Alan Erskine
July 2nd 03, 02:40 PM
That poor little pooch. I hope it gets better and they find the )*^% who
did this.
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Alan Erskine
alanerskine(at)optusnet.com.au
John Howard - Australia's GW Bush
"Magic Mood Jeep©" > wrote in message
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> http://www.theindychannel.com/news/2305443/detail.html
>
> GREAT FALLS, Va. -- A dog that was dragged behind a car is recovering in
> Virginia.
> The Jack Russell terrier is in the care of the Fairfax County Animal
> Shelter. Since word of the animal's ordeal first became public, the
shelter
> has been flooded with calls from people wanting to adopt the dog.
> However, shelter officials can't release the dog until they find its
owner.
>
> Police continue to search for the woman who tied the dog to a car, dragged
> it along the pavement, then abandoned it by the side of a road.
> The incident happened around 9 a.m. Saturday. Someone reported seeing a
> woman drag a dog behind her car by its leash. The witness said the dog was
> dragged for over 500 feet.
> County officials said when the dog couldn't keep pace with the car, it's
> back legs dropped out, and they were badly scraped.
> According to police, the woman eventually stopped the car, got out, left
the
> dog on the side of the road, then drove off.
> The dog, a male Jack Russell terrier with a red nylon collar, suffered
> severe injuries to all four paws and its hind legs. He was treated by a
> veterinarian and has since been released to Fairfax Animal Control.
> The woman was described as white, in her 20s, with shoulder-length brown
> hair. The car was only described as a red compact car.
> Anyone with information is asked to call Animal Control at (703) 266-6490.
> Shelter officials say if it turns out the driver was the dog's owner, the
> Jack Russell may be put up for adoption.
>
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did this.
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Alan Erskine
alanerskine(at)optusnet.com.au
John Howard - Australia's GW Bush
"Magic Mood Jeep©" > wrote in message
...
> http://www.theindychannel.com/news/2305443/detail.html
>
> GREAT FALLS, Va. -- A dog that was dragged behind a car is recovering in
> Virginia.
> The Jack Russell terrier is in the care of the Fairfax County Animal
> Shelter. Since word of the animal's ordeal first became public, the
shelter
> has been flooded with calls from people wanting to adopt the dog.
> However, shelter officials can't release the dog until they find its
owner.
>
> Police continue to search for the woman who tied the dog to a car, dragged
> it along the pavement, then abandoned it by the side of a road.
> The incident happened around 9 a.m. Saturday. Someone reported seeing a
> woman drag a dog behind her car by its leash. The witness said the dog was
> dragged for over 500 feet.
> County officials said when the dog couldn't keep pace with the car, it's
> back legs dropped out, and they were badly scraped.
> According to police, the woman eventually stopped the car, got out, left
the
> dog on the side of the road, then drove off.
> The dog, a male Jack Russell terrier with a red nylon collar, suffered
> severe injuries to all four paws and its hind legs. He was treated by a
> veterinarian and has since been released to Fairfax Animal Control.
> The woman was described as white, in her 20s, with shoulder-length brown
> hair. The car was only described as a red compact car.
> Anyone with information is asked to call Animal Control at (703) 266-6490.
> Shelter officials say if it turns out the driver was the dog's owner, the
> Jack Russell may be put up for adoption.
>
> --
> The ONE and ONLY
> lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde
> in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
> http://www.geocities.com/the_magic_mood_jeep/
> http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep
>
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