VANCOUVER BC CANADA - MISS UNIVERSE CANADA - SAHAR BINIAZ - WAS ATTACKED BY A PIT BULL AT AGE 14

Sahar Biniaz, 26, celebrates as she wins the MISS UNIVERSE CANADA competition in Toronto on May 19, 2012 .  She has added her name to the fight for a  Pit Bull Ban  in British Columbia, and plans to make the effort a major part of her reign.

The Vancouver Beauty was a victim of a Pit Bull attack at age 14.  Her family adopted a 5-month-old Pit Bull from a breeder about a year before it attacked her.  It came from a really nice environment.

"I WAS JUST SITTING DOWN AND IT JUST KEPT STARING AT ME AND IT JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN, FOR NO REASON, JUST WENT OFF. I ENDED UP WITH 16 STITCHES AND STILL HAVE THE SCARS."

Recent vicious Pit Bull attacks on children have renewed calls for a Pit Bull ban in the province.  Biniaz thinks the province should adopt an outright Pit Bull Ban or at least bring in regulations stating that Pit Bulls must be leashed and muzzled at all times.

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PORTUGAL - THE COUNTRY IS STILL WAITING FOR LEGALLY-REQUIRED DANGEROUS DOG TRAINERS - AS DOG ATTACKS CONTINUE !!!!!

 LAST MONTH ALONE 5 DANGEROUS DOG ATTACKS MADE HEADLINES.

* 2 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE ATTACKS

* 3 PEOPLE, INCLUDING A 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL, WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED

While special training for dangerous and potentially-dangerous dogs was made a legal requirement in Portugal in 2009, it may prove hard to do, as the authorities responsible for certifying the trainers have yet to put the cogs into motion.

It emerged that, despite being a legal requirement, compulsory training for dogs classified as dangerous or potentially-dangerous may be hard to find as there are apparently, as yet, no registered trainers.

Proper obedience and socialization training with a registered professional is one of several obligatory conditions to owning a dangerous or potentially-dangerous dog.  Failure to do the training can entail fines.  In 2010 the government made it  the Public Safety Police  and National Republican Guard  force's responsibility to evaluate and certify trainers.  Two years later little progress appears to have been made.

In a statement sent to The Portugal News, the Ministry for Agriculture, Sea, Environment and Land Planning explained:

"The General Directorate of  food and Veterinary delegated the certification of trainers to the PSP and the NRG, who were asked to present a model of evaluation to be approved by the General Director of Veterinary Medicine. We are waiting for those police entities to publish dates and locations and proceeding to start the certification process.......AS THE TRAINING PROFESSION IS NOT REGULATED IT IS NOT KNOWN HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EXERCISING THE ACTIVITY AT PRESENT."

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 "POTENTIALLY-DANGEROUS DOGS"  are dogs of a particular build and nature that could cause injury or death to humans or animals.  There are seven listed breeds considered potentially-dangerous from the offset:

* BRAZILLIAN FILA

* DOGO ARGENTINO

* PIT BULL TERRIER

* ROTTWEILER

* AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER

* STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER

* JAPANESE TOSA INU

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"DANGEROUS DOGS"  are those that have attacked a person, killed or injured an animal while out of its owner's possession, or have been declared so by the owner.

Owners of dogs of both categories must be over the age of 18 and have a special licence, renewed annually. Obtaining a licence requires that the animal has an antsi-rabies vaccine, a microchip, insurance and the owner's criminal record , among other things.  When in public the dogs must bemuzzled, kept on a lead measuring a maximum of one metre, and can only be walked by over -16s.

AMONG THE MORE SHOCKING DOG ATTACKS TO MAKE NEWS IN RECENT MONTHS WAS AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED ON 24 AUGUST, WHEN A 46-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS MAULED AND KILLED BY HER SON'S ...............

              PIT BULL/RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK CROSS IN MATOSINHOS.

ON 16 AUGUST A DOGO ARGENTINA ATTACKED A 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN GUIMARAES CAUSING SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES.....................

3 DAYS EARLIER.....ON 13 AUGUST A 20-MONTH OLD BABY WAS KILLED AFTER BEING BITTEN BY A DOG OF THE SAME BREED.

ON 8 AUGUST NEWS CHANNEL SIC NOTICIAS REPORTED THAT A POSTMAN HAD BEEN ATTACKED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED BY 3 BOXER DOGS WHILE DELIVERING LETTERS IN LOURINHA,  AND............

ON 4 AUGUST AN ELDERLY WOMAN WAS HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING SET UPON BY 2 DOGS IN VILA DO CONDE.

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4 SERIOUS DOG ATTACKS IN 1 MONTH INCLUDING 2 DEATHS

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EUGENE OREGON- NEIGHBOR'S 2 PIT BULLS ATTACKED AND KILLED LILLIAN KNIGHT'S BELOVED CAT "SAMANTHA" - SHE WANTS JUSTICE

A couple is hoping for justice after a pair of  PIT BULLS  viciously attacked and killed their cat. Lillian Knight and her husband woke up around 4:30 am last week to loud, vicious barking.  She went out and shined her flashlight and saw the  2 Pit Bulls, a mother and her pup, underneath the camper.  She told her husband to get up and call the police.  That's when they discovered the dogs had killed their "SAMANTHA".    Lillian Knight cares for 17 cats and some stay outside and others roam around the cattery she has and inside the house.  She says that Samantha was 14 years old  and had arthritis so she could not jump up into high places. Her husband gathered the dogs up and contained them.

When the police arrived she told them she would be pressing charges.  The officer took them to a shelter  but both the Pit Bulls were returned to their owner that day.  They were told that dogs who kill cats are not to be euthanized.   These dogs had also killed another neighbor's cat.

It seems that earlier in 2012, due to budget cuts, Lane County Animal animal Services merged with Greenhill Humane Society delegating each city to care for its own animal services programs. This has caused confusion according to some residents.  There may have been some confusion in this Pit Bull attack due to lack of organization since the merger.     Officer Berry from Eugene animal Services told News Source 16 that he has.......

STARTED THE INVESTIGATION OVER TO FURTHER HELP THE KNIGHTS. HE SAID.......

"THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT EUGENE RESIDENTS FEEL SATISFIED WITH HOW THEY'RE BEING SERVED.  ANY DOG THAT KILLS ANOTHER DOMESTIC ANIMAL IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOG LEVEL FIVE.  THE LEVELS RANGE FROM 1 - 5 - WITH 5 BEING THE MOST SEVERE.  IN THE LEVEL 5 CASE, THE CANINE SUSPECT WOULD HAVE TO GET SPECIAL REGISTRATION AND WEAR A 'DANGEROUS DOG' COLLAR FOR ONE YEAR.  IN ADDITION, THE OWNER WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A SECURE ENCLOSURE FOR THE DOG - WHETHER THAT BE THE HOUSE OR A KENNEL OUTSIDE - AND ALWAYS HAVE THE DOG ON A LEASH.  ANY OF THESE VIOLATIONS COULD PUT THE DOG IN FURTHER TROUBLE AND ANY VIOLATION OF A ONE-YEAR PROBATION COULD ALSO GET THE CANINE BACK INTO IMPOUND."


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KELOWNA BC CANADA - FRIEND'S PIT BULL ATTACKED A 4-YEAR-OLD BOY'S FACE

A 4-year-old boy,  HAYDEN BUSH,  was having fun camping with his family near McCulloch Lake when a friend's ....

     PIT BULL  SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND BIT HIM IN THE FACE.
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Hayden was rushed to Kelowna General Hospital where he received 32 stitches.  The dog has since been put down, but the whole ordeal has traumatized the family.  His mom warns, "Don't ever leave your child around a strange dog, even if it's your friend's dog.  The family will be going to counseling to help them get over the trauma of the attack.

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ESSEX COUNTY VA - NEIGHBOR'S 2 LOOSE PIT BULLS ATTACKED 15 ALPACAS KILLING 12 OF THEM

WHEN ABBEY GAUVIN  LEFT HOME SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALL 15 OF HER ALPACAS WERE HEALTHY AND HAPPY.  WHEN SHE CAME HOME SHE ENCOUNTERED A GRUESOME SIGHT.....FACES RIPPED OFF SOME OF HER ALPACAS !!!!!

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       THE NEIGHBOR'S 2 PIT BULLS WERE IN HER YARD.........
       WAGGING THEIR TAILS WITH BLOOD ON THEIR MOUTHS.

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IN ALL, 15 WERE ATTACKED, 11 WERE MAULED TO DEATH,  2 ARE HOSPITALIZED AND 2 ARE RECOVERING AT HOME.  ANOTHER NEIGHBOR, 87-YEAR-OLD CHARLES LUMPKIN, WITNESSED THE ATTACK AND TRIED TO CALL FOR HELP.

THE ATTACK HAS COST GAUVIN WELL OVER $100,000 IN HOSPITAL BILLS AND DAMAGES AND SHE PLANS ON FILING A CIVIL SUIT.

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MANHATTAN KANSAS - A PIT BULL OWNED BY KANSAS STATE'S ANDRE MCDONALD ATTACKED A MAN IN DECEMBER 2011 - HE IS BEING SUED

Kansas State tight end - ANDRE MCDONALD - is being sued by a Manhattan resident, Brandon Robb.  Robb filed the lawsuit against McDonald in Riley County Court for $60,000.   According to court documents Robb alleges that McDonald's  PIT BULL  bit him "NUMEROUS TIMES" on December 23, 2011, in the 2400 block of Himes Road while he was walking another dog.  He is seeking compensation "for past and future pain and suffering, past and future mental anguish, permanent disfigurement and permanent physical injuries."

This all comes 2 days after the junior from Choctaw OK,  began serving a 5-day sanction for violating Manhattan's "DANGEROUS DOG ORDINANCE, A VIOLATION OF HIS PROBATION THAT STEMMED FROM A 2011 ARREST.  Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said earlier this week that McDonald will not play against Missouri State on Saturday.

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LONGVIEW WA - A PIT BULL ATTACKED A 5-YEAR-OLD BOY AS HE WAS RIDING HIS BIKE ON THE SIDEWALK

UPDATE:  VIDEO - LOW-LIFE NUTTERS BLAME THE VICTIM

Thursday - August 30, 2012 - Authorities are hunting for a  PIT BULL  that attacked a 5-year-old Longview boy in the Highlands neighborhood Sunday and tore a chunk out of his leg.   The child's calf required 40 stitches and may need a skin graft and the wound now appears infected.

The boy's mother had been supervising him while he rode his bike on the sidewalk and she stepped into her house momentarily to tend to her other children when the attack occurred.  The dog had been tethered to a 15-foot rope outside a duplex.  When animal control authorities arrived Sunday evening, the 3-year-old  PIT BULL was gone.  The owner, KIMBERLY VASQUEZ, SAID HER SON HAD TAKEN OFF WITH THE DOG AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS. VASQUEZ PROVIDED A PROOF OF RABIES CERTIFICATE THAT.....

                TURNED OUT TO BE A FORGERY.

The same Pit Bull reportedly also bit an adult male neighbor in April but because the bite didn't break the skin or draw blood, VASQUEZ WAS ONLY GIVEN A WARNING AND TOLD TO KEEP THE DOG TIED UP BEHIND THE DUPLEX RATHER THAN IN FRONT.  FOLLOWING SUNDAY'S ATTACK SHE WAS ISSUED A $771 TICKET FOR BITING A HUMAN, BEING AT LARGE - EVEN THOUGH THE DOG WAS TIED UP, THE ATTACK HAPPENED ON A PUBLIC SIDEWALK - AND NOT HAVING A CURRENT LICENSE.  ALSO......

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BEAVERTON OR - A NEIGHBOR'S PIT BULL PUSHED OPEN A SCREEN DOOR AND ATTACKED A 57-YEAR-OLD WOMAN

VICTIM IDENTIFIED AS LYDIA LEKAKH

A 57-year-old woman went to her neighbor's house to ask if they would move their car, which was blocking her mailbox.  She was at the front door when a  PIT BULL  pushed opened the screen door and knocked her to the ground and then bit her arm.  She was taken to a hospital and Washington County Animal Services sresponded and took the dog into custody.  Neighbors have made "vicious dog complaints" about the Pit Bull in the past, but the dog did not have a record of biting anyone.

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BALTIMORE MD - WOMAN ATTACKED INSIDE A HOUSE BY A PIT BULL

VIDEO:  THE WOMAN OR HER BOYFRIEND COULD BE THE OWNER.  "IT DIDN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE SHE HAD A THROAT.  HER ENTIRE ARM WAS SEVERELY CHEWED OFF!!!"

About 3 pm Thursday a Baltimore Fire Inspector was working in the 1600 block of E. Pratt Street when he noticed a woman in a house who looked like she was having a seizure.  After further investigation, he realized the woman was actually being attacked by a PIT BULL.  The inspector ran into the street and flagged down police.  An officer shot and killed the Pit Bull.  The woman suffered serious injuries and was transported to a hospital.

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TORONTO CANADA - BULL MASTIFF NAMED "CHOMPERS" ATTACKED MAN TAKING CARE OF IT WHILE ITS OWNER IS SERVING TIME IN JAIL

A 54-year-old man, Wilbur Grueneklee, that was keeping a  150 pound Bullmastiff  for a friend who IS SERVING TIME IN JAIL,  had just taken the very large dog  for its usual walk when it turned on him:

"I HAD HIM OUT FOR HIS WALK, LIKE I USUALLY DO, THEN CAME BACK AND HE HAD HIS FRONT PAWS ON THE BED AND FOR SOME REASON HE JUST STARTED ATTACKING.  THERE WAS NO WARNING, NOT EVEN A SNARL BEFORE HE ATTACKED ME."

When police,  paramedics and animal services arrived  the dog attacked the emergency responders.  When police tried to use a Taser, that did not work so they were forced to shoot and kill the dog. NEIGHBORS SAY IT WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE DOG HAS ATTACKED.  MIKE WOOD TSOLD CP24 THAT HE WAS BITTEN BY THE DOG 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN HE STOPPED TO TALK TO THE MAN WHO WAS HANDLING THE DOG AND HE WAS BITTEN ON THE ARM.

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HE REPORTED IT TO ANIMAL SERVICES........BUT THE AGENCY INVESTIGATED AND SAID THE DOG..........

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Other neighbors expressed relief that the dog was no longer around.

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BATTLE CREEK MI - ANOTHER "RESPONSIBLE PIT BULL OWNER" ARRESTED AND HIS 2 PITS WILL BE EUTHANIZED AFTER HE ORDERED THEM TO ATTACK A MAN

A 19-year-old man, Zachary Baldwin,  was serving eviction papers to 27-year-old  JOHNNY HENDERSON this afternoon when the nutter commanded his 2 PIT BULLS to attack  Baldwin.  Henderson's ex-girlfriend owns the house and she asked Baldwin to help her serve eviction papers on him. Angry words were exchanged after Baldwin handed him the eviction papers and as he walked away he heard Henderson say:

              "MONSTER, GET HIM !!!"

The 3-year-old male Pit Bull Terrier then attacked Baldwin and was joined by a second dog, a 1-year-old Pit Bull named Bella. Baldwin says he was also punched by Henderson.  Baldwin was able to get back into the car and the ex-girlfriend of Henderson drove him a few streets away and called a Lifecare Ambulance.

Animal Control Officers seized the 2 dogs and took them to the Calhoun County Animal Shelter after Henderson relinquished ownership.  They will be euthanized.

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SIMI VALLEY - UNLEASHED GERMAN SHEPHERD BITES GIRL IN THE FACE AT A PARK

Wednesday - August 29, 2012 - An 8-year-old girl was bitten on the face by an unleashed dog Sunday night at a park in Simi Valley.  Police responded about 6:40 pm to a child bitten by a GERMAN SHEPHERD.  The dog owner allowed the animal to run without a leash and the dog bit the child in the face. The victim was taken to Simi Valley Hospital with significant injuries.  The dog owner was also treated for injuries.  Police will submit the case to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office for possible negligent animal owner charges.  Dogs must always be on leashes in public places in Simi Valley, Police said.

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BEAUMONT TX - A PIT BULL ATTACKED A POSTAL WORKER CAUSING MULTIPLE PUNCTURES AND LACERATIONS TO HER HANDS, LEGS, TORSO AND FACE

Wednesday - August 29, 2012 - A postal worker was attacked by a  PIT BULL  as she delivered mail on Tuesday.  Beaumont Animal Services and Beaumont EMS were called to an incident on the south end and when officers got to the house, the postal worker was being treated by medics for multiple punctures and lacerations to her hands, legs, torso and face.  She was taken to Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth.  Investigators say the Pit Bull broke free from a chain while the mail carrier was delivering mail to the house.  It is now quarantined and could be declared a dangerous dog.

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TOLLAND CT - A PIT BULL ATTACKED A WOMAN AT DEL-AIRE CAMPGROUND

PIT BULLS EUTHANIZED

VICTIM IDENTIFIED

Wednesday - August 29, 2012 - Tolland first responders transferred a 20-year-old woman to Rockville Hospital on Tuesday afternoon after a Pit Bull bit her on the face and arms at Del-Aire Campground.  She was later transferred from Rockville to a Hartford Hospital.  The dog, said to be from Manchester, was found and quarantined. It had been staying at a different site on the campground.  The case is under investigation.

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HAMPDEN TOWNSHIP, CUMBERLAND COUNTY PA - 2 AMERICAN BULL TERRIERS ATTACKED A 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL - THE LARGER MALE BIT HER LEG NEARLY SEVERING IT !!!!!!!!!

THIS ARTICLE CALLS THE DOGS AMERICAN BULLDOGS

UPDATE AND MORE INFORMATION

TUESDAY - AUGUST 28, 2012 - JUST BEFORE 8:00 PM TONIGHT A CUMBERLAND COUNTY GIRL WAS  HOSPITALIZED IN SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER SHE WAS BITTEN BY AN AMERICAN BULL TERRIER.  THE CHILD AND HER GRANDFATHER WERE WALKING WHEN THE 2 DOGS RAN AT THEM FROM ACROSS THE STREET.  THE LARGER MALE DOG BIT THE CHILD SEVERAL TIMES ON HER LEFT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE.  SHE WAS RUSHED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.  WITNESSES SAY HER LEG WAS NEARLY SEVERED JUST BELOW THE KNEE.  THE DOGS WERE TAKEN TO THE EAST SHORE HUMANE SOCIETY.  HAMPDEN TOWNSHIP POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING.

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GARLAND COUNTY AR - 4 PIT BULL ATTACKS ON CHILDREN AND PETS IN 3 DAYS - INCLUDING A 12-YEAR-OLD CASTRATED AND A BELOVED BLACK LAB GRUSOMELY MAULED TO DEATH

"WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED THIS WEEKEND ALONE BY PIT BULLS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO."

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Tuesday - August 28, 2012 - A string of  4 dog attacks on children and pets in 3 days in Garland County has prompted calls for a .....

                COUNTY-WIDE BAN ON PIT BULLS!!!!!!!

After the most severe Pit Bull attack, a 12-year-old was castrated because of his devastating injuries.  Most recently, a beloved black Labrador was mauled to death by two roaming Pit Bulls Monday afternoon. Another dog  bit a Garland County Deputy and another bit a little girl on her birthday.

David Roeck's 2-year-old black Lab, BEAR, was viciously attacked - WATCH THE VIDEO PEOPLE - and he is devoted to finding out who the dogs belonged to and getting justice for his beloved pet. His graphic home surveillance video captures the 4th animal incident in 3 days.

Two juveniles were injured by Pit Bulls on Saturday.  Misdemeanor charges were filed against the owners.

"I'M APPALLED AT THE COUNTY THAT ALL THEY GOT CHARGED WITH WERE MISDEMEANORS AND THESE CHILDREN WERE DISFIGURED AND CHANGED THEIR ENTIRE LIVES," SAID ROECK.

"WE HAVEN'T DONE ENOUGH TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE," SAID MARY BOURNIVAL WHO IS GARLAND COUNTY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.  SHE SAYS A COUNTY-WIDE BAN ON PIT BULLS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT NEXT QUORUM COURT MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 17.

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"I WOULD PREFER TO BAN THE BREED THAN TO CONTINUE ALLOWING THESE TO HAPPEN," SAID BOURNIVAL.  ROECK PLANS TO FIGHT FOR A PIT BULL BAN IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED LAB.

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SHIRLEY MILLER IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER A NEIGHBOR'S PIT BULL ESCAPES AND ATTACKS HER AS SHE WAS GARDENING

9 PIT BULLS ATTACKED WAYNE WILSON WHILE HE WAS RIDING HIS HORSE SMOKY

GROTON CT - A PIT BULL MIX ATTACKED AN ELDERLY MAN AND HIS DOG AS THEY WERE WALKING

UPDATE: WOMAN CHARGED IN DOG ATTACK 

RALPH CONWELL PROBABLY SAVED HIS OWN LIFE BY WRAPPING THE DOGS BROKEN CHAIN AROUND A POST TO KEEP IT AWAY FROM HIM BUT HE COULD NOT SAVE "LACY".

THIS ARTICLE STATES THE DOG WAS A BOXER/PIT BULL MIX

UPDATE:  74-YEAR-OLD RALPH CONWELL'S BELOVED SILKY TERRIER HAS DIED FROM THE ATTACK !!!!!  THE NEIGHBOR'S PIT BULL HAD ATTACKED THEM IN THE PAST BUT THEY DIDN'T REPORT IT BECAUSE RALPH CONWELL IS "TOO NICE".  HE IS IN FAIR CONDITION STILL IN THE HOSPITAL WEDNESDAY MORNING.



Tuesday - August 28, 2012 - Police say an elderly man sustained severe injuries this morning when he was attacked by A ROAMING PIT BULL on the arms and hands.  The unnamed victim in his 70's was transported to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital for further treatment.  The bites he suffered to his upper extremities were described as "MASSIVE".  The victims's small dog was transported to a vet with critical injuries also.  The Pit bull  was located and taken into custody.  The incident is still under investigation.

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SURRY COUNTY VA - WOMAN THAT PURCHASED MICHAEL VICKS FORMER DOGFIGHTING COMPOUND HAS CHARGES ISSUED AGAINST HER FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY

UPDATE:  MORE INFORMATION WITH VIDEO

Tuesday - August 28, 2012 - Surry County Authorities have announced that a warrant on animal cruelty charges has been issued for 'DOGS DESERVE BETTER" FOUNDER  --TAMIRA THAYNE.  Thayne made headlines last year when she purchased Michael Vick's former dogfighting compound in Virginia. The property was transformed into a facility for dogs rescued by DOGS DESERVE BETTER.

In July Surry coiunty animal control received multiple complaints relating  to the treatment of animals at the kennel  According t9o chief animal control officer Tracy Terry, it was these complaints that led to a visit of the site by officers and representatives from Virginia's Office of Veterinary Services.  What they observed was enough to charge Thayne with animal cruelty and inadequate care of animals.

Officials, at this time, have not been able to locate Thayne to serve the warrants.

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EVERETT WA - A PIT BULL AND A BOXER GO ON RAMPAGE BITING 5 PEOPLE AND KILLING A CAT

UPDATE:  FELONY CHARGES FILED AGAINST OWNER MICHELLE PATINO 

"THE DOGS HAD A HOLD OF HIS LEGS TRYING TO DRAG HIM OFF !!!"

VIDEO - Monday - August 27, 2012 - A PIT BULL AND A BOXER got loose from their property and terrorized part of north Everett Saturday morning.  The first complaint about the dogs was made around 6:30 am when a 44-year-old man  was attacked while walking in the 1300 block of Lombard Avenue.  A Good Samaritan named THOMAS  came to his rescue and got the dogs off him after he had received serious bites to his legs, arms and back.

Later a woman, 27, was bitten on her way to work as she got out of her car in the 1700 block of Rockefeller Avenue.

Next, a police officer tried to coax  the dogs into the back of his patrol care and was bitten in the 1800 block of Lombard. The dogs approached in a friendly manner and were wagging their tails but then one lunged and bit him.

Then, a 44-year-old man was sleeping outside in the 1800 block of Broadway when he was attacked and bitten in the feet.  He went to the hospital.

And last, a woman, 54, was sitting in a chair in her driveway when she was attacked in the 1600 block of Oakes.

Police tracked the Boxer to its home a few blocks away and it was taken into quarantine.  They found the Pit Bull after an extensive search and they shot it with an electronic stun gun in an attempt to get it under control, and it died from the stun gun.

THE DOGS WERE KNOWN TO EVERETT ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS AND THE OWNERS COULD FACE CHARGES BECAUSE  THE OWNERS WERE CITED BEFORE FOR THE SAME 2 DOGS DOING THE SAME THING.   EVERETT DOES NOT HAVE A PIT BULL BAN BUT THE CITY DOES CONSIDER THEM AND SEVERAL OTHER BREEDS "POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS."

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GOOD SAMARITAN HELPED ATTACK VICTIM

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CHOMPING SPREE

CLOVERPORT, BRECKENRIDGE COUNTY KY - A 2-YEAR-OLD PIT BULL ATTACKED A 59-YEAR-OLD DEAF/MUTE WOMAN AS SHE WAS WALKING TO A FRIENDS HOME - SEVERAL SURGERIES NEEDED TO SAVE HER ARM

UPDATE:  12-HOUR-MARATHON SURGERY AND MONTHS OF HEALING AND REHABILATATION



UPDATE:  VICTIM IMPROVING - PIT WAS RECENTLY ACQUIRED

UPDATE:  RECENTLY ADOPTED PIT !!!!! VICTIM'S ARM BELOW ELBOW MAY BE AMPUTATED

UPDATE:  "I WASN'T EXPECTING TO SEE AN ARM MISSING PRACTICALLY.  I'VE NEVER EVER SEEN NOTHING LIKE THAT."



Monday - August 27, 2012 -  A woman is in fair condition at a Louisville hospital after an attack by a Pit Bull Dog on Saturday.   SHIRLEY STURGEON'S right arm was severely mauled as she was walking to the home of friends.  Medics flew Sturgeon to University of Louisville for treatment. Neighbors heard a scream and saw the dog dragging the woman along Cherry Lane.  Other neighbors then hit the dog with a baseball bat and a machete to force it to let go of the woman.  The owner, JERRY SANDERS, 46, of Beaver Dam Ky, was charged with harboring a vicious animal and allowing a vicious animal to run at large.  He is scheduled to appear in court at Hardinsburg on Tuesday.

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WHITE ROCK BC CANADA - 4-YEAR-OLD EMMA CRANFORD WAS SIMPLY WALKING PAST A YOUNG PIT BULL AT A FAMILY GATHERING WHEN THE DOG GROWLED, THEN LUNGED, THEN CLAMPED ONTO HER NECK

WHITE ROCK PARENTS MIKE AND ELIZABETH CRANFORD WANT TO WARN OTHER PARENTS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF PIT BULLS AFTER THEIR DAUGHTER EMMA WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN ATTACK THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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"BITE IS NOT EVEN THE WORD. THE PIT LATCHED ONTO HER NECK AND TOOK A CHUNK--THE BOTTOM PART OF HER RIGHT EAR....RIGHT UP TO THE CHIN WAS DEMOLISHED."

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Monday - August 27, 2012 - Emma was at a family gathering when she walked past the Pit Bull owned by the girlfriend of her Uncle.  Fortunately, the uncle had just arrived home and moved quickly to grab the dog and threw it across the patio.  Emma was first taken to Peace Arch Hospital, then transferred to BC Children's Hospital where she underwent surgery to close the wound   The Pit Bull was euthanized with the owner's consent.................---------

PAUL STANTON, THE CITY'S DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SAID EUTHANIZATION WAS THE ONLY OPTION.  "WE BASICALLY SAID, THAT DOG IS NOT GOING TO BE RELEASED.  THE CITY WAS PREPARED TO GO TO COURT IF NECESSARY TO PUT THE DOG DOWN.........AS IT DID AFTER A STAFFORDSHIRE KILLED A YORKIE-POO IN NOVEMBER 2010.....

"KILLING ANOTHER DOG IS ONE THING, ATTACKING A CHILD IS SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT."

THE INCIDENT HAS TOTALLY CHANGED ELIZABETH CRANFORD'S OPINION OF PIT BULLS.  "WHILE PEOPLE ARE OFTEN QUICK TO BLAME THE OWNER WHEN A DOG IS AGGRESSIVE.....SHE IS CONFIDENT---NOW---THAT THE BREED ITSELF IS THE PROBLEM.

"THIS WAS AN UNPROVOKED INCIDENT.  I WANT PARENTS TO BE AWARE.  I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN."

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THE DRAMA OVER ONION CONTINUES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WILTSHIRE ENGLAND - A STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER ATTACKED A GUIDE DOG IN TRAINING "GRACE" TRAUMATISING HER SO THAT SHE WAS FORCED TO GIVE UP HER LIFE-LONG BREEDING AND TRAINING

GRACE WAS 19 MONTHS OLD AT THE TIME OF THE ATTACK AT THE TOWN CENTRE AND WAS JUST 3 WEEKS AWAY FROM FINISHING A LIFETIME OF BREEDING AND TRAINING AT A COST OF L33,000 TO 'GUIDE DOGS'.  SHE WAS WALKING PAST A STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER TYPE DOG THAT WAS ON A LEASH AND IT LUNGED OUT AT HER AND HELD ON.  SHE SUFFERED PUNCTURE WOUNDS AS WELL AS BRUISING AND GRAZES TO HER NECK AND FACE.  SHE WAS TRAINED FOR ANOTHER 10 WEEKS IN AN ATTEMPT TO REHABILITATE HER, BUT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO GO INTO TOWN CENTRES.  EVERY TIME SHE SAW A DOG SHE WOULD AVOID IT AND THEN SHE SAW A DOG SIMILAR IN SIZE AND COLOUR  TO THE ONE THAT ATTACKED HER AND SHE BOLTED FROM THE SCENE SCREAMING AND SHOWED SIGNS OF STRESS AND ANXIETY.  SHE HAS NOW BEEN REHOMED NEAR STRATFORD-UPON-AVON AND ........IS HAPPY AND WILL HAVE A GOOD LIFE!!!!!

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ALBUQUERQUE NM - ANIMAL CONTROL EMPLOYEE FIRED FOR RUNNING A PIT BULL BREEDING BUSINESS

NOT ONLY WAS THE BREEDING ITSELF QUESTIONABLE, BUT HE WAS CONDUCTING BUSINESS DURING HOURS HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING.

A New Mexico man has been arrested for allegedly running a PIT BULL BREEDING COMPANY and using his city email address to conduct the business.  AFTER WORKING FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT FOR 7 YEARS, SUPERVISOR JOSE MARTINEZ HAS BEEN FIRED.

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MY COMMENT:  !!!!!!!! 7 YEARS !!!!!!!! AND NO ONE KNEW THIS WAS GOING ON UNTIL A MONTH AGO....GET REAL PEOPLE.....AND WHERE ELSE IS THIS GOING ON IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER IN ANIMAL CONTROL???

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CHIEFLAND FL - A PIT BULL ATTACKED AN 84-YEAR-OLD MAN AS HE WAS MOWING HIS GRASS - AIRLIFTED WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES

Sunday - August 26, 2012 -  JULIUS ARWICH, 84, was attacked by a PIT BULL DOG  as he was mowing his lawn Saturday. He told Sheriff's deputies that he fought the dog for more than 10 minutes.

"IT WAS AN EXTREMELY GRUESOME CRIME SCENE AND HE HAD BITES ON HIS HEAD, NECK, ARMS, AND LEGS AND LOST A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BLOOD.  IT WAS LIFE-THREATENING AND HE WAS AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL AND PUT IN INTENSIVE CARE. HE WAS CONSCIOUS ON SUNDAY MORNING."

The owner of the Pit Bull was issued 4 citations including failure to produce evidence of a rabies vaccination. The case will be heard in court on September 11.

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WOLCOTT CT - PIT BULL DRAMA OF THE WEEK - 3 ARRESTED AFTER PIT BULL DISTURBANCE

Saturday - August 25, 2012 - On Tuesday around 1 pm, a 60-year-old man had been walking his two leashed small dogs when  2 PIT BULLS came running out from a yard.  The man attempted to keep the Pit Bulls from attacking them.

ENTERS THE FIRST NUTTER  - 19-YEAR-OLD THOMAS ADKINS  WHO CAME RUNNING OUT OF THE HOUSE SCREAMING AND SWEARING AT THE 60-YEAR-OLD MAN FOR TRYING TO PUSH THE PIT BULLS AWAY.

A neighbor noticed the disturbance and went to the aid of the 60-year-old man.  The neighbor got in between Adkins and the older man to prevent any physical violence.  At that time.....


ENTERS THE SECOND  "ON  PAROLE"  NUTTER" -- 21-year-old Thomas Start  came to assist Adkins ....so the neighbor told Start that he was an off-duty police officer.  BOTH ADKINS AND START WERE ARRESTED FOR CREATING A  PUBLIC DISTURBANCE.

When police checked, they found  that Start was on probation and he was not allowed to be with underage girls.  However, there were three underage girls at the home.The Connecticut Probation Department was informed of the violation and they reponded with a violation of probation for Start.  He is being held on a $100,000 bond.

ENTERS THE THIRD PIT NUTTER - The owner of the Pit Bulls, Adkins' girlfriend SABRINA SAUCIER, was arrested for two counts of allowing a dog to roam and one count of nuisance canine.

One of the dogs of the 60-year-old man suffered a puncture wound and was taken to the vet for treatment. Wolcott's Municipal Animal control Officer is following up the investigation, and DCF was also notified of the incident.

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DETROIT MI - 2 PIT BULLS ATTACKED AN EMPLOYEE OF HENRY FORD HOSPITAL WALKING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT

Sunday - August 26, 2012 - A Henry Ford Hospital employee was walking through the employee parking lot Saturday morning when 2  PIT BULLS  attacked her.  The dogs were shot and killed to get them off the woman.  Witnesses said they heard a lady screaming real loud and then heard more than 5 gunshots -- then a few minutes later they heard about 5 or 6 more gunshots. The woman is said to be in fair condition.

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ORLANDO, ORANGE COUNTY FL - PIT BULL CHARGED OUT OF A HOME AND KILLED A BELOVED POMERANIAN

Friday - August 24, 2012 - Orange County Animal Control impounded a 4-year-old  PIT BULL  Tuesday evening after witnesses say he mauled a  POMERANIAN to death.  A woman was walking the little 3 1/2 pound dog when Bobby Smith's Pit Bull ran out the door.  He claims he tried to get his killing machine off the Pomeranian but it was too late.  His Pit has also killed a cat previously.  Animal Control says a "Dangerous Dog" investigation will be conducted. Smith was cited with one count of failure to control an animal resulting in severe injury and having a dog at large.

The Pomeranian's family says they're glad the Pit Bull owner is being held accountable.

"IF HE CAN'T CONTROL THE DOG HE SHOULDN'T HAVE THE DOG."

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BELLEVILLE NJ - A LEASHED PIT BULL BEING WALKED BY ITS OWNER LUNGED OUT AND ATTACKED A WOMAN'S FACE

Friday - August 24, 2012 - A  PIT BULL  attacked a woman Saturday night, sending her to the hospital with facial injuries.  The victim had been talking to her neighbor as the Pit Bull being walked on a leash passed by.  As the woman turned to look at the dog, it lunged at her injuring her mouth and cutting her forehead.  She was taken by Belleville Emergency Services to Hackensack UMC Mountainside Hospital in Montclair where she required stitches and was released Sunday morning.

Belleville Police chief Joseph Rotonda said Tuesday afternoon that the Pit Bull has been involved to his knowledge in 3-4 other incidents.  The dog has been quarantined at a shelter in Newark.

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA CAMPUS, ALBANY CA - 2 UNLEASHED PIT BULL MIXES ATTACKED A 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL AT THE UNIVERSITY VILLAGE GARDEN

UPDATE:  THE DOGS, LESS THAN A YEAR OLD, CAUSED BITE WOUNDS TO THE GIRL'S BODY AND A SEVERE SCALP WOUND.

UPDATE:  DOGS HAVE BEEN LOCATED AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY

Friday - August 24, 2012 - The University of California Police Department is asking the public's help in finding a man who gave his name to witnesses as "Jason".  The man was with his 2 medium sized, dark colored   PIT BULL MIXES  that attacked a 6-year-old girl Thursday night.  The girl had been with her younger brother in the University Village Garden when she left with him to use the bathroom at nearby Fielding Field.  The 2 Pit Bull Mixes being walked off leash by "JASON" saw the girl and began pulling her.  She received bites to her head and legs.  Paramedics took her to the hospital.

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TIJUANA MEXICO - PIT BULL KILLS 4-YEAR-OLD GIRL

UPDATE:  SAN DIEGO COUNTY PIT BULL RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING 4-YEAR-OLD TIJUANA GIRL


Friday - August 24, 2012 - A 4-year-old girl died on Thursday after being bitten by a  PIT BULL  at the home of several aunts.  Witnesses said when the child approached the dog it attacked her biting her in the face and throat.  Red Cross personnel rushed to the scene, a home in the poor Tijuana neighborhood of Camino Verde, but the girl's injuries were too severe, police said.  Two of the Three aunts who were in the home at the time of the incident were arrested on charges of child neglect, while the Pit Bull was taken to the municipal pound.  Tijuana authorities have issued several warnings about the dangers of keeping a Pit Bull in the home.

MY COMMENT:  WERE THE AUNTS THE OWNERS OF THE PIT BULL???  IF NOT, ARE THEY GOING TO ARREST THE OWNER OF THE PIT BULL???!!!

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JEANETTE, WESTMORELAND COUNTY PA - WOMAN ATTACKED BY HER OWN DOGS - NEIGHBORS DESCRIBE HER ARM AS SHREDDED OFF

UPDATE: IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS ANOTHER CASE OF A WOMAN RESCUING  LARGE FIGHTING BREEDS

NEIGHBORS DESCRIBED A HORRIFIC SCENE OF BLOOD DRIPPING OFF A WOMAN'S DOGS AFTER THE ANIMALS ATTACKED HER WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN JEANETTE.  PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR THE HOUSE ON MARGARET STREET SAY  DONNA GREINER, 50, HAS ABOUT 8 BIG DOGS - INCLUDING BULLMASTIFFS, PIT BULLS, AND GREAT DANES.  THEY SAID THE DOGS WERE FIGHTING AMONG THEMSELVES SO YHE WOMAN WENT OUTSIDE TO BREAK IT UP AND THE DOGS TURNED ON HER.  THE BULLMASTIFF GRABBED HER ARM AND SHREDDED IT COMPLETELY OFF.  SHE WAS FLOWN UPMC PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL.

TORONTO CANADA - A PIT BULL ATTACKED AND KILLED A BELOVED 8-YEAR-OLD BORDER COLLIE "LUCY" WHILE BEING WALKED ON A LEASH BY A GRANDMOTHER AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER

Thursday - August 23, 2012 -  Police are searching for a  PIT BULL  that attacked and killed an eight-year-old border collie on Wednesday afternoon. Noemi Stefenatti was going for her daily walk with her granddaughter when the  unleashed  Pit Bull  came after Lucy grabbing her by the neck and pulling her  along a forested pathway near Chapman Valley Park.

"There was no way to stop him because he was so mad, so aggressive, so mad.   I never saw an animal like that.  I let my granddaughter go here by herself sometimes so, who knows, that could have been her."

Police are using ATV's  to search the area for the dog out of concern that the Pit Bull may attack other animals.

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BOSTON MA - "GOVERNOR DEVAL PATRICK WOULD HAVE NEVER APPROVED A NEW STATE LAW YANKING THE TEETH FROM MUNICIPAL CONTROLS ON THE TREATENING BREED IF HE'D BEEN THE TARGET OF ONE OF THE CHARGING BEASTS !!!"

THE VICTIM OF A VICIOUS ATTACKING PIT BULL THAT ESCAPED FROM A NEIGHBOR'S HOME SAID  GOVERNOR DEVAL PATRICK  WOULD NEVER HAVE APPROVED A NEW STATE LAW YANKING THE TEETH FROM MUNICIPAL CONTROLS ON THE THREATENING BREED IF HE'D BEEN THE TARGET OF THE CHARGING BEAST AS SHE WAS.

August 23, 2012 - MADELINE THURLOW of Norton says:  "HE'D WANT THE ORDINANCES IF A PIT BULL HAD ATTACKED HIM.  I THINK THERE SHOULD BE RESTRICTIONS ON PIT BULLS."

Thurlow and a friend were out for an evening walk in April 2008 when a neighbor's Pit Bull GOT LOOSE AND TERRORIZED THE TWO WOMEN, BITING EACH ON THEIR ARMS AND LEGS.

"THE THING JUST KEPT COMING AT US.  HE'D COME AT ME, THEN HE'D ATTACK HER.  I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.  THEY'RE TERRIBLY FRIGHTENING."

She suffered puncture wounds to her hands and legs and spent a week in Brigham and Women's Hospital on heavy antibiotics to ward off infection after surgery on her hands.  At one point she was told she may.....

               LOSE A FINGER !!!!!!!

Thurlow says she wishes she could have talked to the governor before the bill crossed his desk.

"I'D TELL HIM THERE SHOULD BE SPECIFIC LAWS IN PLACE FOR PIT BULLS."

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BOSTON MA - MAYOR THOMAS M. MENINO SAYS "PIT BULLS ARE AN ISSUE IN THIS CITY AND WE SHOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE"

CITY COUNCILOR ROBERT CONSALVO ALSO SAYS:  "WE KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON -- NOT 200 PEOPLE IN THE LEGISLATURE.  THERE WAS NO CONSULTATION.   THEY JUST PASSED IT.....AND....

     IT'S GOING TO BE A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY."

BOTH MAYOR MENINO AND COUNCILOR CONSALVO PLEDGED TO FIGHT FOR THE PIT BULL RESTRICTIONS AND SAID THE CITY MAY ASK A STATE LAWMAKER TO FILE A BILL ALLOWING BOSTON TO REINSTATE THE ORDINANCE.

Pit Bulls -- considered by many to be public enemy No. 1 in Boston's dog world -- will soon be running unmuzzled again free of restrictions, thanks to a new state law backed by  ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUPS THAT WIPES OUT A CITY CLAMPDOWN ON THE OFT-DANGEROUS CANINES.

We know what's best for the city of Boston, said City Councilor Robert Consalvo, who penned a soon-to-be-moot 2004 ordinance requiring muzzles and restricting ownership of the dogs. "There was no consultation.  They just passed it...and it's going to be a threat to public safety.  PIT BULLS ARE A PROBLEM.  THEY ATTACK HUMANS AND OTHER DOGS MORE THAN ANY OTHER BREED.  THEY'RE JUST A DANGEROUS DOG."

Consalvo pushed the pit bull ordinance after brutal attacks in 2003 and 2004.  EVEN WITH THE CRACKDOWN, PIT BULL AND PIT BULL BREED ATTACKS IN BOSTON ALMOST DOUBLED BETWEEN 2006 AND 2008, FROM 25 TO 46, ACCORDING TO STATE DATA.

"THEY'VE TAKEN A AVERY EFFECTIVE TOOL OUT OF OUR ARSENAL," CONSALVO SAID.

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PALM SPRINGS CA - 4 PIT BULLS ATTACK THEIR OWNER'S MINIVAN TO GET TO A KITTEN

A NUTTER'S 4 PIT BULLS  trying to get to a stray kitten hiding in the engine compartment of a Southern California minivan flattened the vehicle's tire and chewed away big chunks of the fender and bumper. The man discovered that his vehicle had been damaged by his 4 Pit Bulls while parked outside his Banning home.  The kitten was discovered  after he had driven to his job in Palm Springs on Monday morning.  The kitten was rescued after 40 minutes were spent dismantling the bumper and fender.








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MY COMMENT:  I WANT TO SEE WHAT THE DOGS LOOK LIKE AND I WANT TO KNOW HOW THE OWNER IS CONTAINING THOSE DOGS LIKE RIGHT NOW !!!???

CORPUS CHRISTI TX - NEIGHBORS SAY THEY ARE TERRORIZED BY A PACK OF PIT BULLS AS THEY CHASE AN ELDERLY WOMAN INTO HER HOME AND THEN KILLED A BELOVED PET "RINGO"

ANIMAL CONTROL IS ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH THESE PITS AND THEIR NUTTERS.  THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THEY HAVE BEEN TAKEN THIS MONTH AND THE NUTTERS GET THEM RIGHT BACK WITH A "LITTLE CITATION"  AND A  LITTLE  "COMPLIANCE" !!!!!!!!

Tuesday - August 21, 2012 - A group of neighbors say their streets are being terrorized by a pack of  PIT BULLS.  This morning those dogs threatened a woman and KILLED A FAMILY PET.

Neighbors say the dogs first ran after an elderly woman sitting in the front yard and she ran and barely made it back inside her home.  Then the dogs ran across the street and killed a family pet named "RINGO" in his own yard.  Animal control came and picked up the Pit Bulls.  Officer Michael Mazano responded to the call for help today and.....IT'S A HOME HE ALREADY WAS FAMILIAR WITH.  HE RESPONDED 3 WEEKS AGO TO HELP ATF AGENTS WITH A RAID.  THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THOSE DOGS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY ANIMAL CONTROL THIS MONTH, HE SAID.  DURING  THAT RAID ANIMAL CONTROL TOOK THEM SO THEY WOULDN'T BE LEFT BEHIND ALONE

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THIS TIME, AFTER PAYING CITATIONS AND BRINGING THEM UP TO COMPLIANCE, THEY CAN BE RIGHT BACK OUT AGAIN.

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VANCOUVER WA - NEIGHBOR'S PIT BULL KILLS A BELOVED PET - A BULLDOG NAMED "GRACIE" - GRACIE'S OWNERS ARE FIGHTING FOR TOUGHER LAWS

Tuesday - August 21, 2012 - Lisa Stewart was walking her 7-year-old  BULLDOG,  "GRACIE", along 53rd Avenue in Vancouver when a  2-year-old  PIT BULL  got loose and grabbed Gracie and .....

           WOULD NOT LET GO !!!!!!!

LISA'S HUSBAND TROY BEGAN HITTING THE PIT WITH AN OUTDOOR WOODEN BROOM AND THE BROOM BROKE AND THE PIT WOULD NOT LET GO !!!!! HE TOOK HIS THUMBS AND GOUGED THEM AS HARD AS HE COULD INTO THE EYES OF THE PIT BULL THINKING SOMETHING WILL STOP THIS MONSTER AND IT WOULD NOT LET GO !!!!!!!

IT DIDN'T STOP AND IT DIDN'T STOP.  FOR 30 AGONIZING MINUTES, IT DIDN'T STOP.

THE FAMILY'S 6-YEAR-OLD TWINS WATCHED IN HORROR AS THEIR FATHER TRIED EVERYTHING.......

 """OUR BIG HEAVY BULLDOG ROLLED OVER ON HER BACK AND WAS DEAD"""

THEY EXPECTED THAT WHEN CLARK COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL WAS CONTACTED THAT THE PIT BULL WOULD BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY, BUT THAT DID NOT HAPPEN FOR A......................

                              MONTH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


THE PIT NUTTERS WILL HAVE TO PAY A $200 FINE AND THEIR PIT GETS TO  ***LIVE***. IT IS NOW WITH FRIENDS LIVING IN HILLSBORO.


PIT NUTTER SPEAK:

* IT WAS AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT IS WHAT IT WAS.

* WE LOVE HIM, WE WANT TO KEEP HIM

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LOGANVILLE GA - NEIGHBOR'S PIT BULLS GET LOOSE AND A BELOVED FAMILY PET "ODIE" IS KILLED BY ONE OF THEM

Tuesday - August 21, 2012 - Last Friday a neighbor's  2 PIT BULLS escaped from their yard and one of them grabbed the Ford's beloved pet "Odie" .  The pit swung Odie around 'like a rag doll' breaking its ribs and causing deep puncture wounds.

ODIE HAD TO BE EUTHANIZED BECAUSE OF HIS INJURIES AND THE NUTTER GETS HIS PITS BACK !!!!!!!

The Pit Bull owners will receive four citations:  2 for public nuisance and two for public ordinance violation. They will have to register their dogs as "DANGEROUS ANIMALS" under the newly-passed Georgia Responsible Dog Act.  Once registered, the dogs must remain in an enclosed area or on a leash at all times.  Owners must post warning signs on their property and call animal control if the dogs bite again.

Matt Ford says the 2 PIT BULLS have escaped from their yard before and are a source of constant fear for neighbors.  He said the punishmant is nothing more than a "SLAP ON THE WRIST."

"I'VE SEEN WHAT THEY DID TO A 20-POUND DOG.  I HAVE A 30-POUND 2-YEAR-OLD.  THERE'S NO MORE DOGS AROUND; THE ONLY THING LEFT TO CHEW ON IS KIDS."

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STEPHENVILLE TX - PIT BULL BREAKS OFF OF CHAIN AND ATTACKED A DISABLED MAN IN A WHEELCHAIR

On Monday afternoon, August 20, 2012, An American Pit Bull Terrier attacked a disabled man driving a motorized wheel chair on Bates Street.  The chained Pit Bull broke free in the 1400 block of Bates and bit the man, about 50 to 60 years old, on his right forearm and left leg, as he was returning to his home.  He was taken to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital by ambulance.

Police said it was an unprovoked attack.  The dog did not have current rabies vaccination and is now quarantined for 10 days at the Erath County Humane Society, the dog will likely be deemed dangerous and placed under several restrictions by the Animal Control Department.

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ANOTHER ATTACK BY PIT ON A WHEELCHAIR BOUND MAN

AND ANOTHER ATTACK BY PIT ON A WHEELCHAIR BOUND MAN

SLOVAKIA - A WOMAN CARING FOR A PIT BREEDER'S DOGS WAS KILLED BY ONE OF THE PIT BULLS THAT SHE WAS TAKING FOR A WALK

A woman died after being attacked by a   PIT BULL  bred in the village of Suchan, in the Velky Krtis district.  This was the second case of a dog attack on a person reported during the past week.

The Pit Bull is owned by a Swiss citizen who ..............

"BREEDS ABOUT 20 OTHER PIT BULLS IN A HOUSE IN THE VILLAGE."

Two other people, the deceased woman and her spouse, cared for the dogs when he was not present, said the mayor of the village.  The mayor stated that the woman .......

"TOOK THE PIT BULL FOR A WALK EVEN THOUGH THE SWISS OWNER PROHIBITED HER FROM DOING SO."

The village is now considering amending its laws for keeping and breeding dogs.

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BRADENTON FL - A PIT-BULL TYPE DOG JUMPED A FENCE AND BEGAN ATTACKING A MAN'S DOG AS HE WAS WALKING IT - THE MAN PULLS OUT HIS .38 RUGER AND SHOT IT

Monday - August 20, 2012 - Deputies say a man shot a PIT-BULL TYPE DOG  after it jumped a fence and attacked his Jack Russell Terrier near his Bradenton home.  The dog jumped a 3-foot concrete walland began attacking the terrier just before 7:00 pm Sunday.  The man, who had a concealed weapons permit, pulled out his .38 Ruger from his pocket and shot the dog in the neck and shoulder.  The Sheriff says the shooting appears to be justified and no charges have been filed.

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SUGAR LAND, FORT BEND COUNTY TX - FAMILY DOG - A BULLMASTIFF - ATTACKED THEIR 11-YEAR-OLD BOY

VIDEO:  THE DOG WAS KILLED TO STOP THE ATTACK

UPDATE:  THE BOY WAS PLAYING WITH THE FAMILY'S 170 POUND BOERBOEL MASTIFF - A SOUTH AFRICAN BREED.

Monday - August 20, 2012 - An 11-year-old boy was reportedly rushed to the hospital in Fort Bend County on Sunday after being bitten on the head by the family dog said to be a  BULLMASTIFF.  The victim who hasn't been identified was taken to Memorial Hermann and authorities took possession of the dog.

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ANOTHER ATTACK BY A SOUTH AFRICAN BOERBOEL

LIVERPOOL ENGLAND - A BULLMASTIFF ATTACKED A 6-YEAR-OLD BOY IN WALTON HALL PARK - IT IS BELIEVED THAT AN 8-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS BITTEN BY THE SAME DOG EARLIER

Sunday - August 19, 2012 - Sarah Williams, 25, was walking with son Jack and her 16-month-old daughter in Walton Hall Park on July 31 when a brown and white  BULLMASTIFF came "out of nowhere" to attack Jack.  The description of the dog that attacked Jack matches that released by Merseyside Police after an 8-year-old boy was taken to the hospital following an attack earlier in the week..  Jack was taken to Alder Hey Hospital after the attack which left him with............

PART OF HIS FINGER HANGING OFF AS WELL AS CUTS AND BRUISES.

His mother says, "WE ARE LUCKY THERE WAS A MAN THERE WITH A FIRST AID KIT WHO BANDAGED HIS FINGER.  IF HE HADN'T DONE THAT, THEN JACK WOULD HAVE LOST A LOT OF BLOOD.

Jack's dad, Paul, was told by police that it was the second dog attack in the park that week and he called for anyone who might know this dog to come forward before.....

                            A CHILD IS KILLED.

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PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, KENT COUNTY MI - A PIT BULL MIX ATTACKED A 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL - NUTTER CHARGED WITH BEING THE OWNER OF A DANGEROUS ANIMAL THAT CAUSED INJURY

Paytan Wiersum, 9, was playing in the front yard in a neighborhood when a  PIT BULL MIX   jumped on her and began to bite.  Her mother attempted to get the dog off and the dog attacked again as she lay on the ground. She suffered at least 15 bites.

The owner of the dog,  Salvatore Pizzo Jr, was charged with:

* BEING THE OWNER OF A DANGEROUS ANIMAL THAT CAUSED INJURY  WHICH IS A 4-YEAR FELONY

* ALLOWING THE DOG TO STRAY

* BEING THE OWNER OF A PIT BULL TERRIER THAT WAS UNLICENSED

The Pit Bull will be kept as evidence in determining the truth of the charges against Pizzo in circuit court.  It could be 6 months before the case reaches trial.

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PIZZO MUST PAY THE SHELTER $17 A DAY ONE MONTH IN ADVANCE UNTIL THE TRIAL AND HE OWES $991 IN FEES

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SUNDRE ALBERTA CANADA - 2 PIT BULLS ATTACKED A 29-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN A FRIEND'S HOME - SHE IS HOSPITALIZED WITH EXTENSIVE INJURIES

UPDATE:  FATHER OF PIT BULL VICTIM DEANNA WOLFE SAYS IT HAPPENED BEFORE

PHILLIP TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AT CASINO CALGARY

PIT BULLS HAD BEEN DECLARED VICIOUS ONE YEAR AGO

RITA PHILLIP, 52, FLED THE RESIDENCE ON FOOT AND THERE ARE ALLEGATIONS THE SAME PIT BULLS HAD BITTEN THE VICTIM PREVIOUSLY.

FIRST RESPONDERS INITIALLY THOUGHT SHE WAS DEAD

UPDATE:  RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for a 56-year-old woman who fled the scene and are investigating whether the attack by the 2 PIT BULLS was deliberate.  The 26-year-old victim was found unconscious and had barricaded herself in a bedroom.

Sunday - August 19, 2012 - A 29-year-old woman is in Calgary hospital in critical condition following a dog attack about 2:00 am  in the morning.  According to Sundre RCMP the woman was visiting a friend's home when the attack occurred.  The victim suffered extensive injuries to her hands and face and was taken to  Sundre Urgent Care Centre.  Due to the extent of her injuries, STARS Air Ambulance was dispatched to transfer the woman to a Calgary area hospital.

Officers and animal control attempted to control the  2 PIT BULLS.  One dog was tranquilized and removed from the home.  The second Pit Bull attacked an RCMP officer and was fatally shot.

VIDEO - NEIGHBORS SPEAK - THEY HAVE BEEN TERRORIZED BY THE PIT BULLS FOR SOME TIME.

HEYBURN ID - A GREAT DANE JUMPED THROUGH A FENCE AND ATTACKED A 10-YEAR-OLD BOY SERIOUSLY INJURING HIS FACE

Saturday - August 18, 2012 - a 10-year-old boy, Quinten Haertle,  was chased and bitten by a  GREAT DANE  on Thursday.  The dog bit him in the face causing a serious bite requiring "SO MANY STITCHES THEY COULD NOT COUNT THEM ALL,"  according to his father Steve Haertle.

The boy was walking home from his aunt's house a few blocks from his own house when the Great Dane jumped through a fence and attacked him.  He suffered injuries to the lower portion of his jaw on the right side of his face up to his ear, he had puncture wounds to the back of his head and  a laceration to his knee.

The owner of the dog  was able to get it and put it in a kennel inside her home. She later brought it out on a leash to animal control. She showed the police where the large dog had knocked over the fence and where they were in the process of building a new wooden fence.  No charges are being filed at this time.

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KNOX COUNTY TN - A GREAT DANE ATTACKED A 6-YEAR-OLD BOY

Saturday - August 18, 2012 - A  GREAT DANE  is in quarantine after attacking a 6-year-old boy on Sunday.  Knox County Sheriff's Office was notified by East Tennessee Children's Hospital around 10 pm Sunday that 2 children had been bitten by a dog.

The Great Dane belonging to Phillip Maxwell attacked his nephew, Julian King, after he and another boy, Mathew Maxwell, 13,  went into the dog's fenced-in area to retrieve a bicycle. Matthew said he thought he had  latched the gate of the fence closed when they left the enclosure but turned around to find the dog trying to push the gate open.  The dog immediately went after the younger child biting his arms and legs and dragging him back inside the fence.  The older boy, Mathew, jumped between the dog and Julian, trying to shield his body as much as possible.

Phillip Maxwell heard the screams and ran outside and pinned the dog to the ground.  The boys were taken to the emergency room where Julian was taken into surgery for his wounds and Mathew was treated for bruised ribs and a hurt knee, but no bites.

Phillip Maxwell surrendered the dog to Young-Williams Animal Center and said Wednesday that he has no plans of getting the dog back.

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WOODBURY MN - A PIT BULL ATTACKED ITS OWNER - HE STABBED IT WITH AN 8-INCH BUTCHER KNIFE

Police were called to a residence August 9, in the 11000 block of Sand Castle Drive by a man reporting that his 5-year-old Pit Bull had attacked him without provocation at his home.  The man got away from the dog and armed himself with an 8-inch butcher knife and attempted to leave the house but the dog lunged at him again.  He stabbed the dog twice on either side of its rib cage.  The man had multiple puncture wounds to his forearms and legs and a large scratch on his body.......

HE INDICATED HE WANTED HIS PIT BULL EUTHANIZED TO PREVENT FUTURE ATTACKS ON OTHERS.

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DONORA PA - 3 PIT BULLS BELONGING TO AN UNCLE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND ATTACKED AN 11-YEAR-OLD BOY - BITTEN ON HEAD, ARMS, AND ALL OVER HIS LEGS AND BODY

Friday - August 17, 2012 - On Monday BRAEDEN FINCIK, 11, was playing video games with his uncle when something startled his uncle's  PIT BULL  named Carter and it began biting him on the head.  Then another PIT BULL  named Rocco began biting his legs, stomach and back at the same time. Then his uncle's girlfriend's dog joined in the attack

Eventually, the uncle and his girlfriend were able to pull the dogs off of him.  His uncle wrapped him in a blanket and instructed hi on what to tell the police.  Then the uncle went to a neighbor's house to ask for a ride for the boy to the hospital.

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     THEN THE NUTTER UNCLE TOOK OFF WITH THE 3 PITS

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Braeden will not be able to start school in 2 weeks.  He has to undergo therapy and a series of rabies shots. He has 13 staples in his head, stitches in both arms and bite marks all over his body.

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ANOTHER COWARD NUTTER THAT TOOK HIS MAULING DOGS AND RAN

MIAMI-DADE FL - PIT BULL BAN AND COMMON SENSE PREVAIL IN SOUTH FLORIDA REFERENDUM

STEVE KURLANDER BLOGS AT KURLY'S KOMMENTARY AND WRITES A WEEKLY COLUMN FOR FORT LAUDERDALE'S SUN-SENTINEL AND IS A SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST.



In overwhelming fashion, Miami-Dade voters decided Tuesday to continue to ban pit bulls from the county.  The results show common sense still rules strong.

The campaign over pit bulls  generated as much raw passion as any race or referendum out there, yet voters reaffirmed the 23-year-old ban by a wide margin:

                         63-37 percent.

This, despite the well-publicized efforts of Marlins pitcher Mark Buehrle and his wife, Jamie, avid pit bull owners who because of the ban, say they were forced to move to Broward County when he was traded last  year to Miami.

THE BAN HAS ALWAYS MADE SENSE.  IN A CROWDED METROPOLITAN AREA LIKE MIAMI, THE KNOWN RISKS TO CITIZENS FROM THIS BREED OF DOG - AND FROM IRRESPONSIBLE OWNERS - OUTWEIGH THE RIGHTS OF RESPONSIBLE OWNERS AND THE COSTS OF ENFORCING THE BAN.

Still, the arguments against the ban were strong.  joined by many veterinarians and animal-rights advocates in South Florida, the Buehries argued that banning a specific breed was illogical and punitive to loving and responsible pit bull owners who keep their dogs under leash.

The passion shown by pit bull advocates grew crazy and irrational on Miami airwaves and in publications.  When I wrote a column in support of the ban in Florida Voices in February, I was attacked - and threatened - by some pit bull advocates who called me bigoted, cruel and every other name in the book.  It made me think twice about writing this piece.

Yet, on the other side, victims of pit bull attacks argued with just as much passion that the breed has specific tendencies toward biting people.

"I THINK THAT IF I WERE BIT BY A POODLE, I WOULDNT HAVE HAD TO HAVE EIGHT MAJOR RECONSTRUCTIVE PLASTIC SURGERIES," SAID MELISSA MORIERA, WHOSE MAULING AS A CHILD PROMPTED THE BAN AND WHO CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR IT AS AN ADULT.

MANY OTHERS CONTINUE TO BE FRUSTRATED BY OWNERS WHO BREED PIT BULLS TO FIGHT OR DO NOT TAKE PROPER CARE OF THEIR DOGS.

While the ban is not perfect, arguments made by Buehrle and other advocates will continue to fall short as long as they fail to recognize that in certain urban clusters, certain dangerous animals, including pit bulls, continue to pose a significant risk to millions of people living in close proximity to one another.

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ANOTHER COLUMN- STAND STRONG MIAMI-DADE

PHILADELPHIA PA - A 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BEING BITTEN IN THE FACE BY HER BABYSITTER'S PIT BULL MIX

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Friday - August 17, 2012 - A 9-year-old girl was hospitalized in critical condition after being attacked by a  PIT BULL MIX  Friday morning in the Elmwood section of Southwest Philadelphia, Police said.   An emergency call was placed at 11:36 am in the 6800 block of Dicks Avenue.  The girl was at her babysitter's home when she opened a cage containing the dog and it bit her in the face. The Medic Unit reports that she also had bites on her body.  She was taken to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.  The dog was surrendered by the owner to animal control.

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DENVER CO - A MAN SICS HIS PIT BULL MIX ON A WOMAN AND BEATS HER WITH BRASS KNUCKLES AT HER WEDDING RECEPTION

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Friday - August 17, 2012 - A bride is recovering from injuries after she was attacked by a  PIT BULL MIX  and its owner at her wedding reception.   Brittany Cortez says the alleged attacker, JOEL NEVAREZ, is a troubled childhood friend who was invited to her reception at a Denver home.  He let his Pit Bull Mix drag her around "like a rag doll" and he punched her in the face and head with brass knuckles at the party early Sunday.  The attack may have been motivated by jealousy.  Nevarez is wanted for suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.  Police think he may have fled to Mexico.  The dog is in quarantine.

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ROXBORO NC - PIT BULL OWNER ANTONIO FORD CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE IN THE MAULING DEATH OF EUGENE CAMERON

PERSON COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED ANTONIO FORD AND CHARGED HIM WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER AFTER DNA SHOWED HIS PIT BULL DMX KILLED  65-YEAR-OLD EUGENE CAMERON.


CAMERON WAS CHECKING A FRIEND'S HOUSE FOR HIM WHILE THEY  WERE  OUT OF TOWN AND WAS FOUND DEAD UNDER THE CARPORT WITH HIS CLOTHES TORN OFF HIM AND HE HAD BLED TO DEATH.


 DNA FROM THE DOG WAS FOUND ON CAMERON'S CLOTHING AND CAMERON'S BLOOD WAS FOUND ON THE DOG.  IN ADDITION TO INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER, FORD IS CHARGED WITH OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

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BARBERTON OH - A 3-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS BITTEN BY A DOG AT SUMMIT COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL SHELTER

Thursday - August 16, 2012 - A 3-year-old boy was bitten in the leg at the Summit County Animal Control shelter on Wednesday.  He needed 15 stitches for his injury. The child was being held by his mother's boyfriend and the dog was on a leash being held by an Animal Control employee when it suddenly lunged and bit the 3-year-old.  The dog is now in quarantine for 10 days and the incident is being investigated.

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DECATUR GA - 23-YEAR-OLD DOG RESCUER KILLED BY HER RESCUED DOGS

       
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UPDATE:  VIDEO WITH CLARIFICATION OF THE DOG BREEDS:  2 PRESA CANARIOS,  2 AMERICAN TERRIER MIXES (PIT BULLS???),  AND A BOXER MIX



SHE VOLUNTEERED COUNTLESS HOURS WITH RESCUE NETWORKS AND ANIMAL SHELTERS AND WAS EMPLOYED AT LOVING HANDS ANIMAL CLINIC IN ALPHARETTA.

THURSDAY - AUGUST 16, 2012 - REBECCA CAREY, 23, WAS KILLED BY MULTIPLE DOG BITES SOMETIME OVER THE WEEKEND.  SHE HAD SHARP LACERATIONS TO HER NECK AND UPPER TORSO.   THERE WERE  5 DOGS LIVING WITH HER AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH. ONE OF THEM A  **PIT BULL** SHE HAD OWNED FOR SIX YEARS.  SHE HAD RECENTLY TAKEN IN A  **PIT BULL/BOXER MIX**,  ALONG WITH A **PRESA CANARIO**.  SHE WAS ALSO DOG SITTING  ANOTHER **PRESA**......(that makes only 4 ???)

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ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICIALS ACTED TOO HASTILY.  IT WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHICH DOGS BIT CAREY......THREE DIFFERENT BREEDS WEIGHING AROUND 80 POUNDS, 55 POUNDS, AND 15 POUNDS  (this must be the 5th dog)

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MESA AZ - JAMES NAYLOR, 47, ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF OBTAINING DOGS OFF CRAIGSLIST FOR SEX !!!!!

MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO:  "THIS IS A DIFFERENT BREED OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD DO THIS TO DOGS."

Sheriff Arpaio said deputies became aware more than a  year ago people were using Craigslist to communicate with others who have interest in bestiality.  Six suspects have been arrested and convicted in three separate investigations.  The investigations indicated a secret language was utilized by Craigslist users to obscure their criminal plans.

JAMES NAYLOR, 47,  IS MARRIED  WITH ONE CHILD

SHANE AND SARAH DAE WALKER OF SAN TAN VALLEY WERE SENTENCED TO PROBATION AND ORDERED TO STAY AWAY FROM ANIMALS AFTER TRYING TO USE CRAIGSLIST TO FIND A DOG FOR THE WOMAN TO HAVE SEX WITH.

A FORMER PHOENIX MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC TEACHER AND A MESA HANDIMAN WERE SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS OF PROBATION IN A SIMILAR CASE.

ARPAIO HAS ISSUED TWO WARNINGS TO CRAIGSLIST CEO JIM BUCKMASTER CLAIMING THAT THE INTERNET SITE IS PROVIDING A "PLATFORM FOR THE PROPAGATION OF UNCONSCIONABLE BEHAVIOR."

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EDGEWOOD MD - 2 PIT BULLS RUN LOOSE - MALE PIT SHOT AND KILLED BY OFFICER

An 11-year-old boy is recovering from injuries after police say he was attacked by a  PIT BULL.  Harford County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to the 1400 block of St. Michaels Court, in Edgewood at about 5:00 pm for reports of two loose aggressive Pit Bulls.  The male dog charged and attacked a boy that was in the area, biting him in the face and arm. The male Pit Bull was shot at 4 times with a shot gun as it charged toward an officer. The officer then used his handgun to shoot and kill the dog.  The second Pit Bull ran back to its home.  Harford County Animal control Officers were on the scene.

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JEFFERSON CITY MO - NEIGHBOR'S PIT BULL ATTACKED A PET DOG BEING WALKED BY ITS 12-YEAR-OLD OWNER - SHE WAS BITTEN ON THE HAND

Thursday - August 16, 2012 - Chloe Ramsey, 12,  was taking her dog, Calvin, for a walk Friday evening when the neighbor's PIT BULL grabbed her dog and started attacking him.  When she tried to help Calvin, she was bitten on her hand. Her parents took her to the emergency room.  She says she can not eat or write or shake hands now because of the puncture wounds, swelling and bruising.

They called Jefferson City Animal Control on the way to the hospital and met the animal control specialist at the hospital. The Ramseys were quite surprised when the specialist stated that  "HE WAS FAIRLY CONFIDENT THE PIT BULL DIDN'T HAVE RABIES."  He did not see an issue with the Pit Bull. The Pit Bull was quarantined then returned to the owners.

Chloe's mother Angela Ramsey states, "The problem is animal control is not enforcing their leash laws.  The dogs are just left outside all the time, day and night, and roam free."

The family plans to speak out about the incident at the next town meeting,  CLAIMING ANIMAL CONTROL DID NOT DO ENOUGH.  THEY  HOPE THIS INCIDENT WILL LEAD TO STRICTER ENFORCEMENT OF LEASH LAWS OR CHANGES IN LEASH LAWS.

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CHICAGO IL - PIT BULL KILLS ITS OWNER

UPDATE:  VICTIM'S MOTHER SPEAKS:  SHE JUST LOST A GRANDSON TO GUN VIOLENCE THIS WEEK AND NOW HER SON IS DEAD FROM A PIT BULL ATTACK. SHE SAYS THE PIT BULLS BELONGED TO THE GIRLFRIEND'S SON.

Thursday - August 16, 2012 - A woman walked into her home in the 5600 block of South Racine Avenue around 8:15 pm Wednesday to find her husband  - CHARLES HAGERMAN  - age 44 on the floor with one of his  2 PIT BULLS  biting his neck.  HAGERMAN WAS ALREADY DEAD !!!!!

Animal Care and Control personnel secured the dogs and removed them from the home.  An autopsy today determined Hagerman died from mujltiple injuries from a dog attack.

   *** HIS DEATH WAS RULED AN "UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT"***

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AUTOPSY CONDUCTED 

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GATINEAU QC CANADA - 2 PIT BULLS ATTACKED A MAN THAT WAS LOOKING AT A CAR FOR SALE - SERIOUS FACIAL WOUNDS

A 44-year-old Gatineau man was taken to the hospital with serious face wounds after being attacked by a  PIT BULL  Wednesday afternoon.  The man was checking out a parked car outside 274 Boulevard Lorrain that had been listed for sale when he was "AGGRESSIVELY ATTACKED".  The dogs were placed in quarantine while Police investigate.

UNDER LAW --- PIT BULLS ARE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS DOGS THAT MUST BE KEPT INSIDE A BUILDING OR LOCKED ENCLOSURE.  IF THEY ARE ON A LEASH THEY MUST BE MUZZLED.

No other information in currently available.

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NORTH PLATTE NE - A PIT BULL AND A PIT BULL/BOXER MIX ATTACKED THEIR "PIT SITTER" - A FAMILY MEMBER !!!

A woman called police this afternoon saying a  PIT BULL  that she was taking care of was attacking her. at the 2300 block of East Philip. Police went to the home and found a male Pit Bull in the front yard and it quickly turned aggressive towards the officers......

THEY COULD HEAR A WOMAN SCREAMING INSIDE THE HOME  AND ANOTHER DOG LATER IDENTIFIED AS A FEMALE PIT BOXER  WAS UNDERNEATH THE HOME.

Officers tasered the aggressive male dog to enable emergency workers to get inside to care for the victim.  She was taken to Great Plains Regional Medical center to be treated for puncture wounds.  Both dogs were taken by animal control and the owner of the dogs, A FAMILY MEMBER, was notified.

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OMAHA NE - UNCLE'S PIT BULL/WEIMARANER MIX ATTACKED HIS 8-YEAR-OLD NEPHEW

UPDATE:  THE DOG WAS BOUGHT ON CRAIGSLIST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

An 8-year-old boy was bsitten in the face Tuesday night by a relative's  Pit Bull/Weimaraner Mix.  The child was taken to Creighton University Medical Center with a laceration to the left cheek..  The dog was brought to the boy's  home by his uncle.  The owner signed the dog over to the Nebraska Humane Society for quarantine.  It will likely be euthanized at the end of the quarantine.

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FAYETTEVILLE NC - 2 PIT BULLS ATTACKED 2 MEN THAT WERE "PIT SITTING" - OWNER WANTS HIS PITS BACK

Two men were injured Wednesday morning around 7:30 am by 2  PIT BULLS  on the 5700 block of McDougal Drive.  The Pit Bull's owner is Christopher Vaughan and he was not at the home at the time.  Jamel Washington was letting the dogs outside when one dog bit the other then it turned and began biting Washington.  He called for another man to help him and he came downstairs with an

 AX HANDLE AND BEGAN STRIKING THE DOG IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT LET GO.

Then the second Pit Bull attacked him !!!!!  Animal Control took the dogs and are investigating.

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   THE NUTTER WANTS HIS PITS RETURNED TO HIM.

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BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND - AMERICAN BULL TERRIER/BULLMASTIFF CROSS ATTACKED A 32-YEAR-OLD MAN FORCING HIM TO JUMP OFF A BRIDGE TO ESCAPE - BOTH LEGS BROKEN AND FRACTURED THIGH

INTERNET PICTURE - SERPENT EYES AND MOUTH LIKE A CROCODILE


HERE'S ANOTHER MAULING TO PICTURE IN YOUR MIND, PEOPLE !!!

MOHAMMED IIYES  HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL 3 WEEKS NOW AFTER THE 32-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS SUDDENLY ATTACKED  BY AN AMERICAN BULL TERRIER/BULLMASTIFF MIX AS HE WAS CROSSING A BRIDGE OVER A DUAL CARRIAGEWAY.  HE WAS FORCED TO JUMP OFF  THE 60-FOOT  HIGH BRIDGE  AS THE DEVIL DOG  CORNERED HIM AND RIPPED HIS PANTS OFF AND BEGAN BITING HIS LEGS. HE MANAGED TO GET OVER THE BARRIER AND WAS HANGING FROM THE BRIDGE WITH HIS HANDS AND THE MONSTER WAS EATING HIS HANDS SO HE JUMPED.

"IF I HADN'T JUMPED, IT WOULD HAVE KILLED ME.  I'M 6 FEET 3 INCHES BUT THE DEVIL DOG CAME UP TO MY STOMACH.  SOMEONE WAS IN THE SHADOWS WATCHING BUT THE DOG WAS NOT ON A LEASH."

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 IT TOOK 3 HOURS FOR POLICE TO CAPTURE THE ANIMAL AND A TASER HAD NO EFFECT ON THE HUGE DOG ----  IT WAS FINALLY SEDATED BY A ZOO VET SHOOTING   IT WITH AN -

           !!!!!!!!!!!  ELEPHANT  DART  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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THE OWNER OF THIS DOG WHICH IS FAVOURED BY GANGS AND CRIMINALS HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.

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INTERNET PICTURE - SERPENT EYES AND MOUTH LIKE A CROCODILE

OCEANSIDE CA - A PIT BULL BIT A 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN THE FACE

Sunday - August 12, 2012 - Authorities were investigating a report of a  PIT BULL  biting a 3-year-old child in the face Saturday evening in Oceanside, police said.  Officers got a call at 7:31 pm about a dog bite in the 1600 block of Valencia Street. The injured child was taken to a hospital.  Officials with the San Diego Humane Society were on their way to investigate the report, and possibly seize the dog.

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HOUSTON TX - NEIGHBOR'S 2 PIT BULLS INVADED A HOME AND ATTACKED A PET DACHSHUND

"TANK" WITH THE SERPENT EYES AND THE CROCODILE MOUTH"


UPDATE:  FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 3 WEEKS A DEER PARK FAMILY HAS BEEN VICTIMIZED BY A PIT BULL HOME INVASION!! 


"THESE DOGS ARE CRAZY.  THEY DON'T CARE WHO THEY EAT UP," SAYS MICHAEL TRAHAN AS HE BOARDS UP HIS DOGGIE DOOR.  "WHY DID THEY LET THOSE DOGS COME BACK.  THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THEM."

TWO PIT BULLS BROKE THROUGH A WOODEN  FENCE AND ENTERED MICHAEL TRAHAN'S HOME THROUGH A DOG DOOR IN THE KITCHEN.  THEY ATE FROM HIS DOG'S FOOD BOWLS AND WHEN THEY SAW GINGER  THEIR DACHSHUND, THEY CHASED HER DOWN THE HALL AND BIT HER ON THE SHOULDER LEAVING A HUGE GASH.  TRAHAN'S  ROTTWEILER  GOT INVOLVED AND THE PITS RAN OUT.

ANIMAL CONTROL GAVE THE OWNER OF THE PIT BULLS, JASON COLVIN,  A MERE FINE.  DEER PARK POLICE SAID THE DOGS LIKELY WOULD EARN A DESIGNATION AS "DANGEROUS" ANIMALS -- MEANING AUTHORITIES COULD SEIZE THEM  IF ANOTHER ATTACK IS REPORTED.

MICHAEL TRAHAN IS DISABLED AND HE FEELS SHORT-CHANGED AS HE STANDS THERE HOLDING AN $800 VET BILL !!!!!

JASON COLVIN'S PIT NUTTER SPEAK:

* MY PIT BULLS ARE MISUNDERSTOOD.

* THEY ARE NOT VICIOUS AT ALL.

* THEY ARE RAISED AROUND MY 5-YEAR-OLD.

* THESE ARE PEOPLE DOGS...THEY ARE FRIENDLY.

* THEY ARE GOING TO GO IN YOUR HOUSE BUT THEY ARE NOT THERE TO EAT ANYBODY.

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