Animal Watch
D.C. Animal Watch
Thursday, February 10, 2005; Page DZ15
NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE. NW, 3600 block, Jan. 26. Humane Society officers found two dogs, a pit bull and a mixed shepherd, with bleeding fight wounds in the back yard of a residence. A man at the house said that the dogs fought frequently, especially in the yard, and that he normally kept them chained in the basement to prevent fights. The officers said it is illegal to keep dogs chained. The man surrendered them to the society, and they were euthanized.
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LIVINGSTON RD. SE, 4600 block, Jan. 25. Animal control was asked to pick up a cat tht had been found in the hallway of an apartment building along with bowls of food and water. An officer took the cat to the shelter, and it was adopted.
BLADENSBURG RD. NE, 1700 block, Jan. 24. A Humane Society officer impounded three guard dogs found on an auto lot without proper shelter; two had been locked in a car. A fourth dog, which had escaped from the lot, was caught by the officer on a street. One of the dogs was sick and was euthanized at the society shelter. The remaining three were held at the shelter, and their owner said he would arrange to provide proper shelter and pay impoundment and boarding fees.
FOURTH ST. SE, 4200 block, Jan. 26. A woman asked animal control to pick up a male cat that her son had brought home. She said her son had ignored her requests to remove the animal, which had impregnated her cat. The unwanted feline was taken to the D.C. shelter, neutered and adopted.
28TH ST. SE, 1500 block, Jan. 26. A caller asked animal control to remove a kitten from the laundry room of an apartment building. The caller said that children had put the kitten there and had been feeding it, but there was no litter box, and the room was soiled. An officer took the kitten to the D.C. shelter, where it was made available for adoption.
FIRST ST. NW, 2000 block, Jan. 29. While a woman was looking at a house for sale she noticed a dog in the back yard with no food, water or shelter. No one was at home, and she called the Humane Society. An officer impounded the elderly chow, which was held at the society shelter pending contact from the owner.
30TH ST. SE, 100 block, Jan. 24. A woman asked animal control to remove two pit bulls left at her house by a male acquaintance, whom she had not seen in six months. The dogs were euthanized at the D.C. shelter when no one claimed them.
VAN BUREN ST. NE, 1 to 100 block, Jan. 27. Investigating a report of a dog left in the cold, a Humane Society officer found a pit bull with a metal dog crate, which was soiled with frozen urine and feces. The dog was held at the society shelter pending contact from the owner.
The D.C. Cat Assistance Team will neuter or spay cats and provide rabies vaccinations Feb. 19 and 20 at Eaton Elementary School, 3301 Lowell St. NW. The service, available only to pets of D.C. residents, costs $5 per cat. Preregistration is required; check-in for cats is 7 a.m. each day. For more information, call 240-482-1999 or visit www.dc-cat.org.