Posted on 04/07/2010 8:13:56 PM PDT by Chet 99
Pit bulls attack 6-month-old boy
03:44 PM PDT on Wednesday, April 7, 2010
By SARAH BURGE
Police are investigating a dog attack Saturday at a Murrieta apartment in which a 6-month-old boy was bitten in the groin, authorities said.
Animal control officials said the child lost his testicles in the attack.
Sgt. Bob Landwehr said today that police were called to a report of a dog bite shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday at an apartment complex at 26301 Arboretum Way. The mother and her friend had left the baby strapped into a portable carrier and unattended in a room with a pit bull and a pit bull mix, he said. It was not clear how long the baby had been left alone.
One or both of the dogs attacked the baby, tearing off his diaper and biting his scrotum, Landwehr said. The mother and friend came to the baby's rescue when they heard him scream.
Landwehr said the baby was taken to Rancho Springs Medical Center in Murrieta and transferred to another hospital, but he did not have an update on the child's condition.
The dogs were seized by animal control, Landwehr said.
The owner of the dogs signed a release to allow them to be euthanized, said Willa Bagwell, director of Animal Friends of the Valleys, which provides animal control services for Murrieta.
Bagwell, who spoke with the mother, confirmed that the baby's testicles were bitten off in the attack.
Landwehr said no one has been arrested in connection with the incident, but the investigation is continuing.
—Sarah Burge sburge@PE.com
I can not even bear to hear his voice, much less see his noxious face on TV. How much less can I consider biting him! puke puke, gag barf
Just putting in another tagline
Go to Hell!
That is totally uncalled for.
You post criticism about the tone of the replies on this thread
and then have the nerve to drop that fetid turd?
Unfrikken believable!
You know I was really trying to like you.
Crap like that makes me think I'm wasting my time.
If I had a dime for every time a red-nosed pit was called an “Ibizan mix” I’d be independently wealthy....LOL
Enjoy your “new breed”....but be wary that he doesn’t suddenly take off after a bunny at 35mph....;]
Infinitely.
I have 2 and when those “special droppings times” roll around, I don’t want to be anywhere near their pens.
We agree on that point.
He literally makes me physically ill.
*If* he’s on the bedroom TV, hubby is under strict orders to change the channel *immediately* when I enter the room.
[and I -only- react that way when in the presence of pure evil so what does that tell you?]
Heh heh...He couldn’t go 35MPH if he was taped to a rocket.
Really?
Let’s get a rocket, some duct tape and see....LOL
I just came back from getting rained out of a bike ride on the tow path.
It may have been a lucky break...I hear dogs barking in the yards above it and they might be pit bulls.
Then, there’s always the river below it....you ~know~ what could be lurking down *there*....
[HIPPOS!]
I have been trying to be also be nice to you, never told you to go to hell because of a pet...Tell you what, I have a lab and you can call her a killer if it makes you feel better. I promise I won't call you names or tell you to go to hell...
“lovers of killers”
Kanawa’s right.
That presumptuous chunk of ad hominem hyperbole *was* uncalled for.
Not a single person on this forum “loves” *anything* that kills or maims another being...human or animal.
There are, however, people who despise unfounded prejudice against whole groups of beings...be they human or animal.
As an example, 15% of the population commits 85% of the crimes in this country.
[DOJ crime stats]
Do you hear us calling for that population’s “extermination”?
Of course not.
That would be an unwarranted, unfair, bigoted, blind pogrom and the last time I checked, *we* were the ones who instigated the whole “equal rights/protection under the law” thing.
In case it eluded you, the hippos symbolize hypocrisy.
Accusing people who seek only to inhibit such pogroms [be they human or animal] of being “lovers of killers” does little or nothing to aid your case.
Perhaps you should stop listening to somebody else’s sweet, superficially sensible words and think for yourself.
Not everyone who knocks you down is your enemy.
Not everyone who helps you up is your friend.
I did not name you in the post you responded to...I also said SOME DEFENDERS OF THIS BREED HAVE NEITHER in my response....What makes you think I was even thinking about you when I wrote that? You are not always foremost in my mind when I respond to these threads....that post had nothing to do with you....have a great day....
We all know that pit and pit crosses have never killed or maimed any child...such criticism of the breed is totally uncalled for...Perhaps I should go out a use a flagellant on myself to show how sorry I am
We all know that pit and pit crosses have never killed or maimed any child...such criticism of the breed is totally uncalled for...Perhaps I should go out a use a flagellant on myself to show how sorry I am to have lied about such sweet little doggies..Happy Hippo hunting, but they are killers in Africa like some dogs in the USA.
Your facetious reply is duly noted.
It doesn’t matter *who* you called a “lover of killers”.
That was uncalled for and in your heart of hearts, whether you publicly admit it or not, it was wrong, factually incorrect and absolutely inappropriate.
You can justify it any way you like but it still stands forever as a testament to your attitude toward [and judgment upon] posters with whom you disagree.
And, FWI, I do not even know kanawa but, as with all FReepers, united in a common political goal, I suppose I could consider him/her my “friend”.
“We all know that pit and pit crosses have never killed or maimed any child...such criticism of the breed is totally uncalled for...Perhaps I should go out a use a flagellant on myself to show how sorry I am”
Good lord.
Such a display of mixed snideness and petulance I’ve never seen the likes of.
I truly did expect better of you.
I could do better, but not worth the time to hit the keys on the keyboard..
Its easy to find out if Kanawa is male or female try his/her homepage...I have nothing against him/her or any other except the refusal to admit that some dogs are by temperment more dangerous than other breeds..
Yes i know he posts some other stuff,that is to cover up his nefarious ways....;>)
I love your sense of humor......:O)
My humour works better on the net,in real life people cannot figure out if i am serious or joking..
My wife says i need to tune down the dry humour,the Americans don’t get it...
You don't get it. You didn't attack my pet..You did attack those that disagree with you by calling them "lovers of killers'. It's a despicable assertion. So far out of line that there must be something wrong that goes beyond anything that can be dealt with on an internet forum and therefore my reaction was inappropriate. I hope God blesses you, I also hope you will think before you post such vicious personal attacks. It really shouldn't surprise or offend you when people respond to such antics by giving you a piece of their mind.
Goat Granny is a big ball of straight-up crazy wrapped in a sugary shell. She’ll be sweet as pie and friendly as can be, and then go completely batsh$t all over your ass when you least expect it.
Bewaaaaaaare the crazy.
GG, this is only a courtesy ping; feel free not to reply.
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