As reported in The Oregonian, the two men were arrested after accidentally dragging their dog behind a truck. The question put before the court was this: Is it a crime to tie a dog to a car, forget about it, then drive off?
While arguing in her clients’ defense, attorney Lisa Pardini said to Judge Walker that even people in prominent positions of power sometimes make bad decisions, using Mitt Romney as an example.
"Our presidential candidate tied up a dog and drove off with him for quite a while," Pardini said.
To that, Judge Walker said: "I would have probably found him guilty for that."
Ultimately, Judge Walker agreed with the defense, finding the two men were “negligent” but not guilty of animal abuse. The dog survived the incident.
Source: Amy Green, The Oregonian
Photo: Associated Press
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8 comments:
I hope the dog was removed from these people.
If stupidity results in animal abuse, its still animal abuse. I would have thrown these guys in jail.
But the question remains . . . .what happened to Seamus?
when my husband and I drove cross xountry we thought we did this to our cat and dog. Thank goodness we just forgot to unhook the leashes. The pets were fine but we stopped stopped to fid 2 tattered leashes tied to the bumper. What a relief when they popped ther heads up from the back seat!
Idiots! Ever heard of the back seat or buying or renting a bigger car? No one would think of strapping kids to the roof of a car! Pets are family too!!!!!
Mitt would do this to America.
Poor dog. He deserves owners who actually care about his well-being and don't just see him as an animal that can be easily replaced if something happened to him.
The worse part of what Willard* did to Seamus is that the luggage was inside the car. Any sane person would have strapped the luggage to the roof instead of the dog.
*Mitt's real first name.
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