Saturday, June 12, 2010

“News of Record: Police Log, Pets - Bend Bulletin” plus 3 more

“News of Record: Police Log, Pets - Bend Bulletin” plus 3 more

News of Record: Police Log, Pets - Bend Bulletin

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 03:57 AM PDT

Published: June 12. 2010 4:00AM PST

Police Log

The Bulletin will update items in the Police Log when such a request is received. Any new information, such as the dismissal of charges or acquittal, must be verifiable. For more information, call 541-383-0358.

Redmond Police Department

Criminal mischief — An act of criminal mischief was reported at 11:14 p.m. June 10, in the 3100 block of Southwest Obsidian Avenue.

Criminal mischief — Graffiti was reported at 12:45 p.m. June 10, in the 600 block of Southwest Rimrock Way.

Theft — A theft was reported at 12:42 p.m. June 10, in the 300 block of Northwest Greenwood Avenue.

Unlawful entry — A vehicle was reported entered at 10:36 a.m. June 10, in the 3500 block of Southwest 35th Place.

Theft — Money was reported stolen at 9:06 a.m. June 10, in the 300 block of Southwest Sixth Street.

Unlawful entry — A vehicle was reported entered at 8:48 a.m. June 10, in the 3400 block of Southwest 34th Street.

Unlawful entry — A vehicle was reported entered at 6:51 a.m. June 10, in the 4100 block of Southwest Tommy Armour Lane.

Unlawful entry — A vehicle was reported entered at 5:37 a.m. June 10, in the area of 30th Street and Elm Avenue.

Prineville Police Department

Unauthorized use — A vehicle was reported stolen at 7:26 a.m. June 10, in the area of Southeast Fifth Street.

Theft — A theft was reported at 8:32 a.m. June 10, in the area of Lamonta Road.

Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 10:41 p.m. June 10, in the area of Southwest Canal Boulevard and Helmholtz Way in Redmond.

Burglary — A burglary was reported at 10 p.m. June 10, in the 16600 block of Wyatt Drive in La Pine.

Theft — A theft was reported at 6:02 p.m. June 10, in the 54800 block of Tamarack Road in La Pine.

DUII — Steven Ray Cotnam, 53, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants at 4:35 p.m. June 10, in the area of Northeast 27th Street and Northeast Grand Way in Bend.

DUII — Julie Ellen Rocher, 53, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants at 2:45 p.m. June 10, in the 54500 block of Old Foster Road in Bend.

Criminal mischief — Vandalism was reported at 11:50 a.m. June 10, in the 4600 block of Northeast Smith Rock Way in Terrebonne.

Theft — A theft was reported at 11:14 a.m. June 10, in the 2500 block of Southwest 83rd Street in Redmond.

Pets

The following animals have been turned in to the Humane Society of the Ochocos in Prineville or the Humane Society of Redmond animal shelters.

You may call the Humane Society of the Ochocos — 541-447-7178 — or check the website at www.humanesocietyochocos.com for pets being held at the shelter and presumed lost. The Redmond shelter's telephone number is 541-923-0882 — or refer to the website at www.redmondhumane.org. The Bend shelter's website is www.hsco.org.

Redmond

Chihuahua — Adult male, black and brown, found in the area of Boonesborough Road.

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DOG FIGHT: New Haven pets’ owners at odds over safety after incident - New Haven Register

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 05:37 AM PDT

By William Kaempffer, Register Staff
wkaempffer@newhavenregister.com

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Hope Klug, along with her 2-year-old Goldern Retriever/Poodle mix, "Aiden" are both recovering from an attack by a Pit Bull that got away from it's owner. (Photo/Peter Casolino)

NEW HAVEN — Hope Klug wants to feel safe walking in her East Rock neighborhood, but says she doesn't because she knows two dogs that attacked her 2-year-old dog remain at their house two blocks from hers.

"Just to be clear, this wasn't a bite. This wasn't a fight. This was a vicious attack. My dog was nearly killed," said Klug. She believes the larger dog who initiated the attack should be euthanized.

The other owner said she feels terrible over what happened, and is willing to pay medical bills for Klug and her dog, but insists her pets aren't a public threat and don't deserve to be put down.

"I feel that going to the point of wanting to euthanize a dog that you've had one incident with, I think is literally overkill," said Kara Strippoli. "These are my kids and these are really good dogs who had an unfortunate dog fight."

The attack happened Sunday near the corner of Clark and Orange streets. Klug's dog, Aiden, suffered serious bite wounds and a "shredded" front leg, and underwent surgery at Central Veterinary Hospital. Doctors inserted multiple drainage tubes in wounds too deep to repair.

Klug, 29, a postdoctoral associate in the department of ecology and evolution at Yale University, said she was walking Aiden, a poodle-retriever mix, when she encountered a woman walking two dogs that appeared to be pit bulls. They barked, jumped and snapped at each other, she said. Getting a bad vibe, she turned and walked away. That's when the other woman lost control of the larger dog's leash, she said.

Strippoli had hired the woman to walk and care for her dogs while she was at work.

"As soon as she lost control of the leash, it was on me and my dog. It was the most vicious thing I've ever seen in my life. It certainly was out to kill my dog," Klug said.

The dog walker ran over to help. They grabbed the dog's collar, but it slipped off. Then the second dog joined in the attack, she said.

A good Samaritan, Patrick McCreless, a Yale professor who was gardening in his yard, ran over and pulled the larger dog off, put it on the ground and used his body to hold it down.

The dog walker managed to gain control of the other dog.

As medical personnel and police arrived, McCreless' wife drove Klug to the nearby veterinary hospital. Later, Klug went to a hospital emergency room to get treatment for bites on her hand, she said.

It was only the next day, she said, when she returned to thank McCreless, that she learned that, when things calmed down, the dog walker releashed the larger dog and returned home with two dogs "she clearly could not control."

She was stunned, she said, that police allowed that to happen and expressed more frustration at a police report she considered to be incomplete and inaccurate. She said she was also dissatisfied with answers she got when she contacted the city's animal control officer, who told her dogfights are a common occurrence and the policy is not to quarantine the animals at the shelter.

"I'm just blown away that these two dogs are just a few blocks from us," said Klug. She worries that she and Aiden — or a neighborhood child — might encounter the dogs again with terrible consequences.

Strippoli, who was away when the incident happened, said her dog sitter, a veterinary technician, was the woman walking her dogs that day.

Strippoli, 30, is a physician assistant at the Hospital of Saint Raphael. She said her pets, the larger a mutt and the smaller a pit bull terrier, are shelter rescues and well trained. She said she spent thousands of dollars at a Guilford obedience school and pays hundreds every month for the dog sitter — whom she chose because she is a vet tech — to care for her dogs when she's at work.

She's tried twice to contact Klug without getting a call back, she said, and learned Klug has contacted a lawyer.

"I'm a responsible dog owner. I'm not letting my dogs run around the streets of New Haven," she said. "I'm more than willing to take responsibility for what happened."

While she understands why Klug is upset, she said she struggled to comprehend why Klug wants the larger dog, Tonka, euthanized. She said she wished Klug would visit the dogs to see they are not vicious animals.

She acknowledged Tonka has some aggression toward male dogs, and said she got a specially fitted leash. She's willing to have Tonka muzzled when he's walking in public, she said. In the years that she's had the dogs, she said, they have never gotten off a leash or attacked anyone before.

Her veterinarian praised Strippoli.

"She is a great owner. She's is a very responsible owner," said Dr. Gerald Fischbach, of Pet Shield Veterinary Hospital in North Branford. "These are well-taken care of dogs and these dogs have never, ever been a problem here in the office."

He said dogs, like humans, get into fights.

"Even kids on playgrounds get into fights and you don't put these kids to sleep. You don't send them to detention centers."

McCreless said he doesn't know Strippoli's dogs, but knows his one encounter was a "very, very nasty experience."

"It was a vicious attack. There is no doubt about it. I just went into the fray to do whatever I could."

Stephani Johnson, the animal control officer, said the department doesn't quarantine dogs at the shelter in dog-on-dog attacks.

She said the department can seek "disposal orders" to put down dogs by petitioning the state Department of Agriculture, but that typically happens only with dogs that are "dangers to society" with a history of repeated attacks.

"I can understand Ms. Klug, how she feels, because it's a traumatic experience that she went through," said Johnson, who met with Strippoli Wednesday, observed the dogs and checked their veterinary records.

However, she added, "There's no evidence that we have any history of that (attacks) here."

Contact William Kaempffer at 203-789-5727.

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Perinton giving rabies shots to pets for free - Democrat and Chronicle

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 02:02 AM PDT

The town of Perinton is sponsoring a free rabies immunization clinic for cats and dogs owned by town and Fairport village residents.

The clinic will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 19, at 100 Cobb's Lane off Turk Hill Road.

All pets must be at least 3 months of age. Proof of previous vaccination must be provided to receive a three-year shot. Otherwise, a one-year shot will be given.

Dogs must be leashed and strictly controlled. Cats must be in sturdy carriers. For more information, call (585) 223-0770.

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House calls: Veterinarian home visits cause less stress to pets - Asbury Park Press

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 01:05 AM PDT

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"A lot of the pets are less stressed (in their own environments)," she said. "They don't have to wait in a waiting room with a lot of other pets. If they're afraid of a car, they don't have a car ride. After their procedure is finished, they're released into their own environment."

But pets aren't the only ones benefiting from house calls. Parents with young children, elderly pet-owners, or people without transportation can benefit from house-call services, she said.

"Obviously, I can't offer every service that a hospital offers," Taylor said, such as
extensive surgeries.

And "I am not a good emergency service," she said. "Due to my range, I could literally be an hour and 20 minutes away from somebody."

Dr. Lisa Schorr, veterinarian at the Whiting Veterinary Clinic in Manchester, said it is frequently easier to examine and treat pets within a hospital, though she does occasionally travel to people's homes.

With house calls, pets are less anxious, and dogs that get "nippy" with a trip to the vet are friendlier in their own environment, she said.

"It's always easier to do things here," in the office, she said, where equipment,
adequate lighting and medications are within hand's reach. "But the pets are often times more comfortable (at home), so that's a benefit. They're not nervous. They're not panting."

With house-call visits, she runs the risk of not having a specific medication or tool at the exam, she said.

"Nothing is perfect in this world," Schorr said. "It's one of those things where we go out and do the best we can."

Sometimes, the only solution to a specific problem is a clinic visit, she said.

"I still rely on referring to hospitals," Weinberg said, especially for procedures such as MRIs and X-rays. "But 90 percent of what patients need can be done in the home."

There's another possible downside of house calls -- pets, particularly cats, can run and hide at home.

Both Taylor and Weinberg ask pet owners to crate cats and leash dogs before the visit, or close them into a bathroom.

For example, Weinberg has had difficulty getting to certain cats that hid at his arrival.

"They're under a 1,000-pound piece of furniture," he said. "So you're under there and you're duking it out with this guy and trying to pull him out from under the furniture. You finally get him out and he just scoots across the floor under another 1,000-pound piece of furniture."

This poses a problem only for the veterinarian and pet-owner. The cat, on the other hand, is right at home.

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