Resident dog vs. family dog
What is the difference between a “resident dog” and a “family dog?”
Abuse, Neglect, Cruelty
Dec. 2008: Omaha – An airman accused of beating his dog so badly it had to be euthanized said he was “sorry, and didn’t mean to kill his dog, Sam.” He offered the comment after he was charged with animal cruelty for allegedly beating his rat terrier over the head with a golf club when the dog wouldn’t stop barking. The airman’s attorney was “investigating what effect a guilty plea could have on his client’s military standing.” The case was to be continued in Sarpy County Court in January, 2009.
Jun. 2008: Lincoln – A Lincoln man faced a charge of felony animal cruelty after he allegedly tried to cut off a pit bull’s head with a machete. The man claimed the dog had tried to attack him, but police quickly determined that the dog had in fact been laying down when the man slashed it. Authorities believed man had killed the dog, which belonged to his landlord, after being informed a few hours earlier that he was being evicted.
April 2008: South Sioux City - A 23-year-old woman was charged with criminal animal neglect after an “almost mummified” pit bull had been found in her garage. The dog had apparently starved to death. The dog was discovered with a large logging chain around its neck.
Mar. 2008: Omaha – The Nebraska Humane Society reported the arrest of a 27-year-old man on a charge of felony abandonment of an animal. He had left town for a week in February and not provided food, water or shelter for his dog. The dog, a pit bull, was found dead, chained to a utility pole. A necropsy found the dog had succumbed to the effects of starvation and hypothermia. It was determined the dog had been exposed to overnight temperatures below 10 degrees without shelter.
November 2007: Omaha Police and the Nebraska Humane Society received a tip that led them to a dog fighting operation. Three teens were arrested at 40th and Cuming and booked on dog fighting charges. The youngest suspect is 14. Witnesses claimed they could see dog fighting from the street. Four dogs were taken from the house. These are the first arrests since a dog fighting awareness campaign began in the metro area offering a reward of up to $10,000.
People who fight dogs:
Dog fighting, possession of dogs for fighting and being a spectator at a dogfight are all Class IV felonies in Nebraska.
National Canine Research Council