Another case of a canine wrongly accused -- at least as far as some dog folk are concerned.
Congo is a 2 1/2-year--old German shepherd from Princeton Township, N.J., who was sentenced to death for mauling gardener Giovanni Rivera, 42, on June 5. The dog's owners maintain that he was simply defending his family from a perceived threat.
On Tuesday, Municipal Court Judge Russell Annich Jr. let the euthanasia order stand. After clearing the packed courtroom because of outbursts from the crowd of mostly Congo supporters, he also ruled that four other shepherds owned by Guy and Elizabeth James be labeled "potentially dangerous." While this spares them from the needle, they will have to be muzzled when in public.
A euthanasia date was not set pending appeal.
The judge meanwhile, is receiving death threats.
The James family maintains that the workers did not heed warning to stay in the car. After one of the men confronted the dogs with a rake, Rivera ran to Elizabeth James for protection. James says Rivera grabbed her twice and pulled her down as he fell, provoking the dogs' protective instinct.
Rivera received a $250,000 settlement from the James' insurance company. He received 65 injections of rabies treatments because some of the dogs were unvaccinated at the time of the attack.
Meanwhile, an intense Internet campaign is underway to save Congo.
Congo supporters are urged to email Judge Annich in care of the Court Administrator: caroline_sapio@princeton-township.nj.us, as well as Gov. Corzine at www.nj.gov/governor/govmail.html (609-292-6000) in hopes he will issue a pardon.
A representative at the governor's office confirmed that calls to the above number were being tallied.
Comments (39)
Rivera was just stupid. You don't go on a dogs property when you have been told to wait by the owner. You especially do not grab the owner and expect the dogs not to react. My dogs are not at all vicious but if a stranger grabbed me the would most likely see that as a threat and attack. That is dog nature.
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