Posted on 08/07/2010 12:09:52 AM PDT by Chet 99
Updated: 6:39 pm EDT August 6, 2010
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -- An 8-month-old girl was in critical condition after being attacked by the family’s pit bull, Clayton County police said.
The toddler was taken to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, where she was rushed into surgery.
An officer at the scene told Channel 2 Action News reporter Tom Jones that the area in the home where the girl was attacked looked like a crime scene.
Officers said the baby's mother was in the process of feeding the child and the dog at the same time. The baby somehow got out of her high chair and onto the floor near the dog. Officers said the dog then attacked the baby, biting off her diaper and chunks of skin on her buttocks. The dog then dragged the child to the back yard before the baby's mother managed to snatch the baby away.
Family members declined to comment as they let the home. Police cited the dog's owner, a great uncle of the victim, for prohibitive treatment of the dog and for not having vaccination tags.
Homeowners said the dog has been a menace to the neighborhood for awhile.
Alfred Nelson said he was killing fire ants in his yard one day when the dog started racing toward him in a threatening manner.
“So I went and grabbed me a shovel and came back out. I immediately called 911 and had 911 send animal control out here to do their job. This all would have been avoided,” Nelson claimed.
The dog will be quarantine for 10 days to see if it has rabies.
Well, it’s recent enough one can forgive him for not getting it up on his site yet, but this only bolsters the irresponsible owner angle, based on the charges and arrest of the owner.
July 26, 2010
CONCORD, Calif. (CBS/AP) A California man was arrested Thursday afternoon on suspicion of felony child endangerment and possession of mischievous animals after three of his pit bulls attacked and killed his step grandson.
The 2-year-old victim, Jacob Busbee, was at home Thursday morning with his grandmother, uncle, and 4-year-old brother, when he walked into the garage and was attacked by the family dogs, reports CBS affiliate KPIX. The boy died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.
That dodge is so tired...
You think the cops should have let the guy off and arrested the dogs instead?
Arrest the pit bull fanatic, snuff the beasts.
That fatal “pit bull” attack was caused by three dogs alright, but not three pit bulls. There are pictures here of the three dogs, and the first is obviously a lab with a dudley nose. The middle dog looks like a mutt that *might* have pit bull blood in it, but is definitely not enough to warrant calling it a pit bull. The last dog is the only one that looks like a pit bull-type. So, out of the three dogs, the one looking like a pit bull was the breed they chose to call all three for their headlines. And you and others believe the media, who must be experts at identifying dog breeds! Are they going to list this in the lab category as well? I highly doubt it.
Secondly, this story includes details that prove the parents were extremely irresponsible. How is it ok for a four year old to be in charge of a two year old? The four year old was the one who alerted the parents that something was wrong in the first place! But nevermind all of this logic, pit bulls are evil!
The dogs were never bred to be human aggressive. They were bred as working dogs, hog dogs, gripping dogs, and finally, for dog fighting. They were CONCURRENTLY bred to be extremely human submissive, so that dog fighters could separate them in the heat of a fight without fearing a redirected bite. They are not time bombs, they do not snap, and they are not vicious, snarling beasts. They are just dogs that happen to be popular with the wrong crowd, as German Shepherds, Dobies, and even Bloodhounds have been in the past.
If they were as bad as you say, the average amount of deaths from dogs would go up drastically, considering there are an estimated 10 million of these dogs in this country. Since pit bull-type dogs have become the most popular type of dog, the average number of fatalities has remained the same. They have simply replaced other breeds that were once popular, but they have not added to the numbers. The fatalities have been slowly rising only due to increases in both human and canine populations.
www.atts.org -This site displays the results of temperament tests on dogs, specifically geared towards unprovoked aggression. You can see where your favorite breed ranks here, as well as comparing it to the American Pit Bull Terrier, which scores better than many “friendly” breeds.
www.cdc.gov - There is a study on this site that compiled over a decade worth of dog bite related fatalities. Many pit bull ban supporters use parts of this study out of context to try and show that pit bulls are dangerous, but if you read what the authors of the study actually found, you will see that irresponsible dog ownership is the most common factor in dog attacks, and breed is incidental only due to popularity. It also shows that the breed of dog in the number one spot changes every few years to match the popularity of certain breeds.
www.kcdogblog.com - This site lists the last couple of years of dog bite fatalities, listing the breed of dog involved, the care the dog received, the details leading up to the attack, and even the income level of the area. Last year, 19 people died from dogs that were not pit bulls, yet the details of each attack (the level of irresponsibility of the dog owners) were identical to those of the pit bull attacks.
There is certainly a lot of information that is misused, misunderstood, and generally ignored, and because of this, many have a completely backwards idea of what the problem really is. With a little bit of research, we can see that irresponsible dog ownership is the cause. Places that have banned pit bulls have seen NO DECLINE in serious attacks. Places that have instead opted for tougher dog ownership laws that affect all dog owners have seen DRAMATIC DECLINES in serious attacks. Many places with bans are now considering repealing them for laws that target irresponsible owners. Several countries have already done this, and the UK is in the process of doing the same, after finding their serious attacks INCREASING since their bans.
Even the thin straw "photo" ID made by your nameless and un-credentialed pit bull apologist consisted of a squishy claim in his unverified and self-serving analysis of "questionable breed heritage and mixed breed dogs of undetermined origin."
Neither were cobras.
“I understand when you say the dogs were not bred to be human aggressive but dogs of all breeds do not always recognize a baby or small child as a human. They are down on the dogs eye level and are viewed as they would another dog or any other animal. If the dog and the baby were both being fed then the dog might have though the baby was after his food. I had a JRT that bit my granddaughter when she was a toddler. She went over and looked in the dogs food dish and the dog protected his food. I didn’t come up with this theory by myself I was told this 3 Texas A&M veterinarians.”<<<<<<<
My post was a reply to someone else who thought the dogs were bred for viciousness. I agree with what you have said. That is why my dogs never get fed around each other or my cats, and also why I would never feed a baby around a dog or vice versa. Dogs can become food or toy or even space aggressive, and I just would not take the chance. However, there are apparently tons of people who just don’t bother to learn these simple things, and because of them, we have these completely preventable tragedies.
“Even the thin straw “photo” ID made by your nameless and un-credentialed pit bull apologist consisted of a squishy claim in his unverified and self-serving analysis of “questionable breed heritage and mixed breed dogs of undetermined origin.””<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Um....either you are in denial, are extremely uneducated when it comes to identifying breeds, or lying. The pictures were not photoshopped, and as far as I can tell, having YEARS of experience around all types of dogs, there has never been a pit bull with an otter tail, long fur, and drop ears. My point was that the pictures show two dogs that are not pit bulls. I don’t care what you or anyone else says about the author of the blog, as that is not why I even linked it. Why are you so quick to dismiss this because you don’t agree with the author? The pictures were taken by Animal Control.
You’re an even less credible source than your link.
“The dogs were never bred to be human aggressive.
Neither were cobras.”<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Cobras are wild animals, not even mammals, and they cannot be trained, domesticated, or bred to be anything but different colors. Dogs have been domesticated for thousands of years to assist man. There are lots of breeds that have a history of human aggression, but the pit bull is not one of them. You are using rhetoric to try and prove your point. I am using logic, and have at my disposal several studies from sources no one can question. Either you have proof from a reputable source that your claims are correct, or you do not. I am not interested in this silly back and forth.
“You’re an even less credible source than your link.”<<<<<<<<
Shall we compare college degrees? Hands on experience? IQ scores? Grow up or move on.
Pit bull have a more vintage, being the product of illiterate losers breeding vicious animals to fight and kill.
I've never turned a pit bull loose in a neighborhood full of kids, so you may well have me there. I've killed one of them though.
“Pit bull have a more vintage, being the product of illiterate losers breeding vicious animals to fight and kill.”<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Where are you getting your history from? They were bred for lots of jobs, the last of which involved dog fighting. BUT, and this is a fact you can easily pull up from any book about the breed or website for that matter, they were bred for the same amount of time to be friendly to people. Never in their history were they bred to be suspicious of, or aggressive toward people. No dog fighter in their right mind would keep a dog around that they couldn’t handle when in the middle of a fight. It’s too much of a liability.
Look at it this way, how often do you hear about dogs that have been used in fights getting loose and attacking people? Most of them are just regular dogs owned by irresponsible people. The ones still fighting illegally are, unfortunately, probably safer than the ones being raised by young, clueless people or uneducated bleeding hearts. At least they are safely kenneled and fed and medicated, which is more than I could say for the trash whose dogs end up on the news.
“I’ve never turned a pit bull loose in a neighborhood full of kids, so you may well have me there. I’ve killed one of them though.”<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
You seem to be more interested in being petty than discussing this issue. If you can’t come up with a single bit of reputable evidence to support your claims, you are making yourself look not only wrong, but desperate. Insults are for kids.
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