Parks Dept. Employee Wants Death Row Dog To Be Put Down

Snoop, the dog who bit a father and daughter in the Bronx, has another enemy in the Parks Department worker who broke up the attack. The pit bull has been dodging a lethal injection on death row through the help of his lawyer, but yesterday his victims spoke out against him, saying he needs to be put down.

Now Parks Enforcement Patrol Officer William Guzman is speaking out in support of the victims, telling the Daily News, "The way that dog was, I think he should be put to sleep. I'm not a small guy. I'm 200 pounds and almost 6 feet. The dog took blows from me like it was nothing." To get Snoop to release his grip took kicks, punches, mace and a billy club.

Previously the dog's lawyer Rachel Hirschfeld proclaimed, "By hook or by crook, I've kept this thing going. I'll do anything I can to keep him alive." She believes a happy compromise can be found if Snoop is allowed to return home under the condition that he remain muzzled and fenced in.

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By Jen Carlson in News on April 29, 2010 10:50 AM

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caj211

not much to say about the condemned dog, pretty much agree with everyone above re: putting down (humanely) a seemingly violent dog.

but i just needed to say, jen, that that is the cutest dog in the picture above!

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

Patrol Officer William Guzman should be put down. I need to meet this guy. what an asshole. put down Michael Vick

ridgeside

Please tell me your comment was a joke. Officer Guzman was a hero, and you say he needs put down. What the fuck would you expect him to do, pet the dog calmly and ask him to please take the mans leg out of his mouth? I usually find you dumb ass comments amusing, however that was just retarded, even for you. The fucking dog needed beat, it should have been killed on the spot. I and others know your "compassion" is just a way to prop up your self esteem, how you can put a out of control dog above the man and his daughter just proves your a phony. I hope you do get the chance to meet and mouth off to Mr.Guzman and Michael Vick, maybe then you will get the ass beating you surely deserve.

youngpro

michael vick had something to do with this?

boogpowell

put the dog down right away and put the lawyer down also for siding with ruthlessness.

NannyState

Only in America does it take more than three seconds to deal with this kind of crap.

BrooklyniteMike

Brooklyn Man Wants Death Row Dog and Owner To Be Put Down

gpoint

this dog needs to be put down, end of story.

this shouldn't even be a discussion. if the lawyer was the one attacked by the dog, you bet she would want it to be put down.

Clarice City

Good lord. Look at her insane website.

http://www.pettrustlawyer.com/index.php

chuzzlewit

that's the real thing right there, man.

gpoint

"Rachel and Soupbone shared ten and a half years of love and devotion until his death during open heart surgery in 2005."......

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soupbone had better health insurance than most of us

handsomedevil

Aw, look at little Soupbone. He's an angel now!

Dog ladies, man. They take that maternal instinct and channel it in new and disturbing directions.

Clarice City

A pitbull probably ate Soupbone for a snack.

Clarice City

It attacked a little girl. Without a heroic intervention I wonder if she would still be alive. Probably not. Or at least she would be living life without a face.

Who the hell owns this violent animal? Put them to sleep! These people should never be allowed to own an animal again. I hope the little girl's family sues the shit out of them.

Perhaps ALL dog owners should have a liscence to own an animal (and I say this as a dog lover and owner of one myself) to prevent criminally negligent people from owning potentially violent animals/ repeat neglect.

Mr. Shankly

The cops should have pulled an Old Yeller on the spot.

mingusahum

Frankly Mr. Shankly I have to agree

Mr. Shankly

Ruin your week by googling 'pit bull mauls child'.

CR

Can't wait to hear Felix's character assassination of Parks Enforcement Patrol Officer William Guzman. What is it this time Felix - Guzman is a fame-whore? Out for money? What's his motivation? Please educate us.

Aveais Essex

Yes Felix, please tell us the proper way to handle this situation. I am in disparate need of knee-jerk ignorance this morning. And lord knows you got the sauce.

rasputinsghost

apparently vicious animals that can't tell felix he's just a friend, really, they're not into him are more important than a guy who protected his daughter from a vicious fucking animal

the welfare of an ACTUAL PERSON is never considered, it's

ANIMAL -> BETTER THAN PERSON

CHRISTINE QUINN -> DESTROYER OF ALL THINGS

CARRIAGE HORSES -> WORST THING HAPPENING ON THE PLANET