Tik using teenagers take bloodthirsty pitbulls out for walks

By Ilhaam Hoosain
04 November 2007

In Ocean View teenagers under the influence of tik, take their pitbulls out “hunting” for vulnerable targets-canine or human.

A number of residents have been badly in recent weeks and a number of cases of pitbulls entering homes seeking peoples pets have been reported.

One small dog was pulled from under a bed and another was dragged under a gate and had its throat ripped out.

“It’s a new sport in Ocean View,” says Sylvia Shorttreed, a vet at welfare group Tears, who treated dogs that were sodomised by the drug uses as well.

Tik is a huge problem in this area. 200 Rastafarians and community members marched on the homes of tik dealers demanding that they stop.

A new proposed bylaw is being discussed by the City of Cape Town to outlaw the use of dogs to intimidate or threaten people.