<![CDATA[dogs - Law Offices of William W. Bruzzo]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/tags/dogs/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:45:39 GMT en-us <![CDATA[Former Fire Chief Guilty of Beating Puppy]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/former-fire-chief-guilty-of-beating-puppy/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/former-fire-chief-guilty-of-beating-puppy/ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:19:00 GMT Glynn Johnson, a former Los Angeles County assistant fire chief, was found guilty in Riverside County Superior Court to charges of animal cruelty (California Penal Code Section 597(a)) and use of a deadly weapon (California Penal Code Section 12022) for beating a puppy to death outside his Riverside home. The deadly weapon used to kill…

]]> Glynn Johnson, a former Los Angeles County assistant fire chief, was found guilty in Riverside County Superior Court to charges of animal cruelty (California Penal Code Section 597(a)) and use of a deadly weapon (California Penal Code Section 12022) for beating a puppy to death outside his Riverside home. The deadly weapon used to kill the mixed breed shepherd, Karley, was a 12-pound rock. Johnson was accused of the crime after a long standing feud between him and his neighbors back in 2008 where he left dog feces in his neighbors’ mailbox along with a letter warning them to keep their dogs off his property.

Weeks before Johnson’s arrest, protesters from various animal-rights groups were gathering in front of the District Attorney’s Office asking that Johnson be prosecuted. Johnson is now facing custody time as well as a hefty fine for his crime.

]]> <![CDATA[Dog Ordinance is Helping to Bring Down Gang Crime]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/dog-ordinance-is-helping-to-bring-down-gang-crime/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/dog-ordinance-is-helping-to-bring-down-gang-crime/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:22:00 GMT An ordinance, adopted January 2009, in the city of Lancaster in Los Angeles County is seeing positive results after imposing stiff penalties on dog owners. Owners of “potentially dangerous” and “vicious” dogs such as pit bulls and Rottweilers are prevented from using their dogs to bully people or cause physical harm to others. Since the…

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Dog Ordinance

An ordinance, adopted January 2009, in the city of Lancaster in Los Angeles County is seeing positive results after imposing stiff penalties on dog owners. Owners of “potentially dangerous” and “vicious” dogs such as pit bulls and Rottweilers are prevented from using their dogs to bully people or cause physical harm to others.

Since the passage of the law, the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control impounded 1,138 pit bulls and Rottweilers and of those, 362 were voluntarily surrendered by owners.

Lancaster’s Mayor, R. Rex Parris, said that a year ago “these individuals delighted in the danger these animals posed to our residents, often walking them without leashes and allowing them to run rampant through our neighborhoods and parks.” According to Parris, Lancaster is a lot safer now since the ordinance was passed. Parris said there was a 45% drop in Lancaster’s violent gang crime, which includes homicide (Penal Code Section 187), rape(Penal Code Section 220), robbery (Penal Code Section 211) and aggravated assault (Penal Code Section 245(a) (1).

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