9-Year-Old Girl Attacked By Family's Pit Bull Dies

Indy Channel ^

[Chet 99]

UPDATED: 9:04 pm EDT June 3, 2010

KOKOMO, Ind. -- A 9-year-old Howard County girl critically injured by a pit bull over the weekend died at an Indianapolis hospital on Thursday, police said.

The attack happened in the 4600 block of East County Road 200 South on Saturday, said Howard County Sheriff Marty Talbert.

The girl, Savannah Gragg, underwent surgery at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, but died Thursday afternoon.

Police said that Savannah was opening a door at the home to let the dog outside when it jumped on her and knocked her to the floor, biting her on the neck and shaking her violently.

"The child suffered a lacerated trachea, which resulted in a lack of oxygen to the brain," Talbert said in a news release Thursday evening. "Doctors determined the child was brain dead shortly after 3:30 p.m. Thursday."

Family members told police that the dog had never shown aggression before.

[ARridgerunner2]

#241...this is a very sick person. I don’t think she’s joking.

[Semper Mark]

"[you can’t live without your liver, you know]"

[Eaker]

Your ignorance of the breed is heroic!

[goat granny]

Joeprobono will reassure you that when it comes to coons I am not joking...you must be a city boy cause no country boy would make such a goofy statement about coons..

but if you are a country boy, oops too bad for your chickens, bantys, rabbits, guinea hens turkeys and any small critter you raise...coons are big carrier of rabies and efficient killers of small animals and all farm fowl..

[goat granny]

cute goat but not the kind I raised....

[goat granny]

sorry, still chuckling about your description of me...and I am not being snarky, I liked it...but if you prefer I will not use your name anymore...I aim to please...I do apologize again....

[Salamander]

*Desperate*, isn’t it?

;-D

[Salamander]

Ya think?!?

;-D

[and no, horribly, she’s not]

[Joe 6-pack]

Easy ladies...a Pitbull thread is no place for a catfight!

[LongElegantLegs]

I think I was happier while being ignored...

[Salamander]

Weren’t we all?.....:))

[pinkpanther111]

That is a Bull Terrier.... an entirely different breed than Pit Bull.

[Salamander]

I’m a Leo.

It’s a lion fight.

[one one side, anyway]

{{{ROAR}}}

;-]

[Joe 6-pack]

Lion v. Lobster

This could be interesting...You may want to consider putting it on pay-per-view.

[Joe 6-pack]

"That is a Bull Terrier.... an entirely different breed than Pit Bull."

Most "pit bull" bans encompass bull terriers as well.

Just ask Rufus.

[pinkpanther111]

Shame! Bull Terriers are such beautiful and sweet dogs!

[Joe 6-pack]

It is a shame...the problem is the term "pit bull" is very ambiguous, and allows for all kinds of misidentification...but that doesn't stop people from wanting to ban them. I'm guessing half these "pit bull" attack stories are probably other breeds, but don't grab the headlines.

Here's a little more in depth discussion on the matter.

[Semper Mark]

"I will ignore you gladly but if you do not absolutely return the same, the blades come out."

The damned Ulster Scots/Irish, anywhere they go a fight is soon to follow.

What a brawlin' bunch ye are. ;^{)

[Salamander]

"The Blood is strong"

;]

Uladh go bragh!

[LongElegantLegs]

I gotta do it.

#300!!!