Dog was injured by Scottsdale park bench
A Scottsdale resident is worried about the safety of other dogs after seeing what happened to hers last week.
“My fear is that it’s going to happen to a lot of other dogs,” said the owner of the dog.
She and her dog, Monti, were at the Chaparral Dog Park in Scottsdale last Tuesday where Monti jumped up on one of the benches in the park to sit next to two ladies sitting down.
When Monti jumped off, his claw got caught in a hole on the bench and ripped off.
“Just was pulled right off his foot and he was bleeding a lot,” said Ames. “If the nail grows back, everything will be fine. If not, they will have to surgically remove the nail.”
She wants the City of Scottsdale to remove the style of bench that injured her dog.
“Nobody’s asking them to go out and replace the benches, just remove them for the sake of the dogs,” .
Mike Phillips, a spokesperson for the City of Scottsdale, issued a statement saying the city received a complaint in April about another dog getting hurt. Phillips said city staff was not able to contact the dog’s owner to verify the incident happened.
“These benches have a solid safety record. There are no verified incidents involving health or safety issues. Based on this research, no further action was deemed necessary. If additional information comes to light and the benches are found to pose a safety risk to human or canine users, the benches will be modified or replaced to eliminate the problem,” the statement added.
Ames plans to try and contact the City of Scottsdale again to try and reach someone so they have a record of Monti’s injury.
CITY OF SCOTTSDALE RESPONSE:
“These benches have a solid safety record…Based on the research, no further action was deemed necessary. If additional information comes to light and the benches are found to pose a safety risk to human or canine users, the benches will be modified or replaced to eliminate the problem.”
Source: ABC15