email to mayor of Ft. Wayne Indiana to pardon Pekignese dog who bit in self-defense

There's a poor little dog on death row in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, scheduled to be executed tomorrow, March 2, 2006. He was hiding under a car, terrified, and bit a kid who reached under the car to pet him. It it is the policy of the jurisdiction to destroy all dogs that bite, but clearly this is an exceptional situation. I sent the following email to:

Mayor Graham Richard 260 -427-1111
Email: mayor@ci.ft-wayne.in.us (@ci.ft-wayne.in.us),
and copy to Belinda Lewis at Ft.Wayne Animal Care and Control.
260 -427-1244; Email: belinda.lewis@ci.ft-wayne.in.us
(@ci.ft-wayne.in.us), and Public Information office John Perlich
john.perlich@ci.ft-wayne.in.us (@ci.ft-wayne.in.us); 260 -427-6957

Dear Mayor Richard,

Imagine yourself frightened and alone, trapped under a car whose wheels alone are many times your size. Imagine yourself defenseless except for a mouth full or sharp little teeth. Imagine a huge creature you did not recognize reaching for you with questionable intentions. Wouldn't you be likely to bite that creature, despite the fact that I'm sure biting is not ordinarily in your nature? I know I would!

In your local pound you have a small dog who bit a child under just such circumstances. He is a male Pekingese, id# A139746. There is a rescue group in Minnesota willing to take responsibility for the dog, and a local rescue willing to pull the dog & get him to Minnesota.

I know it is the policy of your jurisdiction to destroy all animals that bite, but it would have been the rare dog who did not bite under these circumstances. The child should have left the dog alone. The dog should not have to be killed due to the child's poor judgement, and the poor judgement of whomever was watching the child.

Please, pardon this poor dog. He will be going to a responsible rescue, which will take full legal responsibility for him. And you will be able to sleep well knowing you saved the life of an innocent dog.

Thank you,