1989-08984-Minutes for Meeting April 11,1989 Recorded 4/18/198989-08984 0095 1131
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DOG HEARING
DOG OWNER: WILLIAM BURNSIDE
DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
April 11, 1989
r .`C}x Prante called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m. Board
rs in attendance were Dick Maudlin, Lois Bristow Prante, and
bm Throop. Also present was Karen Green, Assistant Legal Counsel.
Jim Moore, Deschutes County Deputy Sheriff, stated that on April 4,
1989, he received a call from 9-1-1 at 5:55 a.m. reporting a german
shepherd dog chasing a goat near Amber Lane in LaPine. When he
arrived at 6:25 a.m., he observed two dogs, a german shepherd and
a rotweiler playing together in the roadway on Amber Lane. As he
came up to them, the dogs separated and went towards their home
residences. He located the goat which had been attached.
He visited the residence of the german shepherd owner and then the
residence of the rotweiler owner. He did not take either dog into
custody at that time. Mr. Burnside, the owner of the rotweiler,
indicated that the dog had been out that morning for about one
hour. The german shepherd had very obvious blood on his head and
one front leg. The rotweiler had no observable blood, however when
he stroked the dog, he did find some blood on the dog's head.
Neither dog had any wounds.
Deputy Moore then notified Les Hamilton of animal control of the
incident, and called a veterinarian who later recommended the goat
be euthanized because it would eventually die of its wounds.
Deputy Les Hamilton testified that at 10:00 a.m. the same morning,
he impounded both dogs and placed them at the humane society. He
requested stool samples of both dogs. Deputy Hamilton spoke with
Mr. Burnside on April 6 at 10:00 a.m., advised him of what was
found in the stool sample and gave him a copy of the Oregon
Statute. Mr. Burnside said he wanted to appeal. Mr. Burnside said
that his dog was out around 6 a.m. for about an hour the morning
of the attack.
The manager of the Humane Society in Bend testified that the german
shepherd was euthanized with the consent of the owner. She took
stool samples from both dogs. She said the shepherd stool had a
great amount of light multi-colored hair in it and looked like
rope. She said the stool from the rotweiler had a small amount of
hair in it which didn't look like the rotweiler's hair.
Deputy Moore had a towel of Mrs. Burnside's which he had wiped the
rotweiler's chin area with and some blood was detected on the
towel.
Mr. Burnside, 16058 Amber Lane, LaPine, testified that his dog had
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never chased animals before, and she had played with the goats for
the last two years. He felt that his dog got blood and hair on him
from playing with the german shepherd.
Karen Green stated that even if the dog was not seen with the
livestock, material from the livestock in the dog's stool would be
sufficient to find the dog responsible. She stated that a crime
lab analysis of the stool had not been requested because it was
very difficult to get the lab to do an analysis in an animal case,
and they would not do blood typing.
The Commissioners felt that since the german shepherd was the only
dog seen with the goat, the rotweiler was probably let out after
the attack and was drawn to the scene where it got blood and hair
from playing with the german shepherd.
THROOP: I'll move that the Board finds there's not sufficient
evidence to implicate the dog in the incident.
MAUDLIN: Second the motion.
VOTE: PRANTE: YES
THROOP: YES
MAUDLIN: YES
DESC TES COUNTY BO OF COMMISSIONERS
i` ois Bristow Prante, Chair
Toni Throol, Commissioner
Dick Maudlin, Commissioner
BOCC:alb
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