Vantage
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Another case of human stupidity. Owner ignorance and incompetence. It really saddens me to see this, both from the victims point of view and the breeds point of view (not to be confused with the owner or his dogs), but that bad Image on the breed itself. IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE FIVE DOGS, DON'T WALK FF-II-VV-EE DOGS! What, was one or two not enough??
Link to story:Dogs seized, owner arrested in dachshund mauling | Toronto GTA | News | Toront
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Link to story:Dogs seized, owner arrested in dachshund mauling | Toronto GTA | News | Toront
Actual Text From Story:
TORONTO - Residents of an Etobicoke neighbourhood are breathing easier after four dogs that allegedly mauled and killed a dachshund in a park last week were seized Tuesday — moments after their owner was arrested by Toronto Police.Officers landed on the doorstep of 23 Bradbury Cr. — in the Eglinton Ave.-Renforth Dr. area — around noon to arrest a man officers identified as Kirk Nendos.He had been living at the residence — his parent’s home — with his five cane corso mastiffs.Toronto Police and Toronto Animal Services began hunting for Nendos after four dogs under his care allegedly attacked and killed a senior’s dachshund while off-leash in Centennial Park last Wednesday.The dachshund’s owner told media that after the dogs’ owner gained control of his attacking animals, he simply left the scene.On Tuesday, detectives could be seen kneeling outside a basement window of the Bradbury Cr. bungalow, coaxing Nendos to come out.Nendos, an imposing figure at well over 6-feet, emerged through the home’s back gate and was handcuffed without incident.Det. Lhawang Jongdong said he will be charged with interfering with a public place.“Centennial Park ... is frequented by the public, and, of course, animal lovers and dog walkers,†said Jongdong, who added the alleged actions of Nendos and his dogs “caused serious alarm and it really created a very unsafe environment for the people there.â€Not long after Nendos was arrested, animal services officers removed five dogs — a mother and four younger ones — from the home. All but one writhed and snapped as the officers used snares to guide them into the backs of vans.A statement from Toronto’s municipal licensing office said Nendos will face a number of charges, including offences under Ontario’s dog owners’ liability act.None of the charges have been tested in the courts, which will determine the fate of the dogs.Neighbourhood residents, some of whom peered through curtains as Nendos and his dogs were taken away, said last week that Nendos’ canines had struck fear at the heart of what is otherwise a quiet neighbourhood.“We’re all happy,†said one neighbour on Tuesday who didn’t want his name published.Kurt Haupt, owner of the dead dachshund, called Tuesday’s developments bittersweet.“Whatever they do ... it doesn’t bring my dog back,†he said. “(But) I’m glad they arrested him (and took the dogs) ... he weather is getting warmer and scores of people will be going outside with their dogs.â€