There are lots of methods to motivate dogs to cease undesirable behaviors, and various approaches work for various dogs, much like people. Some aversives and tools are very controversial such as shock collars or choke chains, but what this woman did stands alone: no sane dog lover could ever do it: she shot her dogs with a BB gun.
Sadly, that’s what two dogs from Spring Hill, Florida, suffered when their owner, Jamie Kujawa, was tired of them attempting to dig under the fence and escape. (Is it any marvel they were attempting to go out?).
Authorities initially appeared at Kujawa’s doorstep on April 19 after a next-door neighbor informed the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office that he ‘d heard something disturbing.
“A witness advised he was working outside when he heard the sound of a BB gun being fired followed by yelps of dogs being hit,” the sheriff’s department shared on Facebook. “During the course of 30 to 45 minutes, the witness advised hearing a BB gun fire approximately 15 times.”
Kujawa was not able to supply any vaccination records for her 3 pet dogs, and an animal enforcement officer saw injuries on 2 of the dogs’ legs. Kujawa stated they ‘d been fighting which had actually triggered the injuries, and declared not to own a BB gun.
The officer gave her 10 days to get the dogs medical attention and updated vaccinations, a simple order which she failed to comply with.
Before the 10 days period had ended, a deputy and animal enforcement officer made another check out and discovered the canines displayed brand-new injuries on their feet and legs. The pets were not “comfortable with being touched,” so they were unable to examine the wounds closely.
A number of more sees occurred, and on April 28, Kujawa stated she didn’t have the cash to get her canines the needed veterinary care. On May 3, she gave up the two canines to Hernando County Animal Services.
When the pet dogs were lastly provided veterinarian care, X-rays informed an extremely various tale than their previous owner had. Each of the pets’ bodies had actually been peppered with lots of BBs and lead pellets, particularly in the legs, for a combined overall of 173 pellets.
After making this gruesome discovery, Kujawa’s staying animals– the other pet dog, 3 felines, a bird and a ferret– were gotten rid of from Kujawa’s care and are likewise being assessed.
Kujawa herself was jailed Tuesday and charged with several counts of animal cruelty, and when she was questioned, she provided more heartbreaking, nauseating testimony.
“Investigation revealed Kujawa used a gas-powered BB gun to shoot the dogs when they attempted to dig under the property fence to get out of her yard,” the sheriff’s post stated. “Kujawa advised she had been shooting the dogs for approximately two months.”
While the dogs’ past is terrible and they have a great deal of work ahead of them both clinically and socially, they’re in far better hands now.
