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MORE THAN 20 DOGS live inside the fence at 138 Johnny Skipper Road, believed to have attacked a woman walking down the road Tuesday morning.
Woman attacked by pack of dogs
Published Tuesday, January 6, 2009
A Decatur County woman was viciously mauled by a pack of dogs early Tuesday morning while walking down Johnny Skipper Road off Tallahassee Highway.
At approximately 8 a.m. a truck driver traveling down Johnny Skipper Road called police when he witnessed a woman in her 70s, Joanne Johns, being attacked by a number of dogs. Decatur County Sheriff’s deputies, Bainbridge Public Safety officers and EMS responded to the call.
The attack occurred in front of 128 Johnny Skipper Road, but neighbors said the dogs lived a few houses down at 138 Johnny Skipper Road.
A neighbor, Patricia Dixon, said she looked out her window and saw the truck driver pull up and the large group of dogs pulling back and forth at what turned out to be the woman.
Dixon said the dogs commonly leave the owners property and she had previously reported them to police. She said she believes the Johns lives at the Glen Oaks Motel at 1744 Tallahassee Hwy. and frequently walks down the road.
EMS requested an emergency medical helicopter land at nearby Trinity Baptist Church to take Johns to Tallahassee for treatment, but weather conditions were too bad for the helicopter to assist. Johns was taken to Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge before being transferred to another facility for care.
Officers were able to take a picture of the six or seven dogs that were involved in the attack. Bainbridge Animal Control along with law enforcement officers worked to coral the more than 20 dogs loose in the area back into the fenced-in yard, but many animals were able to escape over the back fence of the property.
Officers scoured the area to put down the animals involved in the attack at the request of the health department so they can be checked for rabies, said Chief Deputy Jim Morris.
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Posted by BeeHappy (anonymous) on January 6, 2009 at 8:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I do not believe people are going to take the new Animal Ordinance serious. I understood that it went into effect October 14 although people had until January 14 to register their animals. Today when I came home there were four dogs in my yard. I e-mailed Mr. Alday on December 26 about these dogs and I did get a "read receipt" back. I, like many people, are fed up with dogs running loose in our yards regardless whether they are vicious or not!
Posted by kindness_matters (anonymous) on January 7, 2009 at 4:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
My family & myself have been in constant prayer for Ms. Johns. This is just horrific! Those dogs need to be destroyed and the owner(s) need to be held fully responsible. Owning a pet or animal of any kind is a big responsibility. There is no denying this owner has no clue about that. I cannot imagine having to live with the fact that any animal of mine tortured any human being like this. How could you sleep at night. This poor woman's life has been forever changed by the careless neglect of another! How terribly sad. My prayers will contiue for Ms. Johns, unceasingly...May God heal her body and her mind from this horrible event!
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