Well, yeah, I kept mine in a "cage," also.
He was neutered, though.
I guess that made all the difference.
Posted on 07/13/2009 9:32:20 PM PDT by Chet 99
People who witnessed a pit bull attack a little girl in Hamilton say they will never get the horrible image out of their mind.
The dog warden says the five-year-old girl was mauled by her father's dog named "Monster." It happened on Knightsbridge Drive.
Officers on the scene describe the little girl's injuries as "very serious."
Neighbors say they heard screams and rushed to help, but the pit bull didn't want to let go.
The person who called 911 told the dispatcher: "A pit bull dog is attacking a little kid. It's in the backyard.We can't get him off of her. It's been going on for about five and we can't get him off of her. Someone let him out of the cage. He's running around."
Investigators say the girl has bites to her face, head, arms and legs. The pit bull also bit the girl’s mother's feet.
Phyllis Knight, a neighbor said, "When you hear someone scream like that you know something's wrong the way they were screaming. It was definitely a ‘wrong’ scream."
One neighbor beat the dog with her cane, but that wasn't enough to get the dog to stop biting.
Investigators say the little girl was visiting her father's home with her mother when the dog attacked.
The pit bull is now being held at the animal shelter in Trenton.
The dog warden, Julie Holmes, says "Monster" is about one-years-old. He is not neutered.
Investigators say the father wasn't home at the time. In most cases like this, the dog is put to sleep.
Detectives are investigating to determine if the parents will be charged with child endangering.
The girl was taken to Children's Hospital Medical Center by helicopter.
You can own a pit bull in Hamilton if it's kept indoors or kept in a secure pen outside.
The dog warden will decide if the father violated the pit bull law.
Waiting for the pit bull apologists to swarm the thread.
Ya don’t dial 911 for a pit bull attack!
Ya dial 357!
My pit bull wouldn't hurt a flea.
“NOT NEUTERED”...
This is a huge component to these attacks. The unpredictable aggression/snap in this breed of dog decreases noticeably when they are spayed/neutered. At least according to the pit bull folks I talked to on FR in the past.
My pit bull crochets comforters when he’s not gnawing the eyeballs out of the neighborhood kids.
It not the gun nor the teeth that are at issue...
It’s the vicious animal behind them...
Yes, it would be interesting to see statistics on this. I suspect the vast majority of pit bulls and other dogs involved in serious attacks are not spayed or neutered. With the pits, in particular, many of the sort of people they’re popular with don’t give a crap about sterilizing their pets, and want the male dogs to both look like intact males and act aggressively. Many of them are people who wouldn’t get their macho dog neutered if you paid them to.
Wow! Don't cross this one!!
Need a can where you twist the handle off and there’s a foot long blade there...
Please. A dog named "Monster," that's kept IN A CAGE?!
In other words, a pit bull.
Zing!
My parents have a highly breed toy poodle that is mean as a snake. He’ll growl and bite me and my parents would get mad at me if I ever kicked the little jerk. They’d say, “Their poor baby ... yada, yada ... “ and blame it all on me.
The point is that most any dog can snap at one time or another but I can defend myself against a toy poodle. Most children can defend themselves against a toy poodle but a pitbull can kill a young child in a matter of minutes.
There’s no way I’d ever let one of those things around a child. I wouldn’t want one in my neighborhood.
Well, yeah, I kept mine in a "cage," also.
He was neutered, though.
I guess that made all the difference.
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I will make the number 72 1/2 HOURS till the next Pit Bull mauling story makes its appearance on Free Republic.
I will be ALL MY CASH AND MY LEFT LEG...ON THE UNDER!
Instead of flailing ineffectually, better to ram said cane down said dog’s throat till either the dog let go or the cane came out the other end.
Prayers Up for the little one,,,
This will cost Big $$$ if the child even lives,,,
Guess who gets to pay ?...:0/
You're the Michael Jackson of the pit bull cult.
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