Posted on 12/05/2009 12:37:51 PM PST by Chet 99
Saturday, December 05, 2009
By SARAH RAHMAN
JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
A 70-year-old woman was critically injured yesterday morning when she was mauled by two pit bulls that had gotten loose from their Bayonne backyard, police said.
Maria Zaldana, of Jersey City, was attacked at 9:11 a.m. outside the dogs' 15 W. 34th St. home, Bayonne Police Lt. Robert Deczynski said.
Part of Zaldana's scalp was torn off, he said, and she also suffered numerous puncture wounds and had skin torn off from her right knee and calf and the left side of her face.
Zaldana was just steps from the floral shop she's worked at for 25 years when she was attacked.
According to Deczynski, the dogs are owned by Jessica Manno, who was in Florida, and were being cared for by Manno's sister, Kristy Manno.
Kristy Manno told police she had let the dogs out into the yard and went back into the house to fill their water bowls when she heard screams from the front of the home. She ran out the back door and saw that the two chain link gates were open, police said.
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The Dingo Lady would have just shot them.
I'm hoping you meant "breed".
We all know that pit bulls are "dogs of peace" just like Islam is the "religion of peace"
All seriousness aside...this stuff seems to be happening every day now. The evidence is piling up (along with the corpses and wounds).
I know their owners are responsible for them turning bad, but how do you keep these animals out of irresponsible hands?
The same could be said of pythons kept as pets.
It's like Mason said to Dixon..."You've gotta' draw the line somewhere".
These dogs should be outlawed. Kill 'em ALL! In this case, send the stupid irresponsible sister to jail and give her house to the old lady who got mauled. Better still, put her in a cage with somebody else's pit bulls and see how friendly they are.
The dog defenders remind me of the always ever-present mamas of heartless killers who immediately jump in with "But he was such a good kind boy..."
Death by similar circumstances is my motto!
“Where was her gun?”
Not to worry, Obama’s Death Panel will have a gun - figuratively speaking. Heck, the old lady is 70. So, the panel will shoot the old lady (with morphine) and treat the dog...
Click the link and you’ll see (it is an FR thread from yesterday...)
To say the behaviour of a few defines the character of the many sounds vaguely, um, socialist.
Ban sisters.
More canine bigotry on display as usual - all dogs can be made into something dangerous no matter what the breed. I’ve owned two pit bulls over the years and they were the most intelligent, friendly and loving pets you could imagine.
Pit’s snap. You could relate that point of view to other breeds, but it doesn’t make the initial situation any less dangerous.
My 44 mag would have solve that problem
I agree...as do other breeds such as Dobermans, etc.....but a Pit's fuse seems to be shorter and more unpredictable. Their stature and tenacity... make them extremely dangerous....IMHO
Any animal can bite. The ‘moral equivalent’ with pits to other breeds never sits well with me either.
Yes. I too am getting tired of these endless breed-hatred threads... For a site which is supposed to be so “media-savvy”, there are a lot of Freepers here who seem blind to the manipulation they are being subjected to. Google how many simple “dog attacks” there are without any mention of the breed. (You may assume these are NOT attributed to “pit bulls” but were attacks by another type or breed of dog.) I am absolutely ASTONISHED that those who are so zealous of their liberties elsewhere want the government to “outlaw” certain types of animal-ownership. These are liberty-loving conservatives....?????? Or just those who want the government to tell them what to do and how to do it???? Irony indeed!!
“Let the pit lovers skew somehow this as usual.”
Nothing to skew. It’s there in the article. Human error - as usual. Why was the gate open?? Where were the owners and why leave two dogs who had a tendency to be this aggressive in a situation where this would happen?? Powerful dogs HAVE to be trained and handled properly. That applies to ANY large breed - but esp. to one which has been so exploited by cruelty and harsh treatment. If people aren’t prepared to take on the responsibility of a powerful dog, they shouldn’t take the plunge. It’s not the dog.
And it never occurs to you to ask WHY only pit bulls are named in dog attacks versus the stories where there was just a “dog attack” with no type mentioned???? It never occurs to you to WONDER if they are merely the latest whipping boy (used to be dobes, chows, and rotties)?? It never occurs to you to ask WHY the media would like to whip up public hysteria (maybe in order to get them to agree to - and even beg for - a bit more governmental control into their lives via a breed ban??? “No, they are too dangerous for the unwashed masses. You are not allowed.”) Sound familiar??? Do some research. Historically pit bulls were a favored breed - even deemed “nanny dogs”. When did it change? Or did it? Did the media just pick up on a new type of dog and substitute the same old bias it has exercised against so many others (mentioned earlier.) Powerful dogs need responsible owners. The answer isn’t killing the animal - any more than banning guns or a specific TYPE of gun - will keep people safe. Please think about it.
It ripped her scalp off.
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