Comments on: Bull rages through Purcell Park

By: MB Green

MB Green — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:07:11 +0000

The bull was put down because the bull was acting aggressive toward humans. Nobody would want to buy him, and for the owners to sell him knowing he was dangerous would be negligent.

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By: Barkley Rosser

Barkley Rosser — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:51:59 +0000

Hey, at least Purcell Park is not a china shop.

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By: Emmy

Emmy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:50:14 +0000

I don’t think it was rabies. It was likely foaming at the mouth due to the stress and fear it was under.

I learned that the reason they shot it was because the owner asked them to. Also, the animal control officers said that when an animal of that size is really worked up it’s adrenaline is going so hard that tranquilizers don’t work.

Also, Seth if this dog incident you speak of happened in the city, then the lack of response by animal control was probably due to the fact that the city only has only one animal control officer and due to the fact that the person was already under attack there probably wasn’t time to wait for the officer.

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By: jen

jen — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:04:22 +0000

it mentions that the bull was foaming at the mouth and in a “deranged state.” they probably went straight past tranquilizers to guns because of the risk of rabies.

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By: seth

seth — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:37:43 +0000

come on emmy,
the police not caring about someone getting attacked by a dog is a cock and bull story at best.

seriously though, i like the way you took the bull by the horns with your sarcasm there. that’s a sign of someone who can really shoot the bull.

i’d also like to take a moment say that i’m glad you guys have people like rebecca coming out of the bullpen to write original content.

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By: Emmy

Emmy — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:20:48 +0000

Funny, I would have wondered if the DNR got the story right…but that’s just me. It’s possible that the reason they responded to our calls downtown as quickly as they did because they weren’t busy those days. Maybe they just didn’t really care about the person trapped by the dog. Yes, that seems logical.

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By: seth

seth — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:52:02 +0000

this reminds me of a story about some dogs getting shot in country club court some years ago. as i recall, the hpd was called when the dogs allegedly cornered someone on top of a car. i’m pretty sure the way the dnr article read was that an officer had dispatched the beasts after one latched onto his arm and the other to his leg. i remember wondering then why animal control hadn’t responded as opposed to a regular officer who has limited options when it comes to solutions in this type of situation. good to know they respond quickly when it comes to baby possums and ducks though.

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By: Lowell Fulk

Lowell Fulk — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:16:55 +0000

Funny Jamie, I had the same thought and even began a post, but then I thought perhaps it best to let sleeping hens lay…

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By: Emmy

Emmy — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:21:45 +0000

By the way, I just want to add that I think our animal control officers are pretty awesome. I called with a concern about living conditions of some dogs in the area and they went right out to check on them. When I worked downtown we had to call them twice, once for a baby opossum and once for a mother duck and her babies who were resting under a parked car. Both times they came right out and helped the animals. They have a lot to do and always handle things great.

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