Pit Bull survives axe attack, neighbor arrested
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and KATU Web Staff
CLACKAMAS COUNTY - A Pit Bull puppy is recovering after being struck several times with an axe and now the dog's owner is left wondering why someone would lay such a vicious attack on an animal.
A 35-year-old man, Corey Kimble, is now in jail and has been charged with Animal Abuse in the First Degree and Probation Violation - DUII.
Police were called to a home at 8417 S.E. Cornwell Street on August 22 after a witness reported seeing Kimble use an axe on a Pit Bull.
Kimble told police the animal was being aggressive toward him. The attack took place in a shed.
The dog that was injured is 10-month-old Dozer. The dog somehow got away from his home a few blocks away.
Some of the wounds on Dozer's head were almost an inch and a half deep. His legs were also cut down to the bone and one cut was so deep that it broke his toe.
While Kimble sits in jail, the dog's owner, Joe O'Donnell, wonders why someone would take an axe to his dog.
"It takes a pretty messed up guy in the head to do something that bad," he said. "It just ain't right."
Dr. Denny Koontz, DVM, with Northwest Veterinary Specialists said Dozer was found wandering along Southeast 82nd Avenue.
"They had tried to take him to another hospital and they wouldn't accept him because he was injured and would probably be put to sleep," she said. "So they came here and the good Samaritan was actually willing to pay for some of his medical bills, even though they didn't have money to pay until later in the week."
"It's awesome," said Gloria O'Donnell, Joe's mother. "We can't believe someone would do that."
No one knows how Dozer got out. O'Donnell said the gates in his yard were locked.
With Dozer's care costing up to $1,800, O'Donnell said he plans to sue Kimble.
There is also a chance that more people could be charged in the case because there is the possibility that another person may have held the dog down during the attack.
As for the good Samaritan, O'Donnell said he would like to know who that person is so he can give them a huge 'thank you.'
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