Meet, Chi, the dog that was sentenced to death by the city of Ocean Shores.
This female yellow Labrador retriever, named Chi, has never bitten any person, has never attempted to bite any person, has no desire to bite any person, and did not kill anyone or anything, but simply defended herself against three male dogs while all dogs were off leash in the State Park.
And, Chi, was innocent of any State charges and could not be charged, so the city of ocean shores decided to act out of jurisdiction by charging the dog with an illegal city law which may kill the owners companion, place the owner in jail for 364 days, fine the owner $5000.00, force a $100.00 yearly registration fee upon the owner, and require the owner to maintain a $500,000.00 dollar bond. See ocean shores municipal case number: 18-SO4527
The obvious conclusions here are:
- Chi is clearly not a dangerous dog and should never have been charged as such. This is a unanimous conclusion by dog experts who have evaluated Chi.
- The dog fight occurred inside of the State Park and outside of the cities boundaries by more than a quarter mile.
- The city acted out of jurisdiction by charging the dogs owner with a city charge while the dog fight occurred outside the city boundaries by greater than a quarter mile.
- The city code does not specify how many signs must be posted conspicuously. So even if you follow their code by posting signs conspicuously, the city will kill your best friend and companion, simply because they do not feel like you have enough signs posted.
- And now to add insult to injury, the city police chief refuses to provide a compliance certificate, leaving Chi subject to immediate confiscation, jailing, and a subsequent death sentence. If the owner is non compliant he faces 364 days jail time and a $5000.00 fine.
2023-07-27 10:24 PM