Tennessee Pit Bull Wins His Court Case

Rux the Pit Bull had his day in court Wednesday. Rux is a very well behaved 19-week-old dog who licked the hands of everyone who wanted to meet him.

In May a woman called Chattanooga police when she saw her neighbor cut the ears off his puppy with a pair of scissors. When they arrived the puppy was bleeding profusely in the back yard and a rusty pair of scissors was nearby. Oswaldo Padilla Garcia, 23, was hiding in the attic of the house.

Police also found a “dark house” — a windowless dog house used to teach the animals to become aggressive and violent once they see daylight. Police believe the dark house is evidence that Mr. Garcia intended to train Rux as a fighter.

They rushed Rux to an animal hospital where they stitched his ears and stopped the bleeding. Fortunately no arteries had been cut or he could have bled to death.

In court Garcia-Padilla reluctantly agreed to give up Rux and pleaded guilty to animal cruelty, but denied being involved with dog fighting. He was put on probation for a year, given ten days of community service and must pay the McKamey Animal Care and Adoption Center $1,200 for housing and vet bills. He also can't be around a dog for one year.

According to the director of the McKamey Animal Care Center “When (Mr. Garcia) saw Rux on the sidewalk, he started to cry and told me he never wanted to hurt him.”

Captain Dianna Burrow who works for Chattanooga’s animal services division is going to adopt Rux.

[Captain Burrow] was grateful the neighbor made the call that possibly saved the pup’s life. …she cannot imagine Rux, whom she described as a “people lover,” ever being raised to kill other dogs or having to constantly defend his own life as a trained fighter. “I can’t imagine doing that to such a sweet dog.”

She will use Rux to show the public pit bulls are good dogs if you raise them right. The story

Comments

[Saintlover]

Yey!!! A pittie story with a happy ending! Thank goodness the neighbor chose to call and not turn a blind eye like so many people do when it comes to animal cruelty.

[Khyra]

It took all our strength not to horka as we read this one...especially after my Super Mal BF Summii's Mummii told my mom about this
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090708/NEWS/90708025
tonight

Hoomans are stoopid khreatures...

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra

[Tony]

They should cut Oswaldo Padilla Garcia's ears off with a rusty pair of scissors too. Make the punishment fit the crime. Then give his cut off ears to Rux to chew on...

[Clive]

What a horrific story - but thank goodness one with a happy ending!

[Tammy]

Oh wow. I'm so glad that Rux is OK. Poor guy! It's great that Rux was rescued and is now in a loving home!

[jan's funny farm]

This is so disgusting! The guy got of lightly. The dog can't grow back his ears, but thankfully he was rescued before worse happened to him.

[Jimmy]

I've had the pleasure of meeting some very sweet pitbulls around my neighborhood. Some that are in fact more well behaved than my own pups.
I have also been attacked by a Pit with a bad attitude.The owner had to put her down after she bit a few more people.
Thank goodness for the sweet ones like Rux.
I bet the poor pup gets nervous any time someone picks up a pair of scissors around him?

[Sue]

What a beautiful dog! I cannot believe how sick some of our fellow human beings are. I'm happy Rux is safe, and being taken care of now.

[jackie]

that's all the punishment he got? sonsabitch..i'd have clipped his ears and made him work at a animal shelter for 5 years and never allow him to own as much as a ferret..bastid.

[linda]

my daughter having 3 pitties (all rescues) and me having had a pittie X for 14 yrs who never bit a soul or dog or anything else for that matter, i get soooooo angry to see bad stories about bad owners... may Rux have a very LONG and HAPPY life!!!
i'm pretty much in agreement with Jackie... grumble grumble!!!

jan please email me or post in my blog, the age of grandbaby and i'll help u as much as i can :D
cheers

[pet sling]

hooray!