Two dogs in Salinas have been surrendered to animal control after their aggressive behavior left multiple neighborhood cats dead, but this is sparking reactions from others across the county who claim they are facing a similar issue. Those living around the Rossi Rico Parkway area said the two dogs were on the loose and killing people’s pet cats for at least two weeks. One neighbor says at least ten cats were killed, possibly even more. When Cherie Howard checked her home surveillance cameras, she was shocked to see the two dogs viciously attacking her pet cat. “I started rolling back the film on my cameras,” said Howard. “I unfortunately found footage of the dog annihilating my cat and essentially mauling it to death.”Neighbors said the dogs were constantly being spotted moving around the parkway area, a busy place for locals to walk. “We have elderly that walk through here with their little dogs. We have small children that take their dogs through here for a walk,” said Howard. “Anything could have happened as aggressive as they were.”With each day ticking by these past two weeks, neighbors were desperate for help. This sparked Salinas Mayor Kimbley Craig to step in alongside animal control. Craig said animal control services were diligent in trying to solve the issue, even going as far as giving their personal cell phone numbers to neighbors. The dogs were difficult to locate for awhile because they did not have an official owner or home.However, there was a local individual feeding the dog. Once animal control was able to track down that specific individual, the dogs were surrendered. “ACOs were able to find the dogs and speak with the owner, who was unaware that the dogs had been out and killed cats in a neighboring community. After hearing what the dogs had done and that Animal Services intended to deem them ‘vicious’, the dogs were willfully surrendered by their owner for humane euthanasia,” said Hitchcock Road Animal Services Administrator Cindy Burnham.However, others are voicing problems like this one in their own neighborhood. “Others had chimed in that this is a problem across the county,” said Howard. “With aggressive dogs or dogs that are just running amok and they’re not healthy.”If you are in a similar situation, animal control said communication is vital.“Our goal in a case like this is to find and secure the animals that may be causing harm or fear in the community. It may take a day, weeks or months, depending on the situation and/or information we receive. We really rely on the community to call us directly when they witness or have information that may help us, as soon as they hear it,” said Burnham.Although the situation in Salins has been taken care of, neighbors in the area wanted to remind the community to not take on a pet if you are not prepared to properly take care of them.
Two dogs in Salinas have been surrendered to animal control after their aggressive behavior left multiple neighborhood cats dead, but this is sparking reactions from others across the county who claim they are facing a similar issue.
Those living around the Rossi Rico Parkway area said the two dogs were on the loose and killing people’s pet cats for at least two weeks.
One neighbor says at least ten cats were killed, possibly even more.
When Cherie Howard checked her home surveillance cameras, she was shocked to see the two dogs viciously attacking her pet cat.
“I started rolling back the film on my cameras,” said Howard. “I unfortunately found footage of the dog annihilating my cat and essentially mauling it to death.”
Neighbors said the dogs were constantly being spotted moving around the parkway area, a busy place for locals to walk.
“We have elderly that walk through here with their little dogs. We have small children that take their dogs through here for a walk,” said Howard. “Anything could have happened as aggressive as they were.”
With each day ticking by these past two weeks, neighbors were desperate for help. This sparked Salinas Mayor Kimbley Craig to step in alongside animal control.
Craig said animal control services were diligent in trying to solve the issue, even going as far as giving their personal cell phone numbers to neighbors.
The dogs were difficult to locate for awhile because they did not have an official owner or home.
However, there was a local individual feeding the dog. Once animal control was able to track down that specific individual, the dogs were surrendered.
“ACOs were able to find the dogs and speak with the owner, who was unaware that the dogs had been out and killed cats in a neighboring community. After hearing what the dogs had done and that Animal Services intended to deem them ‘vicious’, the dogs were willfully surrendered by their owner for humane euthanasia,” said Hitchcock Road Animal Services Administrator Cindy Burnham.
However, others are voicing problems like this one in their own neighborhood.
“Others had chimed in that this is a problem across the county,” said Howard. “With aggressive dogs or dogs that are just running amok and they’re not healthy.”
If you are in a similar situation, animal control said communication is vital.
“Our goal in a case like this is to find and secure the animals that may be causing harm or fear in the community. It may take a day, weeks or months, depending on the situation and/or information we receive. We really rely on the community to call us directly when they witness or have information that may help us, as soon as they hear it,” said Burnham.
Although the situation in Salins has been taken care of, neighbors in the area wanted to remind the community to not take on a pet if you are not prepared to properly take care of them.
