our back yard. My wife let our Chihuahua out into our back yard not knowing that the Cane Corso was out there. She heard our dog "scream" and yelp like he was being attacked and ran back there from the front yard (with our infant daughter in her arms) to see Sammy being attacked. She yelled at the Cane Corso to stop, but he picked up our dog and ran back into the neighbor's yard with him. We have not seen our dog since the attack, and the amount of blood and mauling that my wife saw, I am certain that our pup is dead. Our neighbors show no remorse and are fighting the process. I do not understand why. They say we don't have a right to complain because we can't find out dog, even though his blood was EVERYWHERE in the back yard and on their fence. We even had a K9 search team come down to help find him, but they refused us access. I don't want to punish them, but I want to make sure they take responsibility for owning a dangerous animal. I also want to be sure that their dog never does this again so that no other families have to go through the grief and heartbreak that we have gone through for the past three months. We constantly wonder about how bad Sammy was hurt and why he didn't make it back home. We have no closure. We hate living here now. How can people be so heartless to their neighbors and their animals?