A Michael Broad Blog
‘Can I shoot a dog in my yard in Florida?’ is a question that people ask on the Internet. There is a good defense for killing a dog in Florida. It is set out quite clearly in the 2017 Florida statutes, Chapter 767, Damage by Dogs; Dangerous Dogs. At 767.03 – ‘Good defense for …
Introduction: the reason why I am discussing the law in the UK is because in America the answer will be much more complicated because the states make their own law on these sorts of matters. It is almost impossible to comprehensively research these laws on the internet. If a visitor has a specific question …
Amid concern that dogs are being trained to hunt and kill stray cats in Taipei, the Taipei City Government yesterday said that it has received 85 such reports this year. It is pleasing to know that in Tapei, Taiwan they have animal protection laws. If people are training dogs to kill cats it is …
This video amply illustrates the power of the domestic cat’s jump and its usefulness in times of emergency. The dog owner appears to giggle when the cat is chased and escapes. Typical of an ignorant and insensitive person. This is not funny. The cat was genuinely in fear of his/her life hence the massive …
On Sunday 9th August 2015, a careless moment by a shelter employee in Whiteville, North Carolina, USA, has resulted in around 15 cats (see below) being killed by a single dog. On leaving the shelter for the day, the employee failed to lock the dog’s cage door and the door leading into the quarantine …
A dog fatally attacked a young Persian cat, Jupi Sparkles, at a professional groomers: Classy K9 Clips. This happened in a drying cage. The operative at the professional groomers (which appears to be mainly for dogs) failed to spot the cat in the cage and appears to have placed a dog with the cat, …
Stephanie Curwen, 24, was captured on CCTV cameras walking her dog Duke near her home in St Annes, Lancashire. She was filmed laughing as it jumped up to get the kitten before mauling it to death. The CCTV picture above shows you the exact moment that Stephanie Curwen’s Staffordshire bull terrier type dog grabbed …
When the Suffolk police were told by Mr Crawford that a dog had come into his front garden and savaged his cat to death, they passed the buck to the local authority’s dog warden (animal control) despite the fact that it was highly likely that a crime had taken place. The dog warden wrote …
