Dan explained in that Bowser reacted to
Logan taking food from him, adding that the injury “wasn’t bad” and their son had a “little mark.”
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They also claimed that the Humane Society told them that rehoming the dog would be impossible, which led them to use a euthanasia service to put the dog down at home.
A number of YouTubers, influencers and social media stars responded to video and condemned the couple’s decision.
Influencer
Jaclyn Hill tweeted, “I have a very temperamental dog. He bites people when he feels nervous, unsafe or if you try to touch him when he doesn’t want to be… I know these things because im his OWNER. Therefore I make sure he’s not in situations where he will react… I don’t kill him!”
YouTubers Nikki & Dan Phillippi Face Backlash For Putting Their Dog Down After Biting Their Child
Nikki Phillippi, a lifestyle influencer and popular Youtuber, announced that she and her husband Dan “made the difficult decision” to euthanize their family dog Bowser of 9 years after he bit their young child Logan. The announcement, first shared on Instagram and then in a YouTube video, faced massive backlash with so many people wishing the couple had re-homed the pet or found an alternative solution.
In the YouTube video, Phillippi said that she tried to contact the humane society in a bid to re-home the dog. However, it “was not an option as he had been with us from birth,” she explained. “Even if you re-home a dog, it is still your liability if the dog were to attack someone.”
Dan explained in that Bowser reacted to
Logan taking food from him, adding that the injury “wasn’t bad” and their son had a “little mark.”
Click inside to see the reactions…More Here! »
YouTube star slammed by fans for putting pet dog down after it bit son
In a YouTube video posted on Monday, which was shared with her 1.3m followers, Nikki Phillippi said aggressive pooch Bowser had injured son Logan while he was trying to take its food away - and had seriously injured a couple different dogs
Phillippi revealed the dog had showed signs of aggression in the past (Image: Instagram/nikkiphillippi)
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