Dog Killings rattle township in Washtenaw County
Sarah Karush
Associated Press
Lansing State Journal
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Superior Township, Michigan (US):
First there were piles of skinned animals, mostly foxes and coyotes, which turned up on the edges of dirt roads in this semi-rural community outside Ann Arbor.
Though gruesome, they looked like little more than the work of a sloppy trapper too lazy to properly dispose of the carcasses.
Things took a shocking turn on March 16, when what appeared to be someone's pet was found along with some skinned coyotes. The female rottweiler had been decapitated and its feet were bound with duct tape.Since then, eight more dead dogs, including three without heads, have been discovered by residents and investigators with the Humane Society of Huron Valley. Despite a reward that has swelled to $18,000 with donations from community members, officials have so far been unable to determine even who the dogs belonged to.
The mysterious dog deaths - now being investigated separately from the wild animal carcasses - have rattled this picturesque Washtenaw County township. Residents are keeping a close eye on their pets, and some have voiced fears that whoever is capable of killing and mutilating dogs is a danger to humans as well.
Mar 31, 2006
Sarah Karush
Associated Press
Lansing State Journal
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Superior Township, Michigan (US):
First there were piles of skinned animals, mostly foxes and coyotes, which turned up on the edges of dirt roads in this semi-rural community outside Ann Arbor.
Though gruesome, they looked like little more than the work of a sloppy trapper too lazy to properly dispose of the carcasses.
Things took a shocking turn on March 16, when what appeared to be someone's pet was found along with some skinned coyotes. The female rottweiler had been decapitated and its feet were bound with duct tape.Since then, eight more dead dogs, including three without heads, have been discovered by residents and investigators with the Humane Society of Huron Valley. Despite a reward that has swelled to $18,000 with donations from community members, officials have so far been unable to determine even who the dogs belonged to.
The mysterious dog deaths - now being investigated separately from the wild animal carcasses - have rattled this picturesque Washtenaw County township. Residents are keeping a close eye on their pets, and some have voiced fears that whoever is capable of killing and mutilating dogs is a danger to humans as well.
Mar 31, 2006
