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Mason City woman disputes charges brought by police after alleged dog attack

MASON CITY – A Mason City woman vehemently denies charges brought by police after a child suffered an injury caused by her dog.

Tammy Starbuck of Mason City was recently cited by Mason City police for no rabies vaccination and not permit animal to attack, harass, bite, scratch after a child in her care was injured by a dog. The full story is here. The following is a statement sent to NIT by Tammy Starbuck regarding this incident; she asked that it be published:

Photo sent by Tammy Starbuck to NIT

“Okay Dustin is the father to the lil boy Jj who has a brother too. Dustin dates my daughter Brooke . They won tickets to a concert and malina my youngest daughter was going to babysit for them Thursday night till Friday afternoon. To save time on Thursday they decided to spend the night Wednesday night I cooked supper while the kids played Dustin and Brooke are here malina is here it’s a very awesome night. I was in the kitchen cooking supper and Luna was with me there’s food cooking she knows she gets what’s left lol. I had the oven door open to get the chicken out and I only have one arm so I don’t like lil kids in the kitchen when cooking anything could happen. Jj was heading my way and I told him no grandma got hots stay out but he kept coming. I don’t know if you have a dog or not but when a dog comes to you and you hit your chest and say up? How they jump up? That’s what Luna Mae did to stop Jj from coming into the kitchen. Jj didn’t even cry at first until we noticed blood. Luna didn’t mean to him in fact I have a picture of the two boys after it happened together on the couch. Dustin and Brooke immediately cleaned it up and put a bandaid yes one bandaid on it. This happened Wednesday night. I’m fighting the one charge I have over 100 photos of Luna from 8weeks old to present with Jj in them as Luna grew up. I have a photo of Luna snuggled with my 4 month old granddaughter save as can be. Yes she’s lury of men at first but I’m single and she protects us I have no gun. She warms up to them sooner or later but she just barks at them it’s annoying. She protects my grandkids she would never hurt them but I’m not sure what she would do to a stranger because when the kids get in trouble by there parents she goes to the kids defense. I would never let any animal attack a child and not stop it. People who know me are going to laugh at your article because you don’t know me. No Luna didn’t have her rabies shots damn it life got busy it’s no excuse but I’ll take that blame but Luna Mae comes home Monday chipped shots and tags and everyone misses her. On the 27 I’m pleading not guilty to the vicious dog charge I have over 30 personal witnesses for Luna thousands of photos and if allowed Luna herself. You have a wonderful day knowing that your story was way off.”

In answer to the rabies vaccination citation:

“I’m pleading guilty to the no rabies it is my own fault. I was planning on getting her to the vet this week but this happened. I’m newly divorced from an abusive man and just getting on my feet again. No excuse for not doing it sooner other than I needed to save up money too. The vicious dog I’m pleading not guilty because she’s not. I understand the father didn’t do what was right by his son yes he should have gone to the er. I told him to take him knowing our dog would be taken but I didn’t care that lil boy was more important. I want you also to know by publishing that story you just gave my abusive x husband my address. I pray he didn’t read the article if so looks like my daughter and I will be moving again.”

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