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Pledge from “Simpsons” co-creator ups reward in case of pit bull assaulted with ax
The reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever attacked a pit bull mix with an ax in Bradenton, Florida is up to $13,600 — thanks to a big donation from the co-creator of “The Simpsons.”
Hollywood writer, producer and director Sam Simon pledged $10,000 to the reward created to help find those responsible for leaving a 2-year-old red and white pit bull mix named Axel with a two-inch-deep gash in his head, apparently inflicted by an ax.
Simon is founder of the Sam Simon Foundation, which adopts dogs from shelters and trains them as hearing dogs for the deaf, and runs a variety of other programs aimed at saving the lives of dogs and enriching the lives of humans.
Simon announced the contribution Friday morning on the nationally syndicated radio show of Bubba The Love Sponge. (Bubba kicked in $1,000 as well.)
The donations brought the reward to over $13,000, according to the Bradenton Herald.
Axel — as he was named by his rescuers — was picked up last Monday by a Manatee County Animal Services officer and rushed to Beach Veterinary Clinic, where he immediately underwent surgery.
The veterinarian’s office reports that, except when under anesthesia, Axel’s tail has been wagging constantly.
The wound damaged the dog’s sinus cavity and while pieces of his skull had to be removed during the operation, he is expected to make a full recovery, veterinarian Luke Berglund said.
Axel’s medical care is being funded by No Kill Manatee County, and you can find more details on Axel’s newly created Facebook page.
The $13,600 reward, which will be given to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved
Axel is being given pain medicine and antibiotics, and will undergo treatment for heartworms this week. Based on his other scars, it’s possible he was used in dogfights or as a bait dog.
Anyone with information about the incident, or interested in fostering Axel, can call Manatee County Animal Services at 941-742-5933 ext. 8314. Tips can also be reported to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office at 941-747-3011 or Crime Stoppers at 1-866-634-TIPS(8477).
Posted by jwoestendiek December 3rd, 2012 under Muttsblog.
Tags: abuse, animal cruelty, animals, ax, axel, bradenton, cruelty to animals, dog fighting, dogfighting, dogs, donation, florida, head, manatee county, mix, pets, pit bull, reward, sam simon, sam simon foundation, surgery, the simpsons, wound
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Probable schnozz: K-9′s nose questioned
A circuit judge in Manatee County, Florida, has thrown out evidence in a drug possession case, ruling that police based their search of a vehicle on a narcotics-sniffing dog whose nose was not up to snuff.
Matthew McNeal is the second Manatee County defendant to escape drug possession charges this year by challenging the track record of Talon, a now-retired K-9 from the Palmetto Police Department, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Defense attorneys have shown Talon “alerted” that there were drugs in almost every vehicle he checked, yet officers found drugs less than half the time.
Talon’s nose was not accurate enough to justify searching McNeal’s car, Circuit Judge Diana Moreland wrote in a Nov. 12 ruling.
Prosecutors have no case without being able to show a jury the oxycodone and methadone that officers say they eventually found in McNeal’s glove compartment. They are appealing Moreland’s ruling.
Posted by jwoestendiek November 21st, 2008 under Muttsblog.
Tags: arrest, courts, criminal justice, dog, dogs, drug-sniffing dog, drugs, florida, K-9, law, legal, manatee county, news, police, search, talon
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