The Northeast Jackson pit bulls are back thanks to the actions of one incompetent animal control owner and a scumbag homeowner. Unfortunately, more people complained to the Jackson City Council about Animal Control Officer Paul Perry's refusal to seize dogs that terrorize neighborhoods.
Three pit bulls belonging to Mike England attacked the Litton family on January 4. They jumped the Litton's fence and killed their pug. JJ reported on January 7:
The homeowner said the attack occurred on Friday morning at 7:10 at their home by the old Colonial Country Club. The back yard has a short-chain link fence that is common for the area. The three pit bulls jumped the fence and chewed up the small pug. The dogs charged at the husband as he placed the injured in the dog in his car.The dogs returned home a few weeks later despite their owner claiming he had removed them from Jackson. Mr. England surrendered one of the pit bulls after WLBT got on the case.
JPD arrived on the scene within ten minutes after the family called 911. The husband said they were very professional and that Corporal Derrick Johnson was a "credit to JPD." A pit bull charged at the police officer as he stood in the doorway. The wife (identities will not be revealed) pulled him inside the house to close the door as there are three small children in the family. Animal control found the dogs on Fairway Drive and seized them.
However, animal control almost immediately returned the vicious dogs to their owner on Parkway Drive. The husband said JPD Animal Control Officer Paul Perry said that he didn't seize such dogs on the first offense and that a judge would have to order him to do so. He told the wife "What happened to your dog was dogs being dogs." The wife read the ordinance* to Officer Perry as she demanded he seize the dogs. She said Perry told her "That is not what I do."
A neighbor of the family said the dogs attacked her at an earlier time. She was walking home when they chased her and knocked her down. A motorist honked his horn. The sudden honking stopped the attack, giving her a chance to escape although they chased her to her door.
Another victim, Meghan Brock, told the city council vicious dog killed her Pekinese yet Animal Control has been unable to contact the family who owns the dog.
Councilman Kenneth Stokes defended Paul Perry.
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Councilman Kenneth Stokes defended Paul Perry.
Well did you expect any less from Kenny I'm-the-MAN Stokes???
There are other ways to deal with dangerous dogs if animal control won't step in. Just saying.
Give them some special treats one night
The mayor doesn't have these problems since he lives behind a wall that would make Trump jealous.
where was the voice of the person who represents NE jackson???
I love dogs, but I would have put a bullet in that dog.
It's only the perception of dangerous dogs in Mississippi's radical city.
The epi-tome of hyper-bole
State law is clear - if a dog is in the act of attacking you, your animals, or another person, you can kill it right then. After that you can call animal control if you wish.
Pow, pow, pow!!!
I really feel sorry for the few hundred good decent people that still live in Jackson.
Call Hinds SO next time. The Hinds ordinance applies to incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. https://www.dogsbite.org/pdf/ms-hinds-county-pit-bull-ordinance-2010.pdf
I would savor the chance to pop Stokes' fat ass with .22 rat shot if he showed up in my yard after I had defended by family and pets against a vicious dog.
More stoking doggy style.
Seems I remember Stokes or someone on the Council suggesting that it is "racist" to just go after one breed of dogs. When that small child was drug into the dog's house and killed several years ago, many people tried to have pit bulls banned in Jackson. They are not amenable to neighborhoods. Maybe if you lived on a 5 or 6 acre spread but not in the city or suburbs.
Let's all be "racist" and ban vicious animals from our neighborhoods.
Vicious Pit bulls love chocolate. And after Valentines it will be marked down for quick sale. Buy it in bulk and share the love!
This is the perfect opportunity for local leadership to step up on an easy issue to handle. Councilman Ashby Foote would be the appropriate person to handle such issue but apparently he continues to be the worst councilman this district has ever had. Not even good enough to lead from behind.
Ashby, please vocally lead on just one issue. You were supposed to be good but you’ve let NE Jackson down time and time again. When the poor JA student died in the Ridgewood car crash, you never said a word. You never speak out on crime issues, potholes, idiots on the council, or any other issue that matters to your voters. I would think crazed pit bulls would be pretty easy.
I like dogs but I would shoot a vicious dog that attacked me or mine
1:55, give the "next" crap a rest and come up with something original.
I stand against these tyrannical crazed pit bulls. Wherever there is a pit bull ripping an innocent puppy or mother in half, I’ll be there! Mr. Perry, tear down this maul!!
Google “pop bottle suppressor” yes, I know it is illegal but so are viscous animals that are allowed to run loose. It takes about 5 minutes to put it on. Suggestion- use .22 shorts or .22 subsonic ammo and destroy the suppressor immediately after use.Be discreet, it is only a violation if you get caught. Just saying!
I was hoping something productive would have been accomplished at this meeting regarding Animal Control, but I see that didn't happen! Same ole, same ole, DO NOTHING! My cat was attacked and killed on my front porch (witnessed by 3 neighbors) by 2 pits that ran loose, same dogs went in my neighbors yard and attacked his dogs (weeks later). Animal Control and police were called on these dogs many, many times and nothing was ever done. Now we have new pits, same owner, running loose everyday. Animal Control comes out and laughs and jokes with the owner and does nothing with the dogs. Animal Control told me if he didn't SEE it happen, it didn't happen!! Let's drain the swamp in Jackson, we need representation that will help their people! Where do we go from here?
Has anyone taken the time to look into just who this Mike England character is? I have the unfortunate reality of knowing him and let me assure you he and his entourage are as dangerous as his three pitbulls are. You should avoid 108 Parkway Drive and that is a wrap!
Please tell me what in the world did what Kenneth Stokes say have to do with these people losing their dogs!! Who cares if he feeds stray dogs or he gets a vet referral?? He just got done hearing the whole story from these 2 women and then he says that's not the story he was told. What was he told???
Kingfish, PLEASE follow the personnel issue re Mr. Perry so we can see if the city handles this bad employee as it should. Thanks.
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I have had many run ins with Mike England over the years. This is par for the course with him. Do a little digging around on him and you might be shocked at what you find in his history... I can assure you that you wouldn’t be happy being neighbors with him or whoever else he allows to live in that house.
NE Jackson needs a different person on the City Council. Well, just like Canton and Mr Stokes district.. they don’t really want to change anything I suppose.
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