Congo gets to go home!

This is a placeholder text
Group text

by KariM on 17 November 2007 - 04:11

I did not see anthing on the list from yesterday.....

Judge's order will allow Congo to go home

by Linda Stein/The Times Thursday November 15, 2007, 3:13 PM

Times file photo From left, Brandon James, Kyle James, Hannah James and Benjamin James with their dog, Congo. A Superior Court judge signed a consent order to free Congo the German shepherd Thursday afternoon, meaning that the Princeton Township dog, which was declared vicious and condemned to death by a lower court judge on Tuesday for biting and scratching a landscaper, is expected to be released to his owners' custody while his case continues to be appealed. Congo has been held at the SAVE -- A Friend to Homeless Animals shelter in the township.
The consent order includes several conditions, chief among them that Congo must wear a muzzle whenever he is outside his owners' Stuart Road West house. Also, Congo is not allowed to leave the property of his owners, Guy and Elizabeth James, without prior approval of the township's animal control officer. Guy James said that he and his family are thrilled with the order.
We "are so ecstatic," James said. "If you want something badly enough, you go get it. On Tuesday, we shed tears of sorrow and today we're shedding tears of joy." He thanked all his supporters who sent messages from around the world and said the fight to clear Congo's name and have his death sentence reversed is not over. The Jameses contend Congo should not have been deemed vicious and sentenced to die because he was clearly, but inadvertently, provoked by landscaper Giovanni Rivera in the June 5 incident on the James's 10-acre fenced-in property. Municipal Court Judge Russell Annich Jr. had ruled that Congo's attack was unprovoked.

by Rezkat5 on 17 November 2007 - 04:11

I just heard about this tonight too. I hope that he gets to stay home. He's got so much support, that it would not be in the courts best interest to euthanize the dog.

by VonIsengard on 17 November 2007 - 04:11

Still don't understand why they're aren't going after the landscaper for throwing the wife to the ground. And I thought I read something about a puppy being hit by a rake? Was the little guy ok?

by darylehret on 17 November 2007 - 05:11

Really shouldn't be required to wear a muzzle on their 10-acre fenced-in property, either. But at least he gets to live! If they're itching to put some dogs down, how about the ones that don't/won't protect the owners or their property? That would make too much sense.

by gsdlvr2 on 17 November 2007 - 13:11

Good news for Congo. I hope the family abides by the order because you can bet they will be watched. I disagree about the muzzle too but at least he's home. I also don't understand why they are not going after the gardener. He was told to stay in his car-violated that=tresspss and maybe more. Then once he touched the owners wife it was either assault or battery depending on the laws of that state. The gardner attacked puppies too. If anyone else did that they'd be cited for cruelty to animals. JMO.

by Dawn G. Bonome on 17 November 2007 - 13:11

I am glad that Congo is free. Poor dog was protecting his family.

The landscaper is most likely an illegal, looking for money! Why doesn't the law check them out?

Dawn

by delacruz germanshepherds on 17 November 2007 - 13:11

I am so happy for Congo and Family, I hope he will be cleared completely.

Here is what I don't understand, You can defend your property and Family with a gun by shooting the indruder and thats ok, but Congo was convicted for doing he's job.

So what does this tell you about our justice system? It really failed the Jameses Family.

by Blitzen on 17 November 2007 - 14:11

Finally, justice for a dog and a slap on the wrist for a stupid judge who knows zip about dogs. It's about time.

Actually the system did not fail the James'; their appeal was heard and upheld.

by Sparrow on 17 November 2007 - 14:11

It's about time some sense of justice has been declared! The dog's life should never have been in the balance. I wonder about the sanity of a legal system that secured a solid future for an illegal alien. If these men had no business being here to begin with, why wasn't he treated for his wounds (humane thing to do) and then sent HOME, his legal home! No, we give him a fat settlement and a new home right here in the good old US of A where he had no business being to begin with. What's wrong with this picture?

by gsdlvr2 on 17 November 2007 - 14:11

Read what the OP wrote again. Congo is not cleared, he's allowed home during the appellate process.

Contact information Disclaimer Privacy Statement Copyright Information Terms of Service Cookie policy ↑ Back to top

Congo gets to go home! - Page 1

Pedigree Database