Next time leave the dog puttin' down to a professional.
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:18 am
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Dog buried alive, has to be euthanized
by The Oregonian
Saturday October 25, 2008, 9:34 PM
A yellow Labrador named Molly had to be euthanized Friday after she was struck in the head with a hammer and buried alive.
Forest Grove police Officer Matt Smith, responding to a 9-1-1 call by neighbors about 4 p.m., could hear Molly yelping a block away.
He and another officer found her in the 2200 block of Laurel Street buried up to her neck and with a head injury. "It was pretty shocking," Smith said.
The dog's owner, Susan Johnson, 49, and another resident of the home, Hyrum Long, 75, told Smith they had tried to euthanize the dog because she was suffering from a disease. Long told Smith he hit the dog with a hammer and buried her before he and Johnson went to dinner.
No charges have been filed. Smith said an investigation continues. Johnson and Long could not be reached Saturday.
Smith and another officer dug out Molly, and animal control officers took her to an Oregon Humane Society medical facility.
"She was absolutely suffering before the blow to the head," veterinarian and center director Kris Otteman said. She said she had no choice but to euthanize Molly. The owners could have taken Molly to a shelter or had her euthanized for free, Otteman said.
Dog buried alive, has to be euthanized
by The Oregonian
Saturday October 25, 2008, 9:34 PM
A yellow Labrador named Molly had to be euthanized Friday after she was struck in the head with a hammer and buried alive.
Forest Grove police Officer Matt Smith, responding to a 9-1-1 call by neighbors about 4 p.m., could hear Molly yelping a block away.
He and another officer found her in the 2200 block of Laurel Street buried up to her neck and with a head injury. "It was pretty shocking," Smith said.
The dog's owner, Susan Johnson, 49, and another resident of the home, Hyrum Long, 75, told Smith they had tried to euthanize the dog because she was suffering from a disease. Long told Smith he hit the dog with a hammer and buried her before he and Johnson went to dinner.
No charges have been filed. Smith said an investigation continues. Johnson and Long could not be reached Saturday.
Smith and another officer dug out Molly, and animal control officers took her to an Oregon Humane Society medical facility.
"She was absolutely suffering before the blow to the head," veterinarian and center director Kris Otteman said. She said she had no choice but to euthanize Molly. The owners could have taken Molly to a shelter or had her euthanized for free, Otteman said.