Who let these dogs out?
Footage from last week shows a dog attack the likes of which has never been seen before: a pair of pit bulls destroying an owner’s car while trying to hunt a cat.
It happened in southwest Jacksonville, Florida, on Thursday around 3 a.m., while Christie Barr was still fast asleep.
sit with fox 8 livethe lifelong resident recalled waking up in utter disbelief at the damage, estimated at at least $3,000.
It wasn’t until Barr called the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (and had officers review security video filmed outside his home) that he discovered the root of the damage was not one person, but two pit bulls.
The cat, which belonged to a neighbor, fortunately survived, he said, but the guilty canines, like or writing, remain at large, endlessly bothering Barr, now without a car.
The unprovoked dog attack occurred in Jacksonville on Thursday around 3 a.m., while the owner was sleeping at home.
The pair of pit bulls apparently have no owners and were filmed destroying the homeowner’s car in an attempt to hunt down a neighbor’s cat, seen here seconds earlier.
“I thought maybe someone had taken a BB gun and shot at my car,” he said, citing the extensive damage seen in the images.
It has to be seen to be believed, and begins with the neighbor’s cat, an orange short-haired cat, sitting on the sidewalk near the driver’s side of the car, before apparently seeing the dogs off-camera.
The feline proceeds to jump behind the engine compartment of the Honda SUV seconds before the dogs appear, immediately trying to access the same crack through which the cat fled.
Luckily, they never got there, as the video shows, but they definitely tried, wrecking Barr’s car in the process.
Finally, after minutes of tearing and gnawing, the dastardly duo gives up and slips away into the night.
According to Barnes, this was a best-case scenario, as her neighbor’s pet managed to survive.
She told the station: “I have no doubt that if they had caught that cat, she wouldn’t be there today,” adding that she would never have believed the dogs could have been responsible if she hadn’t been confronted with the alarming situation. . footage herself.
The feline proceeds to jump behind the engine compartment of the Honda SUV seconds before the dogs appear, immediately trying to access the same crack through which the cat fled.
Luckily, they never got there, as the footage shows, but they definitely tried, wrecking the woman’s car in the process.
Neighbors, to this day, do not know where the dogs belong, and despite a request sent Thursday to animal care and protection services to address the situation, officials have yet to issue an update.
Finally, after minutes of tearing and gnawing, the dastardly duo gives up and slips away into the night.
Homeowner Christie Barnes said this was a best-case scenario, as her neighbor’s pet managed to escape alive. Since then, she and others have expressed concern for the safety of residents, citing how the city has yet to release an update on the dogs still at large.
As for his car, he has since gotten a temporary replacement from the insurance company that fixed the damage caused by the dogs before towing it.
“Nobody believed they were dogs until they saw the video,” he said of the mangled vehicle, seen in photos in pieces once the dogs had their way.
Neighbors, to this day, do not know where the dogs belong, and despite a request sent Thursday to animal care and protection services to address the situation, officials have yet to issue an update.
Meanwhile, with stray dogs still at large, Barr and other residents expressed concern for the safety of citizens, with the former firmly stating, “If they can do that to the metal of a car, they would destroy a human being.”
Fox 8 Live reportedly reached out to the city regarding the slow response from animal corrections, but as of this weekend, they were still waiting to hear back.
As for his car, he has since gotten a temporary replacement from the insurance company that fixed the damage caused by the dogs before towing it.
Fortunately, the cat survived and an animal control investigation was reportedly launched.
The guilty canines, however, remain at large, greatly annoying Barr, who now has no car, and other residents. The city has not yet released an update.
Meanwhile, he urged pet owners in the usually placid Jacksonville suburb to keep their animals under control.
Barr, who has lived in the quiet suburb for about 35 years, said Thursday that he also contacted animal control but has not yet received a response.
In the meantime, he has the following message for pet owners and provided it to Fox 30 during their meeting.
Speaking to the dogs’ potential owners and others like them, he urged: “They must be taken care of.”
“Don’t let them be running through the streets in the middle of the night.”
At the time of writing, the dogs remain at large, while the cat, Barnes confirmed, was unharmed.