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Pit bull that mauled boy had terrorized town: neighbors
http://nypost.com ^ | April 21, 2017 | Jennifer Bain and Natalie Musumeci

Posted on 04/22/2017 11:32:18 AM PDT by ransomnote

A ferocious pit bull that has previously terrorized residents of a Rockland County town attacked a toddler as he played with other kids on an area street, leaving him mauled on the face and in need of stitches, officials said Friday.

Surveillance footage of the horrific attack, posted online, shows the dog charging at the 3-year-old, dragging and tossing him around like a rag doll at around 6 p.m. Thursday on North Cole Avenue in Spring Valley.

The boy, identified as Eli Mendlowitz, can then be seen struggling to crawl away before the dog pounces on him a second time.

Moments later, people can be seen rushing over to help, with one man pulling the canine away by its collar.

“I see the dog run across the street and bite the child. I was shocked. I was saying, ‘Oh my gosh! What happened over there?’ I saw him bite his neck. People were screaming. It was one second. It was a very, very wild dog,” said witness Motty Deutsch.

Rachel Brown, a neighbor, said that the charging pit bull missed her 7-year-old son “by a second.”

“My son feels so crazy right now. He couldn’t sleep. They were just playing,” said Brown, who added, “There was blood. Eli was screeching and then he calmed down.”

Responding police officers captured the dog and brought it to a local animal shelter for evaluation, police said.

Photos of the boy, posted to Twitter by the Hudson Valley Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council, show the side of the child’s face and neck bloodied from the “deep bite marks.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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The video of the post is classic wild animal attack - a tail wagging pit bull takes down it's young prey easily without barking because, well that would alert the "prey" and others who think children shouldn't be mauled. These dogs just aren't domesticated for life among civilized. Kid is standing playing with friends and the dog gleefully runs up and starts thrashing the kid (no blood visible in the video at this distance but horrible to watch, some blood in the photo of wounds on the neck of the toddler). Per the article, the dog "accidentally got out" (pit bulls can't be contained wihtout special enclosures and handling) and has done so in the past, people living in fear....yada yada yada. How many times have I watched video of a tail-wagging pit bull ripping someone apart. DOGS OF PEACE I found this article because I read a hilarious Vanity Faire article about Chelsea Clinton and they noted Chelsea was ridiculed for tweeting about this dog attack. Don't miss that VF article - it's on FR and it's unbelievable times have changed so much that a Clinton can actually be criticized in the news.
1 posted on 04/22/2017 11:32:18 AM PDT by ransomnote
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"Pit bull that mauled boy had terrorized town: neighbors"

Sounds like a Democrat.

2 posted on 04/22/2017 11:33:40 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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Why didn’t somebody in the town just put a bullet in it.


3 posted on 04/22/2017 11:37:30 AM PDT by Husker24
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Our dog park has a five foot chain link fence and I have seen full sized pit bulls climb over. They are powerful dogs built for fighting. They can be raised right but any dog can go off under some circumstance and these dogs are hard to stop.


4 posted on 04/22/2017 11:40:41 AM PDT by Oldexpat
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Moments later, people can be seen rushing over to help, with one man pulling the canine away by its collar.

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I’ve read that the proper technique is to pull the dog away by the hind legs.


5 posted on 04/22/2017 11:41:28 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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I saw a video where a couple in their 60’s helped save a man being attacked by a pit bull. The rescuing man picked up the hind legs of the dog and it let go of the man it was mauling. The entire time its hind legs were held high (not a full hand stand for the dog but at least 45 degrees, the dog never attempted to attack) The “victim” got to his feet and backed away. When he saw that he was free and the retiree was kind of stuck there because if he let go the dog might attack him, the “victim” laughed and left the older couple to deal with it. Eventually the retiree let go of the dog and it turned and began mauling him - his wife then lifted the dog by the hind legs. That’s where the video ended.


6 posted on 04/22/2017 11:48:39 AM PDT by ransomnote
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Oh great...attempts by sociopaths to breed larger and larger killing machines has paid off...meet the 174 pound pit bull.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2945927/Hulk-bulk-Possibly-world-s-biggest-pitbull-174lbs.html


7 posted on 04/22/2017 11:49:50 AM PDT by ransomnote
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To: Moonman62

Like a hog.


8 posted on 04/22/2017 11:56:53 AM PDT by donozark (Lock HER up! Lock HIM up! Kick 'em out! Build the wall! GO TRUMP!!)
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To: ransomnote

IIRC, you’re supposed to pull and toss the dog. It’ll be in such shock it’ll take off. It makes sense because they never have to deal with such a thing in the wild.

I don’t want to test it out, though.


9 posted on 04/22/2017 12:03:27 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Husker24

And there you have it.


10 posted on 04/22/2017 12:12:12 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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Oh great...attempts by sociopaths to breed larger and larger killing machines has paid off...meet the 174 pound pit bull.

This psychotic thinking has also led to attempts to bring back rare aggressive breeds like the Pakistani Mastiff. Just what the world needs: a naturally aggressive 200 pound dog which even its owner has a hard time controlling. Also, the resurgence of fighting breeds like the Gull Dong, bandog, presa canario, tibetan mastiff, etc. are further examples.

11 posted on 04/22/2017 12:18:31 PM PDT by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of incompetence and corruption.)
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Two pit bulls recently excaped from their yard here in Oklahoma City and attacked a small dog that an 82 year old lady was walking. She attempted to get them off her dog and they ended up killing both her and her dog. She was nearly decapitated.


12 posted on 04/22/2017 12:21:35 PM PDT by Okieshooter
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OJPAC Hudson Valley

Even Chelsea Clinton tweeted about this.

13 posted on 04/22/2017 12:22:15 PM PDT by csvset ( Illegitimi non carborundum)
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Shoot the dog. Prosecute the owners.


14 posted on 04/22/2017 12:33:51 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (I held my nose, voted for Trump, then took a shower. All to defeat evil.va)
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So someone stood there taking video of this attack instead of rushing in to help this poor child? What is wrong with people?


15 posted on 04/22/2017 12:36:12 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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Oops! Never mind, I see now that it says “surveillance video”. That’s what I get for skimming.


16 posted on 04/22/2017 12:37:15 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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I read the Chelsea article——and it’s VERY funny.

I just in from lunch and was telling a friend about it.

.


17 posted on 04/22/2017 12:40:10 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Bigg Red

“Surveillance footage”


18 posted on 04/22/2017 12:42:18 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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To: Fresh Wind

Yep, saw that too late.


19 posted on 04/22/2017 12:49:33 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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To: Fresh Wind

Yep, saw that too late.


20 posted on 04/22/2017 12:49:35 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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