Posted on 03/23/2007 11:16:22 AM PDT by JZelle
A 2-year-old Texas girl riding her tricycle was attacked and fatally mauled by her family's male pit bull, it was reported Friday.
The Dallas County Sheriff's Department responded to a 911 call Thursday afternoon from a man believed to be the girl's father, The Dallas Morning News reported.
Deputy Michael Ortiz said the girl's injuries were mainly to her face and head but neighbors who witnessed the attack said she also appeared to have been bitten on the throat and buttocks.
Witnesses said the girl's father was trimming weeds nearby when one of the family's pit bulls apparently broke it chains and attacked the child.
Authorities withheld the name of the victim and her father pending a decision on whether to file criminal charges in the case.
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And his name is:
Jabba the pup
Okay........now it makes even LESS Sense..........
It loses something in the translation....
You cousin Lawrence?......
Larry the Cable Guy?........
I have been told, repeatedly, that attacks like this are rare.
I guess you'd have to be hugh and series to get it...........
I think kanawa might agree with you....
Ha. Good one. And so true.
And don't forget, when your beeber gets stuned, you will be enlightened.
Shouldn't that be "Pit Bull Owner selling Weed"?
They are almost all sweet, and I love 'em.
People who don't like dogs simply don't understand what they are missing. They are truly a blessing.
Touche!
True that!
Why, indeed, would you put a child at risk? With most of these dogs it's the same story -- breaking free from chains in the yard, where they spend most of their time. That's humane?
We were thinking of adopting a dog recently, and looked at the dogs being offered for adoption on line by the local humane society. Well over 50% were pure pit or mixed pit blood. Why are these animals being kept alive? Would you trust the word of whoever gave them up (this humane society doesn't take strays) to tell you the truth about them?
And yes, I've read the arguments: they're not bad animals, they just have bad owners, or have been bred badly. The fact is, other than a highly skilled dog handler that has complete control of a trained pit at all times, no one should own one. In the wrong hands, they are all potential killers.
Thanks.
It's my trademark ;)
True story -- happened today.
There is a home FOR LEASE across the street from us. We had noticed a family of 3 moving "things" into the empty house during the past week, but no one has moved in officially.
TODAY, we noticed that the realtor was on the property, and we inquired if the house had been leased.
The realtor said that the owner, realtor, and new tenents had met yesterday to sign the lease. And ONLY at that time, did the new tenents advise the owner that they owned a pit bull. Thank God, the house-owner and the realtor called off the deal immediately.
We thanked the realtor again and again, for protecting our neighbor from having to content with a pit bull. Our quiet neighborhood has many people who walk their pets on leases, and there are little children playing outdoors all the time.
The property owner and realtor had the COURAGE to take a STAND against renting to pit-bull owners. We are truly blessed.
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Have you ever heard the owner of a killer pit bull say anything else about the cute little critter? "He was so good with kids." "He never did anything like this before". "We didn't train him to fight"....
My own unshakable attitude about these dogs is that you can never, repeat never, predict which one will suddenly revert to instinct and that is enough for me to keep everybody I love as far from them as possible.
I wonder if a cop has ever accidentally tasered him/herself?.......
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