|
Witness |
Relationship with Defendants |
Testimony |
| Stephanie
Flowers |
Veterinarian |
Treated
Hera and found her well behaved during examination even with
a sensitive procedure like removing a foxtail from her ear. |
| Alan
Paul |
Owner
of a San Francisco pub which defendants frequently patronized
with their dogs |
Paul
testified that when defendants were at his pub with the dogs,
Bane and Hera were always well behaved and tolerant when strangers
came near them |
| Antionette
Creyer |
Employee
at pub owned by Alan Paul |
Says
Bane and Hera were always well behaved while they were with the
defendants at the pub. Creyer would occasionally give the dogs
treats. Creyer also testified that the dogs were well-behaved
at an outdoor festival where Paul had set-up a beer tasting booth. |
| Cristopher
Monica |
Employee
at Mailboxes, Etc. |
Says
Bane and Hera were well-behaved around other customers while
defendants made photocopies of legal documents |
| Bonnie
Seats |
Friend
of the defendants |
Encountered Hera in front of the apartment building and testified "Hera was sweet girl ... she was just wagging her tail, loving the attention." Says Hera reacted to her niece in the same way. |
| Shelia
Segurson |
Veterinarian |
Testified
that Hera was well-behaved but somewhat shy and timid |
| Andrew
Sams |
Veterinarian |
Testified
he operated on Bane for knee problems and had no problems |
| James
O'Brian |
Operated
an animal transport service; transported dogs from Combes' farm
at request of defendants |
Says
the dogs were placid and non-aggressive during transport from
Coumbs' farm to Southern California |
| Michael
Beachnau |
Manager
at restaurant patronized by defendants |
Testified
that Noel and Knoller were fixtures at his restaurant and
defendants kept their dogs outside under a cafe table without
problems |
| Lefty
Prongos |
Owner
of neighborhood convenience store patronized by defendants |
Testified that defendants would tie the dogs in front of the store and that they were never a problem; Says he brought his wife to see the dogs and fed them meat by hand |
| Heshe
Stark |
Private
investigator who worked for defendants |
Testified
that Hera was well behaved when defendants visited her apartment
with Hera. |
| Stephen
Tornay |
Kennel
operator who boarded Bane and Hera shortly before January 26th. |
Testified
that dogs were "nice" and that Bane was particularly
friendly and had a good demeanor. |
| Galene
Tornay |
Wife of
Stephen Tornay |
Testified that
she played with the dogs in the kennel and fed them milk bones
without any problems |
| Kim Boyd |
Client
of the defendants |
Visited
Noel and Knoller in their apartment in December 2000 and testified
that the dogs "didn't do anything." |
| Julianna
Jette |
Friend of Kim
Boyd |
Met dogs at
Boyd's apartment and played with them, along with her 7-year
old daughter. Jette described Hera as being very calm. |