DeclinetoState
11-17-2006, 05:09 PM
By NOAKI SCHWARTZ (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated Press
November 17, 2006 6:32 PM EST
LOS ANGELES - One balmy summer night, Larna Hartnack awoke to the cries of her dog Charlie and, to her horror, found the Dalmatian in a battle for her life - pinned by a gang of raccoons that tore into her flesh and nearly gnawed off her tail.
Charlie survived. But recurring raccoon attacks on dogs and other creatures have unnerved people along the Venice Canals, a funky, well-to-do beach neighborhood packed with ardent dog lovers, many of whom are now afraid to walk their pets at night or leave them alone in the back yard.
AP (http://my.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20061117/455d41d0_3ca6_1552620061117-553883662)
A gang of coons?
From Associated Press
November 17, 2006 6:32 PM EST
LOS ANGELES - One balmy summer night, Larna Hartnack awoke to the cries of her dog Charlie and, to her horror, found the Dalmatian in a battle for her life - pinned by a gang of raccoons that tore into her flesh and nearly gnawed off her tail.
Charlie survived. But recurring raccoon attacks on dogs and other creatures have unnerved people along the Venice Canals, a funky, well-to-do beach neighborhood packed with ardent dog lovers, many of whom are now afraid to walk their pets at night or leave them alone in the back yard.
AP (http://my.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20061117/455d41d0_3ca6_1552620061117-553883662)
A gang of coons?