I'll say it first-
BAN PITBULLS
it's for the children.
woof.
We were just having a discussion about this yesterday. This seems to be getting more and more common. In the search for the next "thrill" I think alot of gangsta wannabee's are getting these attack dogs, and frankly, they can't handle them. The things need to be banned.
A couple of days per week I have a 90 minute commute to one of my offices and often listen to the local Austin country music station (KVET) talk show. These two guys (Sammy & Bob) were discussing that the local Fox station as well as the Austin American Communist, I mean Austin American Statesman did not mention that the attack was by a pit bull, but rather by just a 'dog'. Why do they hide the identity of this visious animal?
Fox News transcript (can't copy the link): A North Austin man is being hailed as a hero this morning.
He ran to the rescue of a group of kids being attacked by a dog, at Barrington Elementary.
Tim Vela was working outside his garage when he heard children screaming at the school, less than a block away.
A dog was attacking a group of children.
The dog died as Vela and two other men tried to stop it from biting a young girl.
The whole thing started when a group of students tried playing with the dog after school.
Animal control officials say the dog got aggressive and started biting the kids, when one of them turned to leave.
"I ran up to the school and I saw the kid and the dog had her by the back of the head. I don't know if it was the hair, but somebody grabbed it and I grabbed a belt and wrapped it around him. The dog didn't make it in the end," says Vela.
Two kids were taken to Children's Hospital.
Animal control is testing the dog for rabies.
Results should be back in about 2 days.