"Would not let go, just dragging him like a rag doll.” 2 pit bulls torture collie to death

Thursday, March 9, 2017
Afternoon
Norfolk, Virginia 

Normal
Terry Haddock comes home from work early to prepare for her father's 81st birthday.  Her dog Cody, an 8-year-old Collie, uses his doggie door to go outside and relax in their fenced yard. Nearby, two loose dogs wander through the suburban neighborhood.

Not
The two loose dogs are pit bulls. They jump Haddock's fence and attack Cody.  She hears barking and goes to investigate.  Seeing the pit bulls mauling her pet, she grabs a broom and runs out screaming.  The pit bulls pause to watch her.

They looked at me and thought about it for a minute and that is what concerned me," Haddock said. "I thought they might even leap towards me."

The pit bulls finally leave, jumping back over the fence.  Haddockcalls 911, and Norfolk Animal Control helps her get Cody to a vet.  The family dog initially survives with emergency care, but days the next day.

"It is with a heavy heart that I need to tell you that my sweet Cody passed this morning due to internal injuries. Cody fought hard to live but his wounds and the trauma was more than he could overcome."

Consequences

Victims
Cody is brutally mauled in his own yard; he dies after hours of pain and fear.
Haddock witnesses both the mauling and the suffering of her pet.
Animal control spends hours helping Haddock and then searching for the pit bulls.


Criminals
Two pit bulls enjoy mauling a dog to death, then run free.
A pit bull owner enjoys the pleasure of owning a pet without the pesky responsibilities of walking, exercising or containing it to his/her property.
A pit bull owner enjoys the pleasures of  owning a pair of extremely dangerous weapons without any real legal controls on his/her acquisition, handling or loss of control of them.

Links
 http://www.13newsnow.com/news/update-dog-that-suffered-attack-by-two-other-dogs-passes-away/421627948

https://www.gofundme.com/cody-the-collies-urgent-care