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This was posted today on Craigslist and I just saw the story on the news......I hope anyone who knows anything about who did this will contact this family. You can check out thier Craigslist post under Community/Pets. A terrible, awful thing for anyone to endure, especially at the holidays!
A member of our family (Monster) was killed 2 days ago by someone with a shotgun. He was in the fenced (electronically) area of his own yard when someone came through the woods behind our house and MURDERED him. Our family is devastated. The story is going to be on ABC 11 News (wtvd-TV Raleigh-Durham, NC - http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/channel?section=news/local&id=7102631) tonight at 5:30 PM. Please watch and see the story...we want to have something good come from the death of our beloved pet...He's the black lab in the pictures...the first one is my wife and Monster, the second one is Monster (Black Lab) with his mother Daisy (chocolate lab behind him), his brother Rootie (chocolate lab along side him), and his father Junior (yellow lab on the left). We all miss him very much...he was such a sweet and loving dog...
We live in a residential subdivision. Our house borders farm land and a swampy creek.
Just awful. Gotta say that Mr. Stevens is spot on that families, kids and pets of course included, should be able to enjoy their properties without fear of being shot at or killed.
Well remember it's "only a dog" (Vick apologists' defense) so even if this sub-human is caught they'll likely get little more than a fine. Isn't our touchy feely society great? It's worked so well.
I think it's terrible that this family lost their dog. Dogs are not only pets, but members of the family. It's always heartbreaking to read a story like this.
BUT, this is an argument against electronic fences. The OP says that the dog was in an electronically fenced area, meaning that it's totally possible that the person walking out of the woods saw this dog coming at him and was just defending himself. I truly hope that this is the case and not that someone just shot the dog for some other reason.
Fence or not, no one should be walking that close to a residential area with a gun. If you're hunting, you should be a safe distance from ANY homes. Since this was a shotgun, the person had to have been pretty close. And the dog was killed INSIDE the property line. And it was a Lab. My family has raised, shown and hunted with the breed for years. Labs are one of the most even tempered, loving, non-aggressive breeds. And lastly, if it WAS a case of self defense, the person should have stayed there to explain to the owners what happened. The person that killed this dog obviously ran off fast. No excuse whatsoever......
A terrible event, I am a dog lover and can empathize with the owner. I would say though that murdered is a strong inappropriate word - killed or slaughtered yes but you can't murder a dog
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Originally Posted by coastalnc
This was posted today on Craigslist and I just saw the story on the news......I hope anyone who knows anything about who did this will contact this family. You can check out thier Craigslist post under Community/Pets. A terrible, awful thing for anyone to endure, especially at the holidays!
A member of our family (Monster) was killed 2 days ago by someone with a shotgun. He was in the fenced (electronically) area of his own yard when someone came through the woods behind our house and MURDERED him. Our family is devastated. The story is going to be on ABC 11 News (wtvd-TV Raleigh-Durham, NC - http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/channel?section=news/local&id=7102631) tonight at 5:30 PM. Please watch and see the story...we want to have something good come from the death of our beloved pet...He's the black lab in the pictures...the first one is my wife and Monster, the second one is Monster (Black Lab) with his mother Daisy (chocolate lab behind him), his brother Rootie (chocolate lab along side him), and his father Junior (yellow lab on the left). We all miss him very much...he was such a sweet and loving dog...
We live in a residential subdivision. Our house borders farm land and a swampy creek.
Sorry -- this isn't the place to discuss electronic fences, guns in residential areas or specific breeds of dogs. As the OP suggested in the opening post, if anyone has any information on this situation, please contact the authorities. Thanks.
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