4-year-old La. girl killed by 'monster' family pit bull; mom hospitalized

http://www.nydailynews.com ^ | March 26, 2014 | Deborah Hastings

[BBell]

Little Mia Derouen, who would have turned 5 next week, died from face and head injuries after the family dog attacked her as she watched TV. Her mom dragged off the beast and barricaded herself and Mia in a bedroom while screaming for help.

A little girl in Louisiana was killed by her family’s pit bull, despite her mother’s frantic efforts to drag away the dog.

Mia Derouen, whose 5th birthday was next week, suffered severe facial, body and head injuries from Tuesday night’s horrendous attack and died at a nearby hospital, Houma Police Chief Todd Duplantis told WWL-TV.

[BBell]

Ac cute little girl, what a waste if a life.

[BBell]

What ever happened to chet99?

[Jeff Chandler]

IBTINTDITO

[CaptainK]

Waiting for the it’s the owner and not the dog replies.

[Veggie Todd]

Hide your pets, Michael Vick is with the Jets.

[fidelis]

"A second pit bull was in the Houma apartment, but did not attack. That dog was taken to a local animal shelter."

Two pit bulls confined in an apartment with a defenseless child. What could go wrong?

[TexasCajun]

[Amberdawn]

RIP little one. I hate these stories.

[liberalh8ter]

30 years ago, I worked for a country veterinarian who told me then that he wished the breed would be eradicated. He'd done years of study on the ‘pit’ bull terrier and said going back to the foundation of what we had even back then, there was far too much cur dog bred into the line. That vet passed away years ago but I can hear him now, ‘I told you so’.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Pitbulls should all be shot and their owners put in prison.

[VanDeKoik]

Is it just too damn hard for people to get a normal dog?

Nooooo. Some douche parent has to get something like this because they think it makes them look tough.

[iontheball]

It’s in the genes.

[fatnotlazy]

Some dogs aren’t meant for apartment living. Too much energy and nowhere to expend it.

[nuconvert]

“What ever happened to chet99?”

This account has been banned or suspended.

[TexasCajun]

This breed’s instincts are primal and just underneath the loving family dog demeanor. It can never be trusted.

[Wiser now]

I never cease to be amazed at the number of people who believe this breed is gentle and great with kids so long as the dog is treated properly. Every time something like this happens they come out f the woodwork screaming “The owner has to have mistreated the dog or taught it to be vicious.” Heck, Rachel Ray is among this group.

[americas.best.days...]

What an utterly terrifying way to die. Sorry Mia, that you had the misfortune to be born to parents uninterested in your safety. RIP.

[SamAdams76]

How come I never see articles like this associated with golden retrievers or collies? Those are the kind of dogs to have as pets for children.

I like dogs as much as anybody else but would never have a pit bull in a home with a 5-year-old child.

[fatnotlazy]

A neighbor had a pit bull. His daughter was a youngster at the time. I asked the neighbor if he was concerned the dog would attack. He said with proper care and supervision, he felt the dog would fit in well with the family.

The put bull was a sweetheart. I rubbed her belly one day and I was her friend for life. Every time she would see me, she would drop to the ground and roll on her back for her belly rub.

She’s gone now and I miss that dog. Maybe my neighbor was just lucky or maybe he did something right with that dog, but there was never any trouble with her.