Prospect Park Vigilante Wages Canine Campaign
Off-leash dogs have driven one frequenter of Prospect Park cuckoo. According to a NY Post story yesterday, Orrin Tilevitz, merchant banker and ardent birder, has been waging a war against dog owners who let their dogs run free, blowing the whistle on them to the cops and posting videos of their off-leash carousing on his…
Off-leash dogs have driven one frequenter of Prospect Park cuckoo. According to a NY Post story yesterday, Orrin Tilevitz, merchant banker and ardent birder, has been waging a war against dog owners who let their dogs run free, blowing the whistle on them to the cops and posting videos of their off-leash carousing on his anti-dog blog. While plenty of people wish dog owners would keep better control of their dogs, a traumatic attack seems to have turned Tilevitz into something of an anti-dog zealot. According to one source in The Post story, Tilevitz routinely carries pepper spray around with him and recently used in on two dogs. The major problem seems to be, according to a blog post by Tilevitz on Committee for Responsible Dog Ownership, “The presence of unleashed dogs interferes with–prevents–our ability–and right–to watch birds.” One of Tilevitz’s trademark “gotcha” videos in embedded in the post.
Vigilante Unleashes Dogs of War [NY Post]
Photo by rlj
I promise if that nut pepper sprayed my pup, it would not take me long to be spraying that Pepper down his throat! In study they discovered most serial killers were animal abusers and pepper spraying an over curious dog is abuse.
i have beef with it cuz dogs shouldnt be off leashes at any time whatsoever. im very vocal about this issue and if your stupid mutt off a leash comes up to me and smells my butt ill kick it.
*rob*
Whatever the law is should be obeyed by the dog owners. This guy is obviously a wack job and is likely to get into more trouble.
If you let your dog off the leash in a public place, you’re just as bad as smokers who shrug at lighting up indoors…ie, endangering/annoying people around you while maintaining an entitled, cavalier attitude about it. This guy might be acting on the exteme side, but I agree with him in principle.
Rob, it is legal to have your dog off leash in the park before 9am and after 9pm. Why do you have a beef with that?
so is crack dave. what’s your point?
*rob*
What a tremendous loser. Dogs need off-leash time and 99% do not cause problems for anyone. The system as is works fine.
Isn’t pepper spray illegal in NYC???
Although I only let my dogs off leash before 9am, this schmuck is crazy and he’s gonna piss off the wrong person one day. Pepper spraying someone’s dog? I wouldn’t put up with that and I’m not the toughest person in Brooklyn.