Posted on 08/27/2007 8:32:25 PM PDT by Michael_Michaelangelo
TACOMA, Wash. -- Margaret Wingerter is amazed her Shetland pony is still alive after having its face chewed off by pit bulls.
The veterinarian needed to use nearly 300 stitches to repair the injuries.
"His face was just hanging off," Margaret said. "Both sides were literally just hanging open, gaping open."
Over the weekend, two dogs attacked the pony in the middle of the night. Neighbors rushed in with pool cues and beat the dogs away, but not before the damage was done.
Margaret was keenly aware of what happened to Sue Gorman, a Gig Resident, last week when two pit bulls entered her home and severely mauled her.
"You read about someone else like the lady that got attacked and it was like horrific, and you just it makes you sick," she said.
The dogs that attacked Gorman were captured and will likely be destroyed, but the two that attacked Margaret's pony disappeared into the neighborhood along the Puyallup River Road.
"The dogs were soaked with blood dripping off of them from the attack," said Jack Wingerter. "So those dogs went home to some parents or some family and they know something happened. But whether they come forward or not, we don't know."
The couple has grandchildren that are always around and say they now fear for their safety.
The Wingerters say the owners may believe these dogs to be harmless, but now that the pit bulls have attacked they need to be considered extremely dangerous.
The Pierce County Sheriff's Department is investigation.
please, no pictures
That's Pierce County all right!
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The Dog of Peace strikes again. Don’t worry the pit brigade will be alone soon to talk about how pits are no more dangerous than beagles.
Was the pony wearing a Mike Vick jersey?
Are you aware that when a Chicago-based pit rescue group examined dog attack stories in the media, they found 60 cases where other breeds (including breeds not remotely similar to pits, such as a couple of Labs) had been identified as pit bulls?
You’re just a plain, mean old person, aren’t you?
Buy twelve gage shot gun and boxes of buckshot, When dog crosses your property line kill it.
/waits for the first, “But children are statistically *more* likely to be bitten by a Cocker Spaniel” BS. =/
Hopefully someone knows who owns these dogs and will report that information to the police.
When I was in 3rd grade I was the teacher’s pet.....my father that year, killed my teacher’s dog.....it had been coming in after our chickens.....he said he meant only to scare it, but ended up hitting it......funny thing....my teacher understood COMPLETELY.
Unfortunately, this is Washington state they are talking about. Gun owners are gased and killer dogs are sent to rehabilitation.
I was wondering how the dogs that ran off were positively identified as Pits. At night in the middle of melee there was a dog expert around to determine they were Pits....
Would this be a headline if they were bulldogs or mastifs?
Actually if it was my pony, I would hunt the dogs down.
When I was in 3rd grade I was the teacher’s pet.....
So...your dad gave you to the teacher...to replace the dog?
I'm a pit supporter, but I agree with that recommendation. If the dog's in your yard it means the owner is one of the bad pit owners who doesn't know or care what they're doing. Shoot to kill.
And Nanny-staters are statisitcally very likely to hold the gun, er, I mean dog, out as the problem when an irresponsible bag of crap does something stupid and a child gets hurt.
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