Pop star Carlton's complaint leads to dog's death warrant
Vanessa Carlton posed for a PETA ad a few years ago, but you won't catch her walking a thousand miles for a pit bull in the Poconos. In fact, according to the Pocono Record, she all-but signed the dog's execution order.
Pop star Carlton's complaint leads to dog's death warrant
Amy Worden, Inquirer Staff Writer
Vanessa Carlton posed for a PETA ad a few years ago, but you won't catch her walking a thousand miles for a pit bull in the Poconos. In fact, according to the Pocono Record, she all-but signed the dog's execution order.
On PETA's website the pop star gushes over her beloved dog, Lord Victor, promotes spay/neuter and touts the importance of rescuing dogs from shelters.
What happened when a nine-month old puppy bolted from its yard on May 2 and bit Carlton on the ankle while jogging in a neighborhood near her parents house? She filed dangerous dog complaint with the Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement that led to the near destruction of the dog.
The state had said the owners must comply with the dangerous dog requirements or Bella would have to be euthanized.
Saying they could not afford to comply with insurance and other costly requirements that come with a "dangerous dog" designation, Bella's owners gave her up to a rescue group where she was saved at the eleventh hour.
But the Pocono Record reported earlier this week that Bella is now under a second quarantine that may be related to an incident involving a youngster scratched while playing with the puppy. The Bureau of Dog Law is refusing to provide the paper with any details about either case. Meanwhile, Bella's current and former owners have launched a website in the hope of helping raise funds to fight the charges.
So we're blaming Vanessa Carlton more than the careless owners? If I got bit by a dog while jogging in my neighborhood, I'd follow a complaint as well.— knicks84- I own a pit mix and we were attacked by a red pit bull owned by an irresponsible neighbor. I was also not the first person or owned the first dog that had been attacked by that dog.That dog is no longer roaming this earth. Do I feel guilty? Absolutely not.— smsa
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- So because the owners are negligent the dog should die? How about rehoming and training her? Most 9 month old pups jump, play and bite. Not visciously, but as part of growing up. In 30 years of rescue I have only seen a very few dogs that cannot be rehabilitated. Too many die because it's easier to kill them than train them.— Basset Lover
- First of all, it was a PUPPY that bit her, not a full grown dog. Secondly, would anyone even care if this had been a yorkie that bit her? Third, why would you continue to jog by someone's house if they had a dog that scared you? I believe that the dog didn't bit two people; it was in a foster home and scratched a child who most likely was left unsupervised with the dog. And why would you place a dog that bit someone in a home with a child? This poor dog is in a no win situation because of irresponsible owners, the media who need to sensationalize pit bull attacks and people who are uneducated about the breed.— dogmom32404
- A. Pit Bull B. Already 2 incidents. Sounds like a problem to me. If it were a Chihuahua, no big deal. What happens 2 years from now when it bites a piece of someone's face off? Then all comments will be "why didn't they do anything about this dog aftee the first 2 times?" No win situation is right. I say err on the side of caution!— adman
I agree, if it were any other breed, it wouldn't be an issue. People get bitten by dogs all the time, especially people who are on the move, like walkers and joggers. It's the dog owner's responsibility to keep the dog secure. If a dog can "bolt" from it's yard, especially if it's a puppy for God's sake, the owner's aren't responsible owners.- Comment removed.
- Newsflash, dogs that bite people are dangerous animals... not a shocker... if we want to treat dogs as people just as many wish, then that treatment should extend to punishment.— smithazz
- I feel that this artcile was incomplete.— davekrieg
- It's always pit bull owners who can never afford to properly take of their dogs. If you cant afford it you shouldn't have it.— bilbobaggins
- TuffCustomer has it right..........— Frank_Drebin
- I've never heard of Vanessa Carlton but then again I don't like pop music.— The_Unknown-Poster
since when do dogs have more rights than humans? Its only a dog.— hopster
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