At the Austin Animal Center more than a year after the court ordered their euthanasia, despite efforts by the Swansons’ lawyer, Eric Torbeson, to preserve their lives.
One of the dogs had passed away, but it wasn’t from euthanasia. Rather, it apparently got a deadly case of heartworms. Torbeson, however, was adamant about seeing the other five perform live.
Torberson, who took up the cause for free, said, “I want the dogs to have due process in court.” “The death of a human being is incredibly tragic. She decided to enter the property without permission.
The dogs are treated like beloved pets and not like beasts who murdered people in a home film that shows them interacting with Center employees.
An expert on animal behavior thinks the animals should be put down, but Torbeson wants them restored to their owner. James Crosby clarified that you cannot predict what.
They may do or if they would seriously hurt someone else. He asserted that dogs are intelligent creatures with free will. “It is unsafe to attempt to predict when people’s lives and safety are at stake.”
