HHS, HPD Catch Aggressive Stray Dogs on Bike Path

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Reports of loose and dangerous dogs on a bike path in Pearl Harbor have prompted a response from police and the humane society.

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HPD said on social media that it walked the trail with Hawaiian Humane employees on Wednesday after receiving the reports.

“Two dangerously aggressive dogs and five strays were identified. All seven animals were taken by HHS.”

The two aggressive dogs are believed to be the ones that recently attacked at least two people.

Cali Burcham was attacked on the trail in August.

“I decided to turn back because I just didn’t want to have any problems with the animal,” Burcham said when KHON2 first interviewed her in August.

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She pulled out the pepper spray because she had a bad feeling about this and started walking backwards.

“After about 20 steps, 15 to 20 dogs attacked me from behind and started attacking me, ripping my leggings to shreds,” she said. “As soon as I used the pepper spray, my heart just dropped, I literally felt like that was my last moment.”

Local residents provided assistance to her until the ambulance arrived.

“I’m pissed off. I think there’s absolutely no reason why this would happen more than once,” Cali told KHON2 on Thursday. “I recently said in an interview that this would happen again if they weren’t removed and to me that’s common sense.”

Hawaiian Humane said if you find a dangerous dog posing an immediate threat to the public, call 911.

Five of the stray dogs were not aggressive and will be available for adoption. The other two, which were aggressive at the scene and have a history of biting people, will not be available for adoption.

“If there’s a dog that’s going to be a threat, a risk to the community, then the best option, both for the community and for that dog, is humane euthanasia,” said Brandy Shimabukuro of Hawaiian Humane. “That’s never a situation where we want to perpetuate that. So we always want to tell people, please train your dogs, please socialize them, please keep them contained and safe.”

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