German woman adopts dog neglected by American family
By Seth Robson and Marcus Klöckner, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Sunday, January 18, 2009
Seth Robson / S&S
A German woman has adopted this dog, which was left outside by an American family that went to Puerto Rico for three weeks during the Christmas holiday.
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Military police may charge the American owners of a dog left tied up outside while the family went on a three-week Christmas holiday to Puerto Rico.
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"Grafenwöhr resident Angelika Berlinski said she and other locals became concerned about the dog, which was tied up on the front porch of a house in Grafenwöhr during one of the coldest winters on record in Germany."
"Berlinski said the dog’s owners left a fan heater running on the porch and a large quantity of dry dog food.
There was also a bowl of water but it was frozen because of the cold, she said.
Two weeks after the dog’s owners went on holiday, Berlinski contacted German police to report a case of animal cruelty. But when the authorities failed to act she took matters into her own hands."
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"Shawn Driscoll, Provost Marshall for U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwöhr, said the incident is under investigation and that the owner could be charged with animal cruelty. Stripes was unable to ascertain the family’s identity and therefore could not interview them for this story."
