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Axe death for pit bull mating flop
By CHARLES WATERHOUSE
11dec04

A MAN'S attempt to mate his pit bull terrier ended with him axing
a male dog to death and seriously injuring his own animal.
Michael Thomas Walsh went into action with the axe when the
male attacked his female dog in a back yard where he had left
them to get acquainted.

He killed the male by hitting it three times on its head and once
on its rear.

The female was struck twice with the side of the axe and was so
badly hurt she had to be put down by the RSPCA.

Walsh, 38, of Currajong St, Mornington, pleaded guilty in the
Hobart Magistrates Court to two charges yesterday.

They were:

Committing an act which resulted in the death of an animal.

And committing an act which resulted in the serious
disablement of an animal.

Prosecutor Simon Nicholson said at 11am on August 2, Walsh
put his female in the back yard of a Risdon Vale house with the
male pit bull.

The pair had been put together for two weeks, in the hope they
would mate.

But at 7pm the less-than-amorous male started attacking the
female.

An attempt was made to break up the fighting without success --
then Walsh picked up an axe.

When questioned, Walsh said there was no other way to part the
dogs.

John Green, for Walsh, said the male would have killed the
female.

He also said Walsh hit the female with the axe to try to put her
out of her misery, as the animal was obviously dying.

"It sounds more serious than it was," he said.

"It was an attempt to mate two dogs which went terribly wrong."

Magistrate Peter Dixon imposed a community service order of
105 hours.

Mr Dixon said the actions of Walsh clearly were spontaneous.

He said the facts did not warrant jail.

"Maybe in the cool grey light of day you could have used other
actions," Mr Dixon said.



The facts did not warrant jail , my god this man gets 105 hrs community services.
I cannot believe this, what ever happened to justice.


tybrax, tyra

The Mercury paper Tasmania.

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That is really sick! These are the type of people who don't need to ever own Pit Bulls, probably dogs period if they are that stupid and cruel. You don't just throw two dogs together to mate of any breed, let alone Pit Bulls that should NEVER be left unattended with eachother. I could understand maybe if the dog had attacked a child or something, you do whatever it takes to protect your kids without thinking, but a breeding is something (that should be) planned out, controlled, ect. Things are controlled and fights are easily preventable.
[quote]An attempt was made to break up the fighting without success --
then Walsh picked up an axe.
When questioned, Walsh said there was no other way to part the
dogs.[/quote]

Right "no other way", I just don't believe that in anyway. A breaking stick certainly would have got them apart and I can only image what other unsuccesful ways he tried. There is never any excuse for this sort of thing.

[quote]John Green, for Walsh, said the male would have killed the
female.
He also said Walsh hit the female with the axe to try to put her
out of her misery, as the animal was obviously dying.[/quote]

Yeah right, because of his ignorant and neglect two dogs lost their lives! The male would have killed her? He did a good job of killing both.

He definalty deserves jail time and a lesson in dog behavior, ownership and responsibility or something!

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