“I. . . am not going to defend pit bulls that attack, but in 90% of the time when a pit bull attacks, the owner-er’s are to blame.”
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Cesar Milan is a pit bull apologist and makes a lot of money off of these dogs, as do so many, many others - the dogfighting men, the breeders, bookies, the pit-bull-pushing “nonprofit” entities, dog rescue people, Tia Torress and her Pitbulls and Parolees” show, etc. . . . The rest of us and our children, parents, friends, pets, livestock, and law enforcement continue to pay the price.
I have done my research. I have “educated myself” as the pitbull apologists told me to do. I have now found, and continue to find, that the situation is worse than I ever dreamed, and is continuing to escalate.
PIT BULLS ARE A POLICE AND PARAMEDICS ISSUE
policePolice officers and sheriffs are often caught in no-win situations, in which they are not able to reach victims in time, or they need to shoot attacking pit bulls to save themselves or other people.
When an attack occurs and victims are fighting for their lives, first responders cannot by law attend to them until police have secured the area. Many victims have to be life-flighted to a trauma center and every second counts. There have been cases where the victim expired at the scene from exsanguination while awaiting medical attention while police attempted to restrain or capture dogs. Firemen cannot enter burning residences or buildings if an aggressive pit bull threatens them in the doorway or yard.
First responders are frequently subjected to horrific scenes in the aftermath of a pit bull mauling. They are the first to witness the damage to pit bull attack victims, who often lose limbs, scalps, noses, ears, eyes, chins, and genitals to these dogs. Officers have even called the attacks “feeding frenzies”.
Attacking pit bulls sometimes have to be shot many times before releasing victims. There have been hundreds of examples of pit bull advocates tying up phone lines, flooding email addresses, marching, picketing police stations, and demanding national attention when aggressive pit bulls are shot by police to stop or to prevent a mauling or fatality. In 2014, pit bull advocates picketed the Peoria Police Station to protest the alleged shootings of three local pit bulls and to demand charges of animal cruelty be laid against the officers. In Regina, Canada, the police service was forced to close its Facebook page as a result of abusive, profane and hateful comments by pit bull advocates. They reported, “We did this because the nature of the discussion was largely disrespectful and, despite requests, continued to contain profanity and hate speech, as well as posts inciting violence.” Police officers who shoot aggressive pit bulls are usually assigned to desk duty awaiting review, further impacting the economics of law enforcement.
For commentaries on cases where pit bulls were shot or confronted by police, see https://www.facebook.com/groups/PitBullsShotByPolice/
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