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‘Hank' the pit bull, wrongly accused of killing livestock, set free

CENTRALIA, Wash. — A pit bull named Hank that was wrongfully blamed for killing livestock last year is now free.

A Thurston County judge on Wednesday voided a Lewis County euthanasia order and ordered that Hank be released to his adoptive Centralia family.

Though witnesses said the pit bull that killed the livestock was not Hank, a Lewis County judge ruled Hank a dangerous dog and directed he be put down.

Hank's owners have been fighting in court for five months and finally won on Wednesday.

KIRO 7 was there for the happy reunion.

“It feels wonderful!  It's like I can't tell you how great it is!,” said Hank’s owner, Jann Propp-Estimo.

The family said they planned on spoiling Hank.