A Texas woman is defending her husband’s decision to shoot and kill three pit bulls that had attacked livestock, killing several animals.
“Enough is enough,” Michelle Gomez of Caldwell County told FOX 7 Austin after a series of livestock attacks and deaths at the hands of her neighbor’s pit bulls.
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On Friday morning, a neighbor’s pit bull climbed over or dug under the fence and viciously attacked her pig, grabbing it by the ear. Luckily, the pig escaped the attack.
Over the past two and a half years, three chickens and a miniature horse have suffered bad luck. Before Friday’s incident, the animals had been killed by a neighbor’s pit bull dog.
Three pit bulls have been shot dead after attacking and killing a Texas woman’s livestock. (KTBC)
“I was in a car crash,” Gomez told FOX 7 Austin. [her] life.”
“The police officers always told me they have the right to shoot and kill the dog. I don’t like killing dogs. I love animals. Dogs shouldn’t be killed by bullets,” Gomez said.
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In the past 30 months, the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office has received over 45 calls for service regarding cruelty to animals, stray and loose animals.
The dog’s owner had previously been charged twice with keeping a nuisance animal and had paid fines and appeared in court.
Michelle Gomez’s neighbor’s pit bull has killed three chickens and a miniature horse over the years. (Michelle Gomez)
“Filing charges is not enough. To remedy this situation, the dog needs to be retrieved,” Gomez said.
The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office told FOX 7 Austin, “This matter remains the status quo between neighbors and has pursued this matter to the fullest extent possible in accordance with Texas law. We will continue to follow state law in situations like this and hope to prevent any further deaths of pets and livestock in our county.”
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Gomez plans to sue both her neighbors and Caldwell County after what she and her animals went through.
