cat beats up neighbors dog?

Question

my 6 lb coon cat beat the liveing hell out of neighbors dog friday the dog is part beagle and part stupid for days he has been tormenting my cat he will come into yard bark and try to get st her well friday she just stood her ground and beat the liveing snot out the dog now neighbor is bitching for me to pay vet bills i told him no way keep the stupid mutt on chain can i be held to pay vet bill?

Answer 1

Hi there again...if the dog entered your property it was off leash therefore breaking animal control laws. You are therefore not repsonsible for the vet bills. Consider ringing your local Philadelphia, PA shelter to verify if this would apply in your situation.

The final paragraph below states in the Philly Animal bylaws: (14) Vicious Animals: any animal which poses an imminent danger to humans or to domesticated animals, or which has been found by the Department of Public Health or an animal control agent to have a history of bites or attacks on humans or domesticated animals.

This alone in itself would be grounds for an investigation which could lead to removal and euthanasia of their dog.

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Here's the Philadelphia Animal Law:
The Philadelphia Code and Charter states the following:

Chapter 10-100, Animals

§10-104 (Animals Running at Large and Vicious Animals*)

(1) No person shall permit any animal other than a cat to go at large upon any street, public place or private property other than the property of the owner of the animal. All animals using any street, public place or private property of anyone other than the owner of the animal shall be on a leash not exceeding six (6) feet in length including the handgrip but excluding the collar and accompanied by a person able to fully control the animal at all times.

Any animal running at large in violation of this ordinance shall be seized by any animal control officer or police officer and delivered to an appropriate area of confinement approved by the Department of Public Health.

(2) Any animal which is vicious may be seized by any police officer or any authorized animal control officer and may be humanely destroyed at the discretion of the Department of Public Health after a reasonable effort has been made to notify the owner.

§10-105 (Animals Committing Nuisances)

(1) Where Prohibited. No person, having possession, custody or control of any animal, shall knowingly or negligently permit any dog or other animal to commit any nuisance upon any gutter, street, driveway, alley, curb or sidewalk in the City, or upon the floors or stairways of any building or place frequented by the public or used in common by the tenants, or upon the outside walls, walkways, driveways, alleys, curbs or stairways of any building abutting on a public street or park, or upon the grounds of any public park or public area, or upon any private property, including the property of the owner of such animal.

(2) Removal. Any person, other than the owner, operator or driver of horse-drawn carriages, having possession, custody or control of any dog or other animal which commits a nuisance in any area other than the private property of the owner of such dog or other animal, as prohibited in §10-102(1), shall be requuired to immediately remove the said feces from such surface and either:
(a) carry same away for disposal in a toilet; or
(b) place same in a nonleaking container for deposit in a trash or litter receptacle.

(7) Enforcement. For the purposes of enforcing the provisions of this Section, notice of violation shall be issued by police officers or any other person authorized to enforce ordinances.

Please see sections (7) (a) through (8) (c) for Enforcement and Penalties.

* Vicious animal defined in §10-100 as:

(14) Vicious Animal. Shall mean any animal except a government-owned animal used for law enforcement which poses an imminent danger to humans or to domesticated animals, or which has been found by the Department of Public Health or an animal control agent to have a history of bites or attacks on humans or domesticated animals.

For the full text:
http://www.phila.gov/philacode/html/...10_100_animals

Answer 2

I once had an elderly lady for a friend. She had a wonderful little dog. A mix of some sort. She had the dog trained well and it behaved very well. Learn here https://tr.im/SIjnC

She kept an uncovered candy dish on her coffee table with candy in it. The dog was forbidden to eat the candy. When she was in the room observing the dog he did not even appear to notice the candy. One day while she was in her dinning room she happened to look in a mirror and could see her dog in the living room. He did not know he was being watched. For several minutes he was sitting in front of the candy bowl staring at the candy. Finally he reached in and took one. He placed it on the table and stared at it, he woofed at it. He stared some more, licked his chops and PUT IT BACK in the bowl and walked away. Did he want the candy, oh yeah. Did he eat it? Nope. They can be trained that well but most, I'll admit, are not trained that well. When I was a young boy, maybe 5 years old. We had a german shepherd. He was very well trained also. My mom could leave food unattended on the table, no problem. She would open the oven door and set a pan roast beef or roast chicken on the door to cool. No problem. He would not touch it, watched or not. But butter? Whole other story. You leave a stick of butter anywhere he could reach and it was gone. He was a large shepherd so there were not many places he could not reach. Really, I think the number of dogs trained to the point they will leave food alone when not being supervised is very small indeed.
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Now if we are talking obedience training, not food grubbing, that is a different story. Way back when I was first learning obedience training one of the final exercises was to put our dogs in a down/stay and not only leave the room but leave the building for 15 minutes. The only person that stayed was our trainer, not the owners. Most of the dogs in my class did not break their stay, which would be an automatic fail. I'm happy to report my dog was one of the ones that passed.

Answer 3

Way to go coon cat! Since you mentioned that the neighbour dog likes to go into your backyard without your permission to torment the cat.

I agree with others that the dog's owner should pay his own vet bills since the dog went into your yard. If you really like the neighbour, just be kind and offer to pay 50% or less. If you feel that there will be much dispute between you both, you should also report this situation to the police and i always suggest get a videocamera to record the dog entering your property to pick on your cat. The more evidence you have the more chance you will win the case if it has been brought up in court.

Maybe you should call the animal hospital (few of them) in your town to get several opinions on who should pay the Vet bills etc. I also hope your cat is fully vaccinated so the neighbour cannot say that your cat passed rabies to their dog.

If it happens to me and i love my neighbours, i'd pay half as well. If it is just stratches on the dog, it's easy to remedy. Using hydrogen peroxide and cotton sheets and pat it on the dog's wounds, it will prevent infection and the wounds will heal quicker (one week).

Hope you get your situation solved soon as possible or your neighbour will look for revenge aganist you.

Answer 4

it's not unheard of, but I don't let my kitty outside, so no, I've never had a cat beat up a dog. Good friends of mine had a cat and two dogs and the cat was the alpha in the animal ranking. Even against a lab. Just try to keep your kitty away from the dog as she may actually be instigating the fights.

Answer 5

If the dog escaped from his backyard into yours, NO. If your cat attacked the dog in its own backyard... and th dog provoked the attack... well, if I were you, I'd offer to pay some of the vet bills (maybe half?) just to keep neighbor's good will. BOTH animals were behaving naturally and it was really up to the two owners to keep them separated (restrained) so that neither animal inflicts real damage.

See, if you insist on being belligerent, your neighbor will become your enemy and beleive me, there is NOTHING worse than living next door to someone who hates you and is in a position to do all kinds f mischief against you and your loved ones. Who knows, your neighbor might resort to poisoning your maine coon just to "get back" at you. My advice is, be cooperative and reasonable NOW. Belive me, its worth it - for your peace of mind and your cat's safety!

Answer 6

Cats aren't push overs, they can seem like it but the lion can come out at times.

I don't think your neighbor has to worry about the dog bothering your cat anymore or the cat bothering the dog, they know who the boss is now.

Answer 7

Your cat is so cool. Did your cat get injuries from the dog? If yes, maybe you can ask your neighbour to pay for you instead. That will shut your neighbour up. Just don't pay up.

Answer 8

oh hell no!!!!, sue them. there animal, that should have been tied up came on your property and chased your cat. There stupid got dog what it deserved. Tell them to take a hike.

Answer 9

no from the start u should of called animal control

Answer 10

yep you dont have to do **** if the dog was on your land