VIDEO: http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/montreal/police-say-pitbull-owner-found-fatal-attack-1.3623763
UPDATE: WOMAN IDENTIFIED AS CHRISTIANA VADNAIS http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/montreal-woman-55-killed-in-apparent-dog-attack
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-pit-bull-ban-working-group-1.3625348
my Luft, CTV Montreal
Published Wednesday, June 8, 2016 6:49PM EDT
Last Updated Wednesday, June 8, 2016 10:25PM EDT
A 55-year old woman died Wednesday afternoon in the backyard of her semi-detached home in Pointe-aux-Trembles. Police believe she may have been killed in a dog attack.
Montreal police could not confirm the cause of the woman’s death, but said a 911 call came in saying a dog was attacking a woman.
"The call mentioned that there was a woman unconscious in the backyard and an aggressive dog was around the woman," said Montreal spokesperson Abdullah Emran.
When police arrived at the scene, the dog was gnawing on her body and was very aggressive toward police officers.
"The call mentioned that there was a woman unconscious in the backyard and an aggressive dog was around the woman," said Montreal spokesperson Abdullah Emran.
When police arrived at the scene, the dog was gnawing on her body and was very aggressive toward police officers.
“Officers had no choice but to neutralize the dog,” said Emran.
Police officers shot the dog, which was described as A PIT BULL. It was not the woman's dog; it belonged to a neighbour, said Emran.
Police would not identify the victim because some family members have not yet been notified.
She was found unconscious around 5 p.m. behind her home on Edgar Prairie St. between Louis Lefevbre St. and Victor Delamarre St., all small residential streets. First responders tried to resuscitate her but she was pronounced dead on the scene. Police said there were several bite marks found around the woman’s upper body.
She was found unconscious around 5 p.m. behind her home on Edgar Prairie St. between Louis Lefevbre St. and Victor Delamarre St., all small residential streets. First responders tried to resuscitate her but she was pronounced dead on the scene. Police said there were several bite marks found around the woman’s upper body.
Police are investigating the incident. They say homicide investigators are not at the scene because for now they don't believe any human was directly involved in her death.
They say there could be other possible charges based on their investigation and are speaking with the owner of the animal.
They say there could be other possible charges based on their investigation and are speaking with the owner of the animal.
"In the event that we do charge someone, it may be negligence causing death, but it's too early to say," said Const. Abdullah Emran.
The Montreal SPCA issued a statement saying they want to see the "best and most effective regulations considered in dealing with this issue."
That said, they continue to oppose breed-specific legislation.
"The SPCA Montreal has always been, and will always be, concerned about dangerous dogs in our community and some of those dogs are Rottweillers, some are shepherds, others are poodles, some are mastiffs and some are mixed-breed pit bulls... however, the Montreal SPCA does not consider breed-specific legislation to be an effective or practical solution to this problem."
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/woman-dead-likely-due-to-dog-attack-in-pointe-aux-trembles-backyard-1.2937561
http://www.1310news.com/2016/06/09/montreal-woman-55-killed-in-apparent-dog-attack/
http://www.1310news.com/2016/06/09/montreal-woman-55-killed-in-apparent-dog-attack/
4 comments:
See, the SPCA is useless EVERYWHERE. The French-language Montreal daily La Presse just recently rounded up a series of articles on the dangerous dog problem. In one story I read last night, several veterinarians, who would only speak confidentially, said that they felt muzzled when it comes to speaking in any way about pit bulls, because of what they characterized as a large, aggressive pit bull lobby.
How typical that the SPCA's first and only response to yet another death by pit bull type dog is "Oh, but we can't ban pit bull types!"
Okay Montreal SPCA, cough up the documentation on those vicious poodles.
Betcha can't.
Stop lying to protect a genetically engineered vicious breed.
If breed specific legislation is not a practical solution, THEN WHAT IS?! Don't say BSL is not practical, and then not offer an alternative! I'm sure this dead woman would be 100% behind BSL, but it's too late for her.
The best and most effective regulation is DOING NOTHING! We at the SPCA are too lazy to enforce BSL, because it would be too much work! We make lots of money promoting myths that pit bulls make great family dogs, and can't be bothered to look at the statistics that prove that pit bulls are dangerous animals and should not be allowed in polite society.
WE ARE CANADIAN NUTTERS AND WE ONLY CARE ABOUT PIT BULLS!
That's what I get out of their response! At least some parts of Canada aren't as stupid!
Post a Comment