Congo's Story

Congo's story is the story of a dog that did what a dog does, he protected his family from what he perceived as an attack and now he may die for it!

This is the basic outline of the story:

1. Two landscapers/gardeners, illegal immigrants, were working at the family's house
2. They arrived an hour early
3. They were told by the husband to stay in their truck until he could get out of the shower and get some clothes on and put the dogs away
4. The husband speaks Spanish and spoke to them in Spanish so there is no question they understand what they were told to do
5. They directly disobeyed the husband and walked into the yard where the wife had just pulled into the driveway
6. The two adult German Shepherds and their puppies came running
7. The gardeners panicked
8. ONE GARDENER GRABBED THE WIFE AND WRESTLED HER TO THE GROUND, USING HER AS A PROTECTIVE SHIELD
9. Congo thought his owner was being attacked and went after the gardener
10. The gardener used his rake to beat at the puppies and inflicted some injuries on them
11. The gardener changed his story three times (interesting note on official bias: when the owner said the gardener changed his story five times, the dog warden said "No, he only changed his story 3 times.")

For more information, read the posts;

• Dog May Die for Protecting Family
• Congo, The German Shepherd May Die Tomorrow - UPDATES & PETITION
• Congo's Law
• Save Congo! We Need to Act NOW!

Read also the following news coverage of the story:

• Judge's Fate Devastates Family
• Dead dog barking: Should this pooch perish for chomping a gardener? 
• Both sides ready to make arguments in Congo case