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Residents of a Borough Park block are up in arms over a dog they say has attacked three neighbors.
Neighbors say Sammy Kisin’s 60-pound terrier mix Jessie is a dangerous menace – but Kisin says the dog is gentle and neighbors on the 60th St. block are out to get him because he doesn’t fit in the heavily Chasidic neighborhood.
“This block is being terrorized for years,” said Sy Wasser, whose 20-year-old son Shalom was bitten by Jessie as he walked to the bus stop earlier this month.
It wasn’t the first time the dog struck, neighbors said. Mike Fleishman, 39, said his 7-year-old daughter Miriam was mauled by the canine two years ago – and required 100 stitches in her arm.
“She was riding on her bike when this strong powerful dog jumped at her. All the kids were watching it,” he said. “The whole block is up in arms and terrified…It’s just a matter of time before the next incident.”
Neighbors want the dog taken away or forced to wear a muzzle but say their complaints to the city have gone unanswered. The city Health Department is investigating, a spokeswoman said.
But Kisin, 33, a cab driver, charged that neighbors have deliberately provoked the dog – even throwing rocks and sticks at it – and have smeared dog feces on his car and porch.
“It’s getting out of control. My neighbors are provoking a lot of situations with the dog,” he said. “They don’t want me living on that block because I’m not a Hasidic Jew.
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6 Responses
Why haven’t people been suing him? What about leash laws?
In most parts of the USA, a dog running loose that bites people is likely to be seized by the authorities, and the owner is likely to be sued or prosecuted (if he deliberately let the dog loose).
Something is missing from the story?
Suuure, blame it on not being “Hasidic Jew.” I guess he’s trying to ride the New Square story? I’m no expert but I think this can be ultimately solved with chocolate 🙂
His dog is the least of his problems. The owner himself has physically stacked people and the police have refused to arrest him. He has slashed tires, broken windows, and harasses everyone. I am glad that this is becoming public so that finally the nypd will be shamed into doing something, which seems to be the only way to get the 66 precint to do anything.
With all due respect the chaddish kids in BP or for that fact anywhere in Brooklyn are no angels. I have seen it when living in Kensingtonm chaddish kids tormenting a dog that is on private property and behind a closed gate throwing objects at the animal. I have also witnessed the abuse towards cats as well. Ever wonder why they are attacked by these animals. Non-Jewish kids have more respect for Hashem’s creatures better than our own children. So yeah it is not the animal but the human. So please,” ppl should not throw stones in glass houses especially their own.”
So let’s get to the root of the issue and teach our children derech eretz and Torah to treat all cretures of Hashem to love our fellow man and animals and may we zocheh a speedy Geulah to Eretz Yisroel and our Bais HaMikdash AMEM
I think the best solution is to euthanize the owner and put the dog in jail. Then get Bloomberg down there for a good speech about how dogs have a right to bite. What a society!
Mr. 88,
Interesting that you are fine with non-Jews having mor respect for animals than they have for Jewish children.
It is not news that they have such an attitude, in fact, that is why these people went to the police. But for someone to be fine with that attitude and be a poster on YWN is scary.