GHN — Two pet pit bulls of a family have been declared dangerous by a municipal court judge in Fort Worth, Texas, without
a shred of evidence of any harm done to anybody or anything. The owner of the dogs fears the pets may be victimized solely on the basis that a neighbor thinks the pets can do harm.
According to the owner family of the dogs, the two pit bulls – named Lilo and Stich (5 and 2 years of age respectively) – accidentally went loose on August 12 and entered the neighbor’s property, and supposedly charged at her and her dogs present there, but never even touched the neighbor or her dogs. Lilo and Stitch, according to the owner, left the neighbor’s backyard without doing any harm. As the animal control rrived, following a call by the neighbor, the animal control officer told the owner of the pit bulls, Mrs. Soluri, that she wouldn’t write a ticket for their dog Lilo (who was outside when the animal control officer arrived) being dangerous because they she wasn’t. Mrs. Soluri only received a ticket for the dog being loose outside.
Things remained quiet for the Soluri family until September 22,when two animal control officers arrived to seize Lilo and Stich in lieu of a dangerous dog hearing on September 27th at the Fort Worth Municipal Court. The owner family tells that at the hearing, the neighbor falsely claimed about the dogs getting loose and entering their property on two previous occasions, though she had no evidence or even dates when the alleged incidents happened. However, the judge, Ms. Benita Falls Harper, ruled the dogs dangerous without requiring any proof or evidence. At the same time, the judge ignored the testimony of two animal control officers both who testified that the dogs didn’t attack anyone and have been perfect with them since they seized them. The court even didn’t give the owner the right to appeal the ruling.
The owner family says that they are not being allowed to see their pets and although the dogs have not been ordered to euthanasia yet, they reportedly fell sick at the animal control; but the owners were not allowed to see them even at the vet. They say that when they took the petition in support of the dogs with more than 1200 signatures to a city council meeting, the officials wouldn’t even look at the petition; instead blamed the Texas State Legislature and expressing helplessness before it.
Answering a question why the neighbor would possibly want to hurt the dogs, the owner family told that the neighbor appeared to harbor hatred for them due to Mrs. Soluri being a Muslim. They say that the neighbor has been trying to create problems for them off and on since 2008. Details of this story have also been posted on the owner family’s website http://saveliloandstitch.com/, created in support of Lilo and Stitch.
Currently, The Lexus Project is now filing papers for the release of Lilo and Stitch.
For updates on this case, visit the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaveLiloStitch.
I hope Lilo & Stitch wiil soon return at home <3
isn’t it about time people like this get of their backsides and meet these so called bad dogs they may realise how friendly they really are we are brought up as kids to be good .honest.kind to humans .kind to all animals and don’t be racist well treating these dogs like this is RACIST and what happened to INNOCENT UNTIL FOUND GUILTY doesn’t count with animals does it since when i rest my case xx
AMEN !!!!!!!!!!!
I doubt that this would be the case if the dogs were any other breed than Pit Bulls. The amount of discrimination against this breed is incredible. This is just wrong. These dogs did nothing to cause this label being put on them.
The animals are victims of a hateful neighbor. Please stop this injustice and get these dogs home to their family. Praying for justice – why does the judge take the neighbor’s word and not the words of the family? None of it makes sense and appears to be anti-Muslim on the part of many.
Fresno SPCA killed my dog on october 8, 2012 pending an investigation to have been completed on oct. 15, I was called to pick up my dog on oct.11 that the investigation was suspended and the neighbor who claimed these false reports would not respond to calls. when I went to pick up our family dog along with my eager kids because we missed him so much and loved him. He had already been killed merciless with his name tag on SCAR and his phone number! I had claimed the dog he was on hold! We hurt and they do not care! WHY WHY WHY???
What happened to the rights of all involved? No evidence has been proven nor have the animals been given the right to care and justice. Sickening in America – shouldn’t be happending.
Targeted due to breed as was my dog.corrupt authority abuse must be stopped.seeking change in my community for these tactics to be abolished.
This is becoming more and more frequent in our world and more and more outrageous that people are continuing. And this JUDGE, Ms. benita Falls Harper, and others like her should be BANNED from the courts for being a danger to society themselves!!! As she ruled the dogs ‘dangerous’ withOUT even requiring any PROOF or EVIDENCE of such!! OMG! She ignored testimony of the AC officers stating the dogs were very well behaved, then the court did NOT even let the owners have the right to appeal. And when giving a petition of over 1200 signature, to the town counsel meeting, the officials wouldn’t even look at it. Now we have another, this one being THe LExus Project……to free these sweet babies back to the family!!!
What the hell is wrong with these judges in Texas. This is awful. I wiuldnt move to texas with my pitbull if someone gave me a million dollars. That is crazy. Im praying for the beautiful dogs be returned home safely.
will the lexus project help us, SPCA killed our dog! we had claimed and had a hold, he had his collar on with his name and phone number!
Where are you located?
I am so sorry to hear about your dogs. I just don’t understand why people assume an animal is “dangerous”, because of their breed. The public needs to be educated and shown that these bully breeds are not dangerous. All dogs have the potential to attack and harm. When trained and shown love and kindness that is what they know. They are a product of their environment.
I have an Akita/Shepard mix. Both breeds are thought to be dangerous breeds and only like one person or one family. I adopted her at 3 years old. I was her third and last home. She is 13 now and I joke around and say someone could break in to my home and she would lick them and show them where I put my nice things. She loves kids the smaller the happier she is.
My heart hurts for all of the people and families who have lost a dog because of people assuming they are dangerous. In my perfect utopia all animals would have loving homes and on animal would be PTS because of their breed.
Another case of an illiterate municipal judge… he is a municipal judge for a reason … wasn’t smart enough to qualify for anything else!!!
In a case where common sense is missing.
Any ways as I say and pray curse be the mouth and their generation which bore false witness, for the wrath of mother Kali be upon them until they redeem themselves and if the animals pass away that shall stick. This curse can only be broken if things are set right or by my baba Zantu.
God only helps if it is right.
So it is sent and so the spirit will find!
Praying LILO and stitch make it home safely and healthy to their family soon! I own a beautiful pit girl and she is the sweetest! I may warn to watch out when u come to my house….she may lick you to death from her kisses!! And trip you when she rolls over at your feet and looks at you with those sweet eyes as she waits for you to rub her belly! Shame on those ignorant people who would judge such beautiful animals! Some Humans grow up to be bad too, doesn’t meet you kill a certain baby because it “might” do something bad someday! I can only believe Karma will catch up with those folks who discriminate, when they have bad luck they should be reminded of the evil things they have done to poor helpless animals, just because they were born a certain breed! Pit lover and proud of it!!