Andrea Rosebrock 
Update 7/2/09 – Dog Shooting Mayor Facing Trial for Felony Animal Cruelty
McCune, KS Mayor, Don Call, who shot two dogs while they lay tethered on their owners property, got a standing ovation at a town meeting on Monday. Call had threatened to shoot the dogs if they got loose again and when he got a call saying the dogs were running loose last Sunday, he did precisely that. He went home, got a 9mm semi-automatic rifle, went to the dog owner’s home, Duane Wahl, drove around several times and proceeded to fire of more than half a dozen shots, killing the dogs. There were also holes in the fence and house from where his shots missed their intended targets.
At a town meeting on Monday, attended by more than 70 residents, dozens gave Mayor Don Call a standing ovation to show their support for his actions. Call has been charged with two felony counts of animal cruelty and a misdemeanor count of criminal discharge of a weapon.
“We all should be proud we have a mayor like Don Call that will take care of us and protect our kids,” Shirley Showalter said.
“The fact is, whether they like the idea that he shot my dogs or not, he still shot my dogs on my property,” the dogs’ owner, Duane Wahl, said. “They were on chains in my yard when he shot them. It was still wrong. It don’t matter if my dogs got loose in the past.”
There have been complaints in the past about the dogs running loose.
I said it before and will say it again, this was cruel and malicious! Call had no right to gun those dogs down. If there was a problem there were legal remedies he should have taken. The dogs were not any threat to anyone at the time and Call was not protecting anyone when he drove around and came back time and again and fired off shots.
Yes, the owner had a responsibility to keep his dogs under control at all times, especially since there had been complaints in the past but at the time the dogs were under control. If there was a problem, whoever was complaining should have called the police or animal control, had the owner cited, had the dogs picked up and even removed since this was an ongoing problem.
You don’t just maliciously killed innocent dogs that are doing no more than being dogs. I hope these charges stick and Call is prosecuted, found guilty and seriously sentenced, although I won’t hold my breath for justice….
A standing ovation…. wonder how those residents would have felt if that trigger happy nutcase would have shot a child? But is was “just dogs” so…. whatever…. They are condoning lawlessness and saying it’s okay to pick up a gun and handle problems that way. Wonder if they even realize that?
Wake up people!! Laws are in place for a reason whether you like them or not. If there’s a problem, handle it the right way and if there is no alternative then push to create one. This is not the wild west!
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This town and their mayor and residents are not from this earth. They REALLY belong somewhere on the surface of the moon. How they got here? I don’t know. But I think we should send them back.
what the hell is wrong with these people?
What a hillbillie! Nothing like another story from the backwards part of the country. So, if a child goes wild and causes a mess around town, does the mayor have the right to kill that child? This mayor needs a beatdown.
what a happy red neck town heha, and the mayor? wow LOL.
Their proud…
Note to self:Don’t ever go to McCune,KS..The town where egoism and ruthless barbarity is admired, and celebrated…
I agree with all of you I would not want to get lost in that town and don,t call for help if your dog gets lose …jeffrey
Not the Kansas that Dorothy came from!
What a bunch of looney tunes in that town. Wonder if they even have “animal control” or if the Mayor is their animal control. If this Mayor does not get sentenced, there is more wrong in this world than I care to even think about.
This only show the mentality of these redneck idiots that “own the town. He would be thrashed here and asked to step down. His attitude and that of his beer bellied cronies would have to answer to their stupid and inhumane behavior. Can you imagine being protected by that wasted piece of shit?
A standing ovation…………..right! That’s one crazy, backwards town. Insane! And to boot, there were bullet holes in the house! Cheezzzz! That’s just nuts! Those poor dogs died and had no idea why they were shot to death. I call this a shut and closed case of pure MURDER!
I agree the idiot’s deserve each other. Perhaps they are all crazy!!! The dogs paid he price and no justice will be given. I have ad idea, lets hope someone shoots him !!!!
Where’s a sniper when you need one!!!Redneck puke!
Totally unbelievable, once again animal abusers get away with murder. Well, I will never visit there. They are obviously ignorant animal haters and hopefully, Karma will serve up what they all deserve.
Whatta bunch of HELLBILLIES!!!I’m glad I don’t live in that town!!
And what if one of those stray bullets had hit a person, would they still feel it was ok? Would they still have given him a standing ovation? This whole incident is a disgrace!
Yes it is sad that two innocent dogs were shot and killed…
But, this is a reflection of the very real frustration people feel towards irresponsible pet owners like Duane Wahl!
Why should I have to put up with the constant barking? Why should I have to put up with an animal that comes into my yard and starts growling and barking at me?
Dogs being Dogs is not an excuse for third rate pet owners who don’t consider their neighbors… and those owners should be placed in jail and judging some of the comments on this blog by so called animal lovers… it looks as if there is a lot of people who should never be allowed to have pets… because they just don’t get it!
If you take any time to look around you will see that I direct my ire at irresponsible owners as well. Pet owners need to be responsible for their pets. I agree completely but that still does not give anyone the right to take out their anger, frustration or anything else on the dog. They are NOT responsible! They ARE just being a dog. It is not their fault they have not been trained, socialized, restrained, etc.
And by the way, this blog is BY me. I am the owner but within reason, I allow people to have their say and comment. What you see are dog and animals lovers frustrated by someone who believes they are above the law and should be allowed to take the law into their own hands and kill innocent animals and those who support his actions. Their anger and frustrations are well founded and they do get it.
You don’t have to agree with what everyone here is saying but please don’t come here and slam me and others.
Respectfully,
Deanna
Don’t agree with what!?!Are you trying to say if someone is “frustrated” with a neighbors dog..It’s o.k. to walk over, and blow them away while they are tethered?!If you are, you are on the wrong site…
Dogs bark…no they should not be running loose….but the whole point of this story is THEY WERE NOT RUNNING LOOSE!!!When they were gunned down anyway!!….Am I understanding correctly, that these dogs were killed for barking and growling…running loose..For what they MIGHT do??Well I’d like a moment with that crystal ball!!Can you guys tell me what my neighbors are gonna do?!The ones that “frustrate” me with their million kids running the yard..poking sticks through the fence…teasing my dogs..What might they do??With so many children abusing animals these days…Why should I have to deal with that worry??(If you want the “why me” argument)Or deal with the bike trail that now flows through my front yard….Oh us pet lovers get frustrated too.. Not even feeling safe enough to let our dogs out in our own yard with people like that of McCune,KS running around…And just because we are frustrated, we don’t do something terrible!!Selfish!!Barbaric!!
“Yes it is sad that two innocent dogs were shot and killed…but”..But what!!That’s the bottom line!!Two innocent dogs were shot and killed while they lay helpless, tethered..And the POS that did it got a standing ovation at the town meeting…I’m sorry…McCune,KS seems like a Salem’s Lot to me..And trying to say these actions are the result of “frustration” is ridiculous…If “frustration” was indeed a real reason for ending a life…Boy wouldn’t all the murderers in this world love that….”I was just frustrated”..Boohoo..Give me a break!!!
EXCUSE ME…………”DON’T AGREE”?????? Are you nuts? Who the hell are you? Obviously you are afraid of retaliation to your ridiculous statement. You won’t even put your name on this.
Your CRAZY!!! You probably don’t own any animals and if you do, don’t deserve them. YOU should NEVER be allowed to have pets, children or any other living thing, even a goldfish. Your crazy! What if a stray bullet had hit someone else….a child, another pet, a mother or father. YOUR NUTS! I’ll say it Deanna, mostly because this is your site and you have to hold back sometimes. Your readers and true friends will say it. You Mr/Ms “don’t agree”, you are a complete A**. Too chicken to put a name on this and totally stupid to suggest this is justified by any means. Stay off this site! We (I) don’t care to see your asinine comments on here. You lowlife chicken. You animal hater. Dogs bark….that’s how they speak. Let’s start going around and shooting all these children that are yelling in grocery stores and other PUBLIC places, that people like me, don’t have children find, at times, extremely nerve wracking….like nails on a chalkboard. So, is this solution? Shoot them? Go back into your hell hole Mr/Ms whoever the hell you are. Jeezzzz…….hoe absurd!
Just so this jerk can’t use LITTLE bitty things to get back at others……….corretion……………my last two lines. Should have read……’So, is this THE solution?’ and ‘Jeezzzz….HOW absurd!’. Sorry for the mispellings.