Posted on 05/26/2010 9:47:43 PM PDT by george76
A PIT bull terrier that attacked a camel train carrying tourists in Broome, leaving a woman with suspected spinal injuries, has been declared dangerous.
The pit bull was one of two dogs that attacked the camels as they carried about 30 tourists on Broome's Cable Beach in Western Australia's ...
Five camels were savaged in the attack, which lasted about four minutes and left the camels with deep bite marks to their legs.
A woman thrown from a camel during the melee was taken to hospital with suspected spinal and neck injuries.
(Excerpt) Read more at theaustralian.com.au ...
I wonder if pitbulls will attack elephants or hippos?
I wonder if they will attack camels.
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That type of dog was used in bull baiting. They are not intimidated by large animals. That being said, it should never have happened, and that is the owner’s fault. The dogs should have been on leashes.
But there are many breeds of dog that are animal-aggressive. People with hounds or terriers know this well (or should). You shouldn’t expect your hound dog to get out and not want to chase squirrels, rabbits, racoons, foxes, or any other small animal, not that the occasional squirrel or rabbit fatality is going to make the news. This was a totally preventable incident, and I hope the dog owner is really wrung-out and gives up owning dogs.
A few months ago some relatives came to visit, as they were moving across country. They had a husky, two cats, and a rabbit in the van with them. It was a beautiful day, so we decided that we would take them to lunch on their way out of town. When we were done eating, they went out to the van to find the bunny dead in its cage, the cats under the seat, and the dog sulking. I felt bad for them, but at the same time, they really should have known better. We had taken them to a place where they could have their dog out on the patio, but they didn’t want the hassle. It looked like the dog bent the wires to the cage to get some lunch and the bunny died of fright. No broken neck, no blood, just curled up in a little ball. Dogs will be dogs. It’s up to the owner to make sure they can only be dogs to the extent that they are not a danger to others, whether it be pets or people.
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