I have waited weeks to get the actual details of Ice the deaf dog’s shooting and finally a couple of newspapers have come forward with some details and facts. I know many of you have all been patiently waiting for details. When we reported this story several weeks ago Ice was on our Adoptable Deaf Dogs section and he was being fostered by Racquel Trapp.
I couldn’t get anyone to give us here Deafdogsrock.com any details of the shooting because of legal ramifications so here are the details reported by the Valley Independent Sentinel newspaper. I have also put a link at the bottom of the page to another story at the Examiner.com. Sorry it took so long for us to post the details of this tragic event. ~ Christina Lee – DDR
Ansonia Pit Bull Killed By Police by Jodie Mozdzer
An Ansonia police officer shot and killed a deaf pit bull named Ice at a Judson Place home on March 3. Police said the shooting was justified — that the dog was “acting aggressively” and had charged at officers. But the dog’s owner details a different story. “He showed no aggression towards the officer and was shot in our own yard,” Racquel Trapp wrote on the website for Angel Capone Pit Bull Rescue, which she runs out of Ansonia. “He was standing still and wagging his tail the entire time.”
Now Trapp has taken to Facebook to try to get justice for her dead dog. Trapp created a Facebook page called “Justice For Ice,” and supporters have started planning a march — 141 people have indicated they will take part — in Ansonia to highlight the incident. Click here to visit the “Justice For Ice” Facebook page. On her personal Facebook page, Trapp said she did not want to go to the media. “I am sick over this and do not want anything going to media,” Trapp wrote. “I have video evidence and my lawyer will decide where to go from here.” In an interview Wednesday evening, Trapp said she did not plan to sue the department — but hoped to help them get training to better understand how pit bulls act.“I just don’t want this happening to anyone else’s dog,” Trapp said. “It was just really horrible.”
To read the full story on the New Haven Independent newspaper, please click here.
Click here to view another article on the Examiner.com
Click here to see Deaf Dogs Rock story ran on 3-5-2012 and below the story you will see Ice’s original adoption listing.
According to Trapp: “Ice was saved from death row at MACC. He was very sick when he came to us, but nothing we couldn’t handle,” Trapp wrote in a story about Ice on the dog rescue website. “He was abused before entering the shelter, and being deaf, he was afraid of the world. He has now blossomed into a wonderful happy healthy dog.” If you would like to sign a petition on Change.org called Justice for “ICE Pitbull killed by police in his own yard” then please click here.
