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I live in CA and here its a felony to just kill a dog (of course, this doesn't include if the dog is attacking you or your livestock, etc), but to just kill a dog is a felony. On the other hand, its completely legal to threaten to shoot a dog or threaten to kill a dog!! I just don't get it.
As some of you may recall, my neighbors and I don't get along...thats putting it lightly. In April their two Pugs where again running loose in the neighborhood and got onto my property (squeezed through the fence opening which was fine for keeping GSDs in but not little dogs out). I took my dogs outside to play in their yard and I noticed the two dogs in our yard....Shiloh noticed them too and was much faster at getting to them than I was. The Pug lived but suffered awful injuires. Long story shorter, they tried everything to get Shiloh distroyed. Bottom line was my dogs were contained on their property and no charges/citations/etc were issued against me or my dogs.
Since that time they have continued to harrass me and make my life as misarable as possible. On 9-24 they again started threatening my dogs that if they see them out they will shoot them... they will bury all three...etc... And by 'out' they are talking about them being on their OWN PROPERTY!!!.
I've built fences. After the April incident I put up a 6' fence on the inside of my yard staying a good 15-20' away from the property line. This was in addition to the other fence that already existed on my property. I've now put Willow Screening over the 6' fence so as to not make them an easy target.
I've called the Police and made report after report and all they say is its not a crime to threaten to kill a dog and to file a Restraining Order. I tried the Restraining order-the Judge didn't feel that my life 'was in immediate danger' and that this issue is better served in Civil Court. I even had written on the request-I did not want his money, I just want them to leave me and my dogs alone!
But going back to what I was originally asking, can anyone explain why these threats aren't taken seriously? These dogs are my life and believe me I have taken every step possible to keep them safe....it just seems so wrong the way the law is written. Any suggestions??
As some of you may recall, my neighbors and I don't get along...thats putting it lightly. In April their two Pugs where again running loose in the neighborhood and got onto my property (squeezed through the fence opening which was fine for keeping GSDs in but not little dogs out). I took my dogs outside to play in their yard and I noticed the two dogs in our yard....Shiloh noticed them too and was much faster at getting to them than I was. The Pug lived but suffered awful injuires. Long story shorter, they tried everything to get Shiloh distroyed. Bottom line was my dogs were contained on their property and no charges/citations/etc were issued against me or my dogs.
Since that time they have continued to harrass me and make my life as misarable as possible. On 9-24 they again started threatening my dogs that if they see them out they will shoot them... they will bury all three...etc... And by 'out' they are talking about them being on their OWN PROPERTY!!!.
I've built fences. After the April incident I put up a 6' fence on the inside of my yard staying a good 15-20' away from the property line. This was in addition to the other fence that already existed on my property. I've now put Willow Screening over the 6' fence so as to not make them an easy target.
I've called the Police and made report after report and all they say is its not a crime to threaten to kill a dog and to file a Restraining Order. I tried the Restraining order-the Judge didn't feel that my life 'was in immediate danger' and that this issue is better served in Civil Court. I even had written on the request-I did not want his money, I just want them to leave me and my dogs alone!
But going back to what I was originally asking, can anyone explain why these threats aren't taken seriously? These dogs are my life and believe me I have taken every step possible to keep them safe....it just seems so wrong the way the law is written. Any suggestions??