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Residents describe deadly wolf-dog attacks, urge city action on animal control
Summary
Several McMinnville residents told the City Council about multiple pet killings by loose wolf-dog hybrids and urged the city to strengthen enforcement, reinstate animal-control capacity and remove the animals from the neighborhood.
Multiple McMinnville residents described a March killing spree by loose wolf-dog hybrids and urged the City Council to take immediate action to prevent further attacks. At the meeting, speakers said three pets were killed in one night after two to four large wolf-dog hybrids escaped from an owner's property near Northwest Ninth and Alder.
Jonathan Jacoby said his family's 17-year-old dog, Roxy, was killed in their front yard in seconds when two wolf-dog hybrids rushed onto the property. "Roxy was killed in less than 5 seconds, and I had to personally face off with these dogs," Jacoby said during public comment. Other residents, including Mike Strickland and…
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