Animal Control Officer's 3 rescue dogs and ex-husband all hit by vehicles in chain reaction

[DS1]

Ouch!


http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_108063154.html


AMESBURY — It was Monday when a door at the Taylors' home on Whitehall Road accidentally got left open. Three of their four dogs ran into the street and were struck by a car.

Becky Taylor, who works as the Newburyport animal control officer, witnessed her dogs get hit and rushed to her van.

Then things got worse.

In the frantic scene that included the distraught driver, Taylor began to back down her driveway to quickly get to the dogs and get them out of the road. In the midst of the confusion, she didn't see her ex-husband, John Taylor, and hit him as she backed up.

He was rushed by ambulance to Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport with a broken shoulder blade and clavicle, and minor injuries. He is now recovering at home.

The dogs weren't so lucky.

One of the three dogs, Tess, a 2-year-old terrier mix, died on the ride to Merrimack Valley Animal Hospital. The other two dogs suffered severe injuries.


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Donations can be sent to the Provident Bank, 5 Market St., Amesbury, MA 01913 in care of Rebecca Taylor.

[BreweryYardRat]

1. Jesus! And I thought Fate had been a bitch to ME lately!

I'll stop complaining for a while.

[stuntcat]

2. I hope the doctors can help the two dogs

She has to be heartbroken. I hope she gets help with their surgery and stuff.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Me, too! Poor woman! How horrible...

I was once in my vet's office, just getting my cat examined, when a girl rushed in with her little pug who'd just been hit by a car. I grabbed my cat and got out of the way, but the poor little guy was DOA. She was obviously hysterical, and I was heartbroken for her.;(

[stuntcat]

4. hysterical exactly :(

I'd go crazy, this is sad just reading it.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. I just can't imagine, tend to panic on the rare occasion when my little guy gets loose,

and he's only 16 lbs., but he's still much faster than me...:scared:

[SOteric]

6. Wow. That's really a heart-breaker.

And a really big news day in Newburyport, too.

[DS1]

7. Yup

*sigh*