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Woman Cited For Duct-Taping Dog

Posted by DFO

Feb. 12, 2009 4:26 p.m. • 19 comments

An Athol woman was cited for misdemeanor animal cruelty after a Kootenai County sheriff’s deputy found her border collar heeler mix in a vacant yard with its mouth duct-taped shut Wednesday morning. The deputy found the woman’s unleashed dog at 30450 Railroad Street & Highway 54 after KCSD fielded an anonymous tip. A woman from across the street admitted to the officer that “Blue” was her dog and that she’d taped his mouth shut the previous day b/c she didn’t want him biting a friend’s two Pomeranians. The friend left between 10 and 11 o’clock the previous night. She told the officer that she hadn’t taken the tape off the dog’s mouth because it was difficult to get off. Also, she admitted that she had taped the dog’s mouth before, insisting that the tactic was “better than it killing something.” When the deputy advised her that it was not allright to tape the dog’s mouth shut, the woman responded: “I know that.”

19 comments on this post so far. Add yours!

nic on February 12 at 4:42 p.m.
Gosh, what an Athol.
Sisyphus on February 12 at 4:48 p.m.
Is this the thread on why Democrats can’t get elected in North Idaho?
JeanC on February 12 at 4:48 p.m.
Some people need to have their pets taken away from them and then barred for life from having anymore.

I am so feeling the urge to head up there with a clue bat and having a “chat” with that idiot.
Bob on February 12 at 5:50 p.m.
Shoulda seen what happened to the guy who vise gripped his cat …

*rimshot*
*cymbal crash*

All week, folks, all week!
meghannc on February 12 at 6:01 p.m.
I want to know why the woman’s name was redacted in the report even though she was issued a criminal citation.
Bob on February 12 at 6:07 p.m.
It’s a sticky situation, Meghann.
OrangeTV on February 12 at 6:14 p.m.
I’ve been tempted to velcro the cat a time or two. Is that wrong?
Whippersnapper on February 12 at 7:04 p.m.
Athol. Nuff said.
Escapee on February 12 at 7:35 p.m.
HA HA HAAAAA! Yet another use for Duct Tape! My roll is around here somewhere. My neighbor should be letting his canine bark-o-saurus outside Any Minute Now.
meghannc on February 13 at 2:21 p.m.
For the record, this woman’s name is Amber Schulke, alias Amber Schulke Hobbs. She’s 28.
Bob on February 13 at 2:35 p.m.
She will be henceforth named in the Kingdom of Atholery as Amber Dogtaper.