Nala and Bugger are officially off the hook and coming home where they belong. I am shaking while typing this because the relief is just overwhelming after all the stress about that insane fine. You all really did this for them and I will never stop being thankful for the …
This petition is to help save Nala & Bugger from being euthanized per Michigan's antiquated Dog Law 1919.
Our story:
In the beginning of May we managed to get out of our home and just ran. We are accused of entering a barn in Lambertville MI and "killing" 2 pigs. There is no proof of either of us doing so - other than being caught in the barn. According to Michigan's DNR - there are hundreds of sitings of coyote's and other animals that could take down a pig in the area. The pigs weighed roughly 100 to 125lbs. We weigh roughly 90 lbs together. A story was ran in the Monroe Evening News about us which depicts a carnage that did not happen based on the owners account. This owner had the right to choose if we live or die. At our hearing the prosecutor requested that we are NOT to be put down but the victim said it was for the money. Our insurance company offered her $5200 for the value of the pigs. She wants $45,000.00. We our loved, we are licensed and micro-chipped. We made a mistake but is it worth our lives?
What we did was wrong by being in the barn. It is believed that there is more to this story other than what the pig owner claims. The pictures, the police report, the news story - when laid out and looked at does not make sense to what is claimed. A picture is worth a thousand words and none of them show what has been stated. We can't speak for ourselves and we need you to. I am sure if we were her dogs and did something like this that she would want us home.
Michigan has an antiquated law of dogs "killing" livestock and that we CAN BE put to death. The court left the decision to the owner of the pigs......... She is the only one who can still save us.
I keep staring at the numbers and we are getting so near that one thousand mark which is just surreal honestly. Please just take a second to blast the link out to your group chats or wherever because if we hit that goal it gives us so much more weight when people start actually looking at these reports.
August 5, 2013
I logged into my email and honestly I just started crying because the support for Nala and Bugger is growing so fast and it really feels like people are actually looking at the holes in this story now. It is wild to see so many strangers wanting them home when the owner is just focused on that insane price tag for the pigs. I am still shaking a little typing this but thank you for holding onto hope with me.
Reached 100 supporters
August 3, 2013
114 Comments
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Constance Stark
12 years ago
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The family and the dogs have suffered enough. I have dogs and love them as family members. I cannot imaginet how these family members are coping with not having their beloved dogs returned as of yet! The poor dogs are probaly feeling very abandoned. Please return them home to their owners.
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Michele Funkhouser
12 years ago
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Save these two dogs from an old outdated law. Coyotes had to have been the culprits....we have coyotes down here and they have been seen by the sheep barns. let these dogs go home to their family.
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Donna Wildspirit
12 years ago
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This whole case is wrong on many levels. Even without legal training it's easy to spot all the holes! Either get a proper investigation done to prove the dogs innocence or tell the woman to accept the insurance offer and still free the dogs to their family. Am disgusted at all of this!
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Lauren Halter
12 years ago
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If the direct monetary value of the pigs is being reimbursed by the insurance company, that should be enough, especially in a case where there is largely circumstantial evidence. The value of one life should not be settled with the loss of another. An eye for an eye will only leave everybody blind.
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Susan DeGross
12 years ago
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A 1912 Dog Law should not remain as a excuse to kill 2 dogs, it is just wrong
compensation should be the only thing that comes out of this. 2 wrongs do not make a right. If you really want to get technical, those dogs live in Ohio, should go by the Ohio law!!!
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Cheryl Goss
12 years ago
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This law is ridiculas! And so is the woman who wants 45,000 dollars. The owners of the dogs are trying to make resititution, both partys need to compromise but save the dogs. And change the law, it is so out dated.
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Donna Honsberger
12 years ago
please don't kill the dogs..they didn't know they were doing anything wrong. Sorry about the pigs, but this won't bring them back. please don't kill the dogs.
Nala and Bugger are officially off the hook and coming home where they belong. I am shaking while typing this because the relief is just overwhelming after all the stress about that insane fine. You all really did this for them and I will never stop being thankful for the …
This petition is to help save Nala & Bugger from being euthanized per Michigan's antiquated Dog Law 1919.
Our story:
In the beginning of May we managed to get out of our home and just ran. We are accused of entering a barn in Lambertville MI and "killing" 2 pigs. There is no proof of either of us doing so - other than being caught in the barn. According to Michigan's DNR - there are hundreds of sitings of coyote's and other animals that could take down a pig in the area. The pigs weighed roughly 100 to 125lbs. We weigh roughly 90 lbs together. A story was ran in the Monroe Evening News about us which depicts a carnage that did not happen based on the owners account. This owner had the right to choose if we live or die. At our hearing the prosecutor requested that we are NOT to be put down but the victim said it was for the money. Our insurance company offered her $5200 for the value of the pigs. She wants $45,000.00. We our loved, we are licensed and micro-chipped. We made a mistake but is it worth our lives?
What we did was wrong by being in the barn. It is believed that there is more to this story other than what the pig owner claims. The pictures, the police report, the news story - when laid out and looked at does not make sense to what is claimed. A picture is worth a thousand words and none of them show what has been stated. We can't speak for ourselves and we need you to. I am sure if we were her dogs and did something like this that she would want us home.
Michigan has an antiquated law of dogs "killing" livestock and that we CAN BE put to death. The court left the decision to the owner of the pigs......... She is the only one who can still save us.
I keep staring at the numbers and we are getting so near that one thousand mark which is just surreal honestly. Please just take a second to blast the link out to your group chats or wherever because if we hit that goal it gives us so much more weight when people start actually looking at these reports.
August 5, 2013
I logged into my email and honestly I just started crying because the support for Nala and Bugger is growing so fast and it really feels like people are actually looking at the holes in this story now. It is wild to see so many strangers wanting them home when the owner is just focused on that insane price tag for the pigs. I am still shaking a little typing this but thank you for holding onto hope with me.
Reached 100 supporters
August 3, 2013
114 Comments
C
Constance Stark
12 years ago
Featured
The family and the dogs have suffered enough. I have dogs and love them as family members. I cannot imaginet how these family members are coping with not having their beloved dogs returned as of yet! The poor dogs are probaly feeling very abandoned. Please return them home to their owners.
M
Michele Funkhouser
12 years ago
Featured
Save these two dogs from an old outdated law. Coyotes had to have been the culprits....we have coyotes down here and they have been seen by the sheep barns. let these dogs go home to their family.
D
Donna Wildspirit
12 years ago
Featured
This whole case is wrong on many levels. Even without legal training it's easy to spot all the holes! Either get a proper investigation done to prove the dogs innocence or tell the woman to accept the insurance offer and still free the dogs to their family. Am disgusted at all of this!
L
Lauren Halter
12 years ago
Featured
If the direct monetary value of the pigs is being reimbursed by the insurance company, that should be enough, especially in a case where there is largely circumstantial evidence. The value of one life should not be settled with the loss of another. An eye for an eye will only leave everybody blind.
S
Susan DeGross
12 years ago
Featured
A 1912 Dog Law should not remain as a excuse to kill 2 dogs, it is just wrong
compensation should be the only thing that comes out of this. 2 wrongs do not make a right. If you really want to get technical, those dogs live in Ohio, should go by the Ohio law!!!
C
Cheryl Goss
12 years ago
Featured
This law is ridiculas! And so is the woman who wants 45,000 dollars. The owners of the dogs are trying to make resititution, both partys need to compromise but save the dogs. And change the law, it is so out dated.
D
Donna Honsberger
12 years ago
please don't kill the dogs..they didn't know they were doing anything wrong. Sorry about the pigs, but this won't bring them back. please don't kill the dogs.
The family and the dogs have suffered enough. I have dogs and love them as family members. I cannot imaginet how these family members are coping with not having their beloved dogs returned as of yet! The poor dogs are probaly feeling very abandoned. Please return them home to their owners.