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 10-year-old watched in horror as teens hanged his dog Ottawa Citizen Mon Feb 04 2002 11:08:52 ET A 10-year-old St. Albert boy watched helplessly Saturday afternoon as three jeering teens hanged his pet dog, Sheba, from playground equipment. The apparently senseless violence shocked even police investigating the case and has caused an outpouring of sympathy. "I've never dealt with anything like this before in terms of somebody maliciously killing an animal," said Const. Mike Moulds, a 14-year veteran officer working at the St. Albert RCMP detachment. "This is quite disturbing to think that people could do this. Very disturbing," said Const. Moulds. The boy's mother, who only wanted the family's first names used, said her son, David, who had grown up with Sheba, was despondent and has been crying uncontrollably since the dog was killed. "There are sick kids out there and they need help and they need to come to justice," said Donna. "They traumatized my 10-year-old son. He blames himself for this because he couldn't do anything." She said the whole family is mourning the loss of their eight-year-old German shepherd-cross. Const. Moulds said the three youths, believed to be in their mid-teens, hanged Sheba with her leash from the top of a piece of playground equipment at a school playground. David had been playing on the slide, taking rides with Sheba when a group of three boys appeared and began taunting him. Grabbing Sheba, they hanged her off the equipment and left the dog to die. Meanwhile, David yelled for help and ran to a nearby skating rink. He stopped a stranger with a cellphone "and said 'please call my mom and dad because my dog is strangling," said Donna. Const. Moulds said help came, but not soon enough. "Some men came over and took the dog down and tried to revive her. When we got there the dog had passed away," said Const. Moulds. Const. Moulds said officers have fanned out looking for information on suspects. "We've got the word out on the street right now. With any youths we've seen and talked to we've given the descriptions. We're getting some help on the file." Albertans disgusted by the cruel act started a reward fund yesterday to help find the culprits. "We see things in the paper every day. There are all sorts of injustices, but this just rubs me the wrong way," said Calgary's Clint Undseth, 37, who is also a dog owner. "This young boy having to watch his dog hanged in front of him, I mean, my God, what's that?" Reaction to the case came from as far away as Akron, Ohio, where John Lowell, who owns four cats, said he read the story on the Drudge Report Web site and yesterday added $100 U.S. to the reward fund. The family was overwhelmed by news of the strangers' generosity. "I'm really surprised. My heart pumps even faster. There is compassion out there. There are people out there with hearts," said Donna. Meanwhile, she said she and David can't stop their tears and her husband, Merle, stayed in bed all morning. "Dad's dealing with this in his own way," she said. Her brother's dog, Otis, an Irish Wolfhound, wandered aimlessly around her home yesterday looking for Sheba. "She knows something's wrong," Donna said."He sits on my feet. When I go upstairs, he won't leave my side. Even my cat is looking for her." |
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