Posted on 12/22/2019 7:48:27 AM PST by frogjerk
A Massachusetts woman was mauled to death by the family dog while suffering a seizure, according to a report.
Melissa Astacio, 44, was having a seizure around 5:30 p.m. in her Somerset home when the 8-year-old pit bull attacked her, news station WJAR reported.
Her daughter, Heaven, was calling 911 for help when the dog named Amigo pounced on the woman, who had a history of seizures.
“I don’t think he was trying to attack her,” her daughter told WJAR. “I think the dog was just trying to help my mom but he’s just a dog and he didn’t know any better.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Ewwww....stop dog!
Annnnnnd...
Dog of Peace®
(as if I even needed to ask)
The lesson here to remember is; while you might be having a seizure, the situation can still get worse.
Here we go again, but of course, it's not the pit bull's fault.
This breed needs to be declared by Congress as exotic animals, which require special licensing and facilities to legally keep.
“when the dog named Amigo pounced on the woman”
Amigo wasn’t much of a friend to her to maul her to death.
No,just outlaw the damned things
I remember when we were kids and our collies would herd us away from the street back to the safety of our yard, but they were just dogs and they didn’t know any better.
One can never trust a pit bull...they are more insane than they are dog...
If only people were more intelligent than dogs.
Pit bulls have high cortisol levels...
When we domesticate animals we breed for LOW cortisol levels.
Some breeds of dog are reverse domesticated....
Aahh the Pitbull Hate Squad makes their appearance yet again
Same morons, same meme
Pits are way down the list as it pertains to Dog attacks but no one can swerve you from your hatred
Interesting stats:
https://www.caninejournal.com/dog-bite-statistics/
https://www.askadamskutner.com/dog-bites/bite-statistics-according-to-dog-breed/
Check the post below yours, just in case you need some facts.
SMH.
Semyonova et al:
The science of how behavior is inherited in aggressive dogs
by Alexandra Semyonova
https://www.animals24-7.org/2015/12/23/pit-bull-behavior/
September 2, 2019 Journal of Neuroscience publication of “Significant neuroanatomical variation among domestic dog breeds,” by Harvard University evolutionary neuroscientist Erin Hecht.
Note: the writer and website are liberal, but the research and statistical work appear reliable.
Also these:
https://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics.php
https://www.nationalpitbullvictimawareness.org/attacks/pit-bull-attack-database/
Yup , our border collie did the same .
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