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Villas Man Fined in Dog Attacks
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ERMA — A Villas resident was fined $1,025 in Lower Township Municipal Court June 3 for having two unlicensed dogs, letting them run loose and for the dogs causing injuries to another domestic animal.
According to Lower Township Animal Control Officer Don Montgomery, on May 1, Edward Brunell’s two dogs, a Border Collie and a pit bull mix, escaped from their yard on East Miami Avenue and attacked a woman, her father and her dog, a Doberman which had part of his ear bitten off and suffered bites on its throat, ears and legs.
The Doberman is expected to recover from its wounds. Montgomery said the Border Collie attempted to bite him.
He said Brunell was cited for having two potentially dangerous dogs initially but one charge was dropped because the Border Collie will be euthanised.
Montgomery said he quarantined the two dogs that were involved in the attack at the county Animal Shelter. Brunell was also ordered to pay veterinary bills for the injured Doberman.
Brunell intends to keep the pit bull mix which will fall under the township’s potentially dangerous dog ordinance, said Montgomery. That will require Brunell to install a concrete slab with a six-foot high chain link fence with a lock and a sign warning of a potentially dangerous dog. The sign must be large enough to be read 50 feet away from the property.
The dog must be muzzled at all time when it is outside the enclosure and kept on a three-foot long leash. Montgomery said the dog must have an identifying tattoo and wear a red collar stat-ing it is a potentially dangerous dog.
While the fee to purchase a yearly license for an un-neutered dog is $7.20, the annual fee to license a potentially dangerous dog is $700 per year. A property owner with a potentially dangerous dog is also subject to an increase in their homeowner’s insurance.
“Lower Township is not going to tolerate any dogs running loose and any aggressive dogs,” said Montgomery. “We need to make the streets safe for people who do the right thing.”
He said he is grateful for the assistance of Lower Township police and their dispatchers in dog attack calls.
Montgomery said the injured Doberman returned to the scene of the attack, found the piece of its ear that was bitten off and brought it back to its owner’s home.
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Thu, 06/12/2008 - 12:31pm - Posted by: Anonymous
To: Sun, 6/8/2008 - 7:38pm :
The print edition clearly states that this is NOT Sheriff's Officer Brunell. I have no idea why the on-line article failed to include that, although I have my suspicions. I know SO Ed Brunell very well, and he is a very responsible and community-minded individual.
Wed, 06/11/2008 - 12:55am - Posted by: Anonymous
The police use viscous dogs to track offenders and bite them. No one ever complains when a teen is nabbed by a police dog and scared for life. Don should send a trained police dog in to arrest wild pit bulls.
Tue, 06/10/2008 - 8:04pm - Posted by: Anonymous
PIT BULLS SHOULD BE OUTLAWED
Mon, 06/09/2008 - 11:56pm - Posted by: Anonymous
"Having Pit bulls as pets is as sensible as taking your KIDS on a VEGAS VACATION!!!"
You are able to write, but must not be able to read! The Border Collie was the attacking dog. There is no mention of the pit bull mix being involved in the attack - only the foolish and unfounded assumption that particular breeds can be assumed dangerous. Do you know what happens when you assume something?
Check American Temperament Testing and you will see that the breeds that are commonly referred to as "pit bulls" rate as high as Golden Retrievers - better than many common pets. There are reasons that some of these dogs are indeed dangerous and those reasons need to be addressed. It is inefficient to pursue an entire breed when it is not the breed's temperament that is a problem. Go to the source of the problems and resolve those - the 2 legged monsters who are allowed to create 4-legged monsters and unleash them on our communities.
First, we have to set aside the prejudice and educate to eliminate the ignorance that is seen when pit bulls are criticized for an attack that is actually perpetrated by a border collie. Without my pit bull service dogs my life would be lonely and difficult, but these are wonderful dogs who are trained to do a job that they love. Temperament testing proves that they are not born as dangerous dogs - it requires work on the part of human beings to create a dangerous dog and that's who we need to go after - with a vengeance!
Mon, 06/09/2008 - 7:40pm - Posted by: Anonymous
Having Pit bulls as pets is as sensible as taking your KIDS on a VEGAS VACATION!!!
Mon, 06/09/2008 - 5:48pm - Posted by: Anonymous
There are alot of Top Guys who work for Lower Township. They all do a great job too!
Mon, 06/09/2008 - 11:41am - Posted by: Anonymous
Just because a dog is a certain breed does not make it dangerous. Many of the so called "potentially dangerous" dogs are gentle animals. This ordinance is just the first step to a dictatorship & punishes responsible, loving owners. Eventually certain breeds will be outlawed completely. Watch out all you dog owners who are praising this. Your animal could be next.
Mon, 06/09/2008 - 9:37am - Posted by: Anonymous
Don and Ed are good guys. Really I would call them Top Guys.
Mon, 06/09/2008 - 8:25am - Posted by: Anonymous
He does a fabulous job!
Sun, 06/08/2008 - 9:16pm - Posted by: Anonymous
Are you all Don's family???
Sun, 06/08/2008 - 9:10pm - Posted by: Anonymous
Don takes animal control to its highest level. Thanks, Don, for all the good work you do.
Sun, 06/08/2008 - 8:38pm - Posted by: Anonymous
Is the dog's owner the same Ed Brunell the same as the county K-9 officer who was
given the job to beng in the top man at the county animal shelter
Sun, 06/08/2008 - 3:20pm - Posted by: Anonymous
Don is the best!!
Sun, 06/08/2008 - 12:41pm - Posted by: Anonymous
Its about time .This is long overdue ! I told people about this problem and nothing was done .Why do they wait for a tragic accident to take action!!!
Sun, 06/08/2008 - 11:15am - Posted by: Anonymous
Don Montgomery is one of the best employees in the Township....keep up the good work!