DOG HUNT NETS 18.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer LANCASTER - Eighteen dogs were captured Thursday in a crackdown on dog owners in Lancaster and Lake Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. who let their dogs roam uncontrolled. Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control officers were brought in from outside the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley to reinforce local officers in a sweep targeting neighborhoods where people have complained about roaming or vicious dogs, officials said. ``We want to target the areas where we received an increased number of telephone calls on animals roaming at large,'' department spokeswoman Brenda Sanchez said. ``This also will send out a message to pet owners that they need to follow the law and contain their animals, and that the officers will be out in the field to enforce the law.'' Of the 18 dogs captured, only one was labeled vicious - a large standard poodle Noun 1. standard poodle - a breed or medium-sized poodles poodle, poodle dog - an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs , Sanchez said. The other dogs included terriers terriers a group of dog breeds, developed as farm dogs in the British Isles for the hunting of vermin and ground dwelling mammals, e.g. rats, badgers, foxes and rabbits. The name is derived from the Latin terra because the dogs commonly pursue their quarry into burrows. , a Maltese, spaniels, a Labrador retriever Labrador retriever, breed of large sporting dog whose origins are obscure but whose immediate ancestors were developed in Newfoundland and brought to England in the early 1800s. It stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 60 and 75 lb (27. and just one pit bull, which is the variety of dog that draws the most complaints. Nine dog owners got their dogs back after they were given citations for violating the leash law leash law n. An ordinance requiring that dogs be kept on a leash when not restricted to their owners' property. and for other offenses such as not having vaccinations or license for their pets. The other nine were taken to an animal shelter "Dog Pound" redirects here. For the rap group, see Tha Dogg Pound. An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats. , and their owners will be given citations if they come to retrieve them. Animal control officials began conducting large-scale hunts for roaming dogs after 23 dog attacks were reported in the first seven months of 2005, up from only six in all of 2004. Of the 23 attacks, all but one involved pit bulls or pit-bull mixes. In June, at Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich's urging, four new animal-control field officers were hired to join the six on duty in the Antelope Valley. A fifth was assigned to the Lancaster shelter to answer calls from citizens. Sanchez said the sweeps will continue in the future. Charles F. Bostwick, (661) 267-5742 chuck.bostwick(at)dailynews.com |
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