Multiple news sources are reporting that a New York Police Department officer shot and killed a pit bull following a dog fight which broke out at a Staten Island, N.Y. park on Saturday.
However, the family of the dog who was supposedly killed, tells a different story.
The dog who was supposedly killed is named "Baby Girl," and she was a rescue dog who was formerly fostered, and subsequently adopted out, through the rescue organization, Special Needs Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation (SNARR).
Posted on the rescue agency's Facebook page is a statement from a person who claims to be the brother of the woman who owns Baby Girl.
The man states that the dog was shot in the stomach, and that the bullet wound indicates that she was running away from her shooter, as opposed to toward them, as alleged by police.
According to SNARR, Baby Girl has survived surgery, and the night, but she is still critical.
Currently, there is a great deal of anger by individuals who are hearing the non-media recount of Saturday's events.
While the majority of the news publications are reporting that the woman bitten in the hand was "turned on," by her dog - the information posted by the rescue agency indicates that the wounded dog was not even part of the quarrel, and that she was running away when she was shot.
SNARR posted:
The article written is a completely untrue description of events. Two other dogs were in a scuffle. The dogs did not " attack an turn on their owner ". She accidentally got bitten while breaking up the scuffle. Baby Girl was NOT involved ( it was two other family dogs) and was running AWAY from the fight when cops fired 3 rounds.
Read more about Baby Girl and follow her journey toward recovery at this link to SNARR on Facebook.
Website created for Baby Girl here.
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