Pitbull Violation Report

On 05/06/17, at 12:28pm, I Deputy Warden N. Christian was dispatched to 3162 E 5th Ave, on a dog on dog or cat attack no known owner of attack dog. I arrived at the location and met with the caller Carrie Samander and her boyfriend complainant Edward Oryan. I asked what happened, Mr. Oryan stated that he was walking his dog (grey/white Pit Bull) down the alley when the neighbor’s dog (white/brown Pit Bull) down the street (3189 E. 6th Ave) got loose and attacked his dog. Mr. Oryan dog protected him by getting in front of him and defending him against the pit bull. An unknown male Hispanic juvenile came out and tried to retrieve the white/brown pit bull. Mr. Oryan took his dog home and Ms. Samander than contacted the Franklin County Animal Care and Control (FCACC). Ms. Samander stated that this is the second instance in the last few months that this white/brown pit bull got loose and attack her dog. Ms. Samander stated the injuries to her dog are minor but, that she will still be taking her dog to his injuries looked at. Ms. Samander dog had visible injuries to its ear, to the right side of its head and to the middle section of his back. I took

On 09/04/17, at approximately 8:27pm I Deputy Warden N. Christian with Franklin County Animal Care and Control (FCACC) was dispatched to 5841 Riverton Road, on a dog at large, known owner. I arrived at the location and spoke to complainant Bonnie Fisher. Ms. Fisher stated a dog residing 5833 Riverton Road is loose in the area. Ms. Fisher stated that this is not the first incident of the dog being loose. I drove to the above stated address, I knocked on the door and received no answer. I walked to the side of 5837 and 5833 Riverton Road, as I did a pit bull (brown/white) came from the backyard of 5833 Riverton Road towards me. The pit bull approached me off leash and off property. I utilized my snare pole to capture the pit bull, I guided the pit bull to my vehicle. Realizing the pit bull was not acting aggressively, I took off the snare pole and placed a leash around the pit bull. I returned to the backyard of 5833 Riverton Rd, and saw a terrier (brown/black) in a small cage. I did not see any current dog license on

On 06/02/17, at 5:40pm, I Deputy Warden N. Christian was dispatched to 1126 Obetz Road on an injury-possible dangerous or vicious dog, owner known. I arrived at the location and met with Ben Moore and Kaylee Baker. Ms. Baker stated on 05/30/17 at approximately 8:30pm, she was outside in their garage, moving items in and out of the house that they just recently purchased. Ms. Baker stated that she saw the next door neighbor (1118 Obetz Road) daughter outside on skates walking their dogs. Ms. Baker waved at the girl and continued moving items in and out of the house. As Ms. Baker was moving towards her vehicle, she heard something behind her. Ms. Baker turns around and sees a grey and white pit bull coming towards her. Ms. Baker used an authoritative voice command to get the dog to back away. The pit bull continued to approached, and the next thing Ms. Baker knows the pit bull is attacking her. At the time of the

There's a point where a man knows another man when his jaws lock on the bones of who he is like a pit bull where you'll feel him shake tremble shake but you don't let go you feel him do whatever it is he has to do to survive but your locked on to the meat of who he is to the gristle of his existence until it's futile and last flicker of his existence slips away into nothingness and left wading in the white water Rapids of your own vulgar adrenaline lost in the intoxicfication of your own cruelty

On 05/29/16 at 8:00pm, I was dispatched to 2142 Balford Square East on injury-possible dangers or vicious dog and owner surrender. I arrived at the house and spoke to dog owner Delane Murrell Jr. Mr. Murrell stated that his son was standing in the kitchen when their dog came in the house from the back yard and attacked his son. Mr. Murrell wrote out a statement of facts in regards to the incident. Mr. Murrell also stated that he wanted to surrender the dog. I took pictures of the injuries to Qimari Brown. Qimari has puncture wounds to his right thigh and to the right side of back. Mr. Murrell was unable to show proof of dog license. Mr. Murrell was issued violations for failure to license and failure to control a dangerous dog. Mr.

Did you know there was a pitbull that served in WW2? Did you know pitbulls were work dogs? Did you know lots of dogs are mistaken for pitbulls? Or did you know pitbulls are being band in a lots of states?

I’m going to start off with a question: how many of you guys have a dog? Well imagine if one day a dog, the same breed as your dog, attacked and killed a person, and now that breed is banned in your state or city. Well that is what is happening in the U.S and Canada at the moment. There is a legislation called Breed-Specific Legislation, or BSL, that on the federal, state, or municipal level can outright ban or restrict specific named breeds of dog, and currently, this legislation is targeted towards pit bulls. The reason you guys should care is because, every year in the U.S alone, 3.9 million dogs are euthanized, of those 3.9 million, 1 million are pit bulls, that’s roughly 2,800 pit bulls put down per day. If some of you own a pit bull or

On 06/29/16 at 8:41pm, I was dispatched to 2706 Synder Court on a possible dangerous or vicious dog, owner known. I arrived at the location and spoke to Logan Liming and a female individual who was the victim’s Aunt. Mr. Liming and the female individual stated that the dog at 2704 Snyder Court was outside with a male minor on a leash. The dog got away from the minor and was running around the victim’s front yard. As the male minor was trying to capture the dog, the dog came towards victim Matthew Liming. Matthew Liming tried to back away from the dog, but was unable to get away and was bite/starch on his left forearm. Mr. Liming and the female individual held down the dog until the dog owner came out and got the dog. Mr. Liming wrote

On 09/03/16 at 5:15pm, I Deputy Warden N. Christian was dispatched to 3580 Whisper Creek Drive, on a dog on dog or cat attack, owner known. I arrived at the location and spoke to complainant Honora Wright. Ms. Wright stated that early that day, she was outside unloading her car. Ms. Wright dog was outside with her trying using the . Ms. Wright noticed two dogs unleashed near her house, she commanded her dog to go inside. As her dog was moving towards the house, a Mastiff and a Labrador mix came towards her dog. The Mastiff bit down on her dog towards the back of her dog’s neck. The Mastiff refused to let go until the dog owner came. The second dog only growled at Ms. Wright dog. Ms. Wright wrote out a statement of facts in regards to

On 06/19/17, a t12:00pm, I Deputy Warden N. Christian was dispatched to 3251 Miriam Drive South on an injury-possible dangerous or vicious dog. I arrived at the location and was advised by The Columbus Division of Police (CPD) that the victim is being transported to Mount Carmel West Hospital (793 W State St) for her injuries and dog owner resides at the above location. I exited my vehicle and approached the dog owner. I spoke to dog owner Alex Kriglowitz and his wife. I asked Mr. Kriglowitz what transpired. He explained he was mowing his lawn and opened the side fence to mow the side yard. His dog was in the backyard. Mr. Kriglowitz completed mowing and forgot to close the gate. Mr. Kriglowtiz went inside the house and the next thing

The doorbell rings and his owner opened the door only slightly to answer. He peeks his head through the door and sees an officer standing outside his door. The officer had been called only because of a neighbor complaint. Tail wagging, he ran happily over to the officer, his owner yelling at the officer that he was friendly. The officer points a gun at the dog and fires. It all happens so fast. His owner runs to his side, still in complete shock. Even as he was dying in her arms, his tail was still wagging. Pit bulls are the most misunderstood category of dog in the world. From fight dogs, to kennels, to finding a loving home. These dogs are not what you expect. While they do have a bit of a history so does every other dog, Pit bulls are not

Imagine you are walking home from school and you catch a glimpse of your neighbors new dog. There is nothing necessarily alarming about this dog, but it’s a pit-bull breed. You have heard of all the stories of people getting attacked by them, and how they are genetically trained to harm dogs and humans. This blood-ravenous breed of dogs is now in your neighborhood. You ponder about all the people that the dog can harm, but is the pit-bull something you should worry about, or is it just the way media depicts them? The pit-bull breed is a very loving and loyal breed, but the media depicts them as monsters. The media can display them however they want, but the truth is that pit-bulls are nothing

On 05/31/16, at 5:43pm, I was dispatched to 1626 Anchor Drive East on a follow up for a injury-possible dangerous or vicious dog. I arrived at the house and spoke to dog owner Louise Knisley. Ms. Knisley admitted that her dogs were loose and went after complainant dog. Ms. Knisley was current on dog license and vaccinations for both dogs. I issued Ms. Knisley violations for failure to control dangerous dogs.

On 06/24/17 at 1:31pm I Deputy Warden N. Christian was dispatched to 1389 S Roosevelt Ave, on a dog at large, patrol only. I arrived in the area and was flagged down by the complainant. Complainant stated that a medium mix brown dog has been running loose for the last few days. I drove around the area, and saw a dog matching the complainant description on the 1300 Block of Sherbrooke Place. I took a picture of the dog loose. I exited my vehicle and talked to a few neighbors who stated that they don’t know where the dog lives. I tried to coach the Sharpei to come to me with doggie treats, the Sharpei would come within 2 feet of me than ran away. I repeatedly tried to get the Sharpei to come to me but to no avail. I returned to my vehicle to retrieve my snare pole. I slowly approached the Sharpei again and it proceeded to run from me, first heading east through backyards to S Roosevelt. I followed the Sharpie to S. Roosevelt Ave where I redirected it to Sherbrooke Place.

On 09/11/2017 at approximately 12:55pm, I Deputy Warden N. Christian with Franklin County Animal Care and Control (FCACC) was dispatched 1595 Dewberry Road on a dog at large, no known owner. I arrived at the location and met with the complainant (Anthony). Anthony stated that he came outside and there was a pit bull (brown/white) in his yard. Anthony stated he does know where the pit bull lives. I placed a leash on the pit bull and placed her in my vehicle. The pit bull had no identifying tags to indicate ownership. I transported the pit bull to FCACC. Dog owner Robert McMaster redeemed the pit bull name Ruby on 09/12/17. Mr. McMaster did not show proof that Ruby was current on dog license or vaccinations. I issued Mr. McMaster violations