ABC7 News has obtained surveillance video of the moment three men assaulted a woman at gunpoint before stealing her puppy in San Francisco's Russian Hill neighborhood on Tuesday Night.Animal rights activist Judie Mancuso of Social Compassion in Legislation says we need legislation now to have some oversight of the dog training industry.
"They should be licensed. There should be some bar set for who these people are. Are they trained properly or not?" said Mancuso. 7 On Your Side brought this to the attention of Tri-Valley Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan in 2020.that would have mandated oversight by animal control officers of dog trainers.
This is what she said then:"I want to thank Michael Finney and 7 On Your Side for bringing this issue to us. It's a critical issue for the protection of animals in California."She said the bill had to be pulled due to the COVID emergency. She has until Friday to submit it again to the legislative counsel for review.Meanwhile the families of Huckleberry and Thor are left not knowing what happened to their loved ones."Well. It's ah, sorry, I think they're pretty minimal.
If you have any information about Thor or Huckleberry, share it with us and we'll get the information to the families and authorities. We'll stay on top of this and let you know if Bauer-Kahan decides to introduce her reform bill.