Posted on 07/20/2014 7:53:53 PM PDT by BBell
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) - A 4-year-old Florida boy was mauled to death by two pit bulls at his uncle's home, said authorities on Sunday, who suggested the child may have let the dogs out of their cage to play with them.
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Horrible way to die, having chunks of you grabbed and torn off until you finally expire, in his case, perhaps his little limbs went, after his face.
Why anyone would want a dog that dangerous is beyond me.
Gee, they never did that before......
http://dogbitelaw.com/dog-bite-statistics/the-breeds-most-likely-to-kill.html
Pit bull saves deaf boy from fire on Southeastside
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2014/07/16/dog-saves-deaf-boy-fire-southeastside/12745697/
Rescued Pit Bull Saves New Owner’s 4-Year-Old Son In Minneapolis
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/09/rescued-pit-bull-saves-boy-minneapolis_n_4070101.html
Stories about pit bull attacks are tragic, but isolated incidents. Those stories are blasted all over the news, but it’s stories like the ones below that people never hear about. These are the stories of pit bull heroes – the dogs who selflessly defend their families from heinous crimes, save other animals from certain death, and pull their human guardians to safety in times of danger
Stories about pit bull bravery and heroism....
Pit Bull Saves Owner From Mugger
Pit Bull 2013 Hero Of The Year Elle
Pit Bull Calls 911 While Owner Has Seizure
Pit Bull Saves Owner From Intruders With Machete
Pit Bull Lefty Takes Bullet For Owner
Pit Bull Saves Owner From Abusive Partner
Pit Bull Finds Missing Woman Suffering From Dementia
Pit Bull Saves Cat From Coyotes
Pit Bull Foils Child Abduction
Pit Bul Saves Family Two Weeks After Adoption
Pit Bull Ruger Saves Family From Home Invasion
Pit Bull Saves Mom and Baby From Home Invasion
Pit Bull Saves NY Woman From Burning House
Pit Bull Peaches (therapy dog) Helps Victims of Boston Marathon Bombing
Pit Bull Ruger Protects Valpo Family From Home Invasion
Pit Bull Saves Owner From Gas Leak
Pitt Bull Saves Neighbor From Fire
Pit Bull Ming from Albany, NY Credited With Saving Building Occupants From Fire
Pit Bull Takes Bullet Instead Of Owner And Runs Off Burgular
Rescued NJ Pit Bull Saves Owners Life
Pit Bull Leads Good Samarian To Unconcious Owner That Needed Help
Pit Bull Pulls Unconscious Owner From Trains Path
Pit Bull Defending Owners Shot and Killed by Robbers
Pit Bull And 12 Year Old Girl help Save Unconscious Drowning Stray
Pit Bull Defends Pregnant Guardian From Attacker
Pit Bull Service Dog Saves Owner From Seizures
Pitbull Saves Child From Disappearing
Pittsburgh pit bull saves owner in horrible fire
Family Pit Bull Helps Cops Catch Thief
Pit Bull Defends Home Against Bear
Pit Bull Saves Woman With Brain Aneuryism
Pit Bull Fends Off Woman’s Attackers
Pit Bull Saves Elderly Woman
Pit Bull Pulls Owner From Car Wreck
Pit Bull Saves Owner From Being Raped
Pit Bull Saves Owner From Fire
Pit Bull Gives Life To Save Owners
Pit Bull and Rottie Save Toddler From Drowning
Pit Bull Hero In Home Invasion
Pit Bull Stops Home Invasion
Pit Bull Takes Bullet For Owner
Pit Bull Hero In Robbery
Pit Bull Saves Child From Robber
Pit Bull Saves Child From Fox
Pit Bull Saves Other Dog
Pit Bull Drags Woman To Safety
Pit Bull Saves Family
Pit Bull Saves Tiny Kitten From Death
Pit Bulls Save Family From Fire
Pit Bull Saves Lives By Sniffing Out Danger
Pit Bull Saves Two Women From Cobra, Dies With Tail Wagging
Pit Bull Saves Woman and Child From Attackers
Pit Bull Stands By Owner in Tanker Crash
Pit Bull Alerts Family to House Fire
Pit Bull Saves Foster Family From House Fire
Pit Bull Honored Hero of Cocke County Sheriff’s Department
Pit Bull Gives Own Life to Save Owner From Fire
Pit Bull Takes Bullets to Save Owner
Stray Pit Bull Saves Woman and Child From Attacker
Pit Bull Saves Owner From Attacker – Named Hero Dog of the Year
Pit Bull Saves Baby Bunnies
Diamond the Pit Bull Named spcaLA’s Hero Dog of the Year
Pit Bulls Save Chihuahua From Coyote Attack
Pit Bull Saves 9 Year Old Boy From Abduction
http://bslnews.org/pit-bull-heroes-hall-of-fame/
The adults went in a bedroom to talk, leaving the boy alone. More like the adults went in a bedroom to get high. Oh, and blame the kid for letting them loose.
Thanks for keeping this boys horrible death in perspective.
If you have to keep your dogs in a cage, maybe you need some new dogs.
I guess you missed the dozens of other examples where the pitbull saved people! Why don’t you look at the owners of the dogs that kill instead of a specific breed?
Rescued pit bull saves boy's life
Just days after he was saved from a shelter, TaterTot returned the favor by performing a rescue of his own.
Right now, like many people, we are paying attention to the outing of a flawed and deadly breed.
I hope you don’t mind that we track things like that, and crime, and wild animals, and such in our lives.
They probably ripped his throat out after he started screaming. And what is a 4 year old doing up that late anyway?
You are ignoring the fact that not all pitbulls are dangerous killers. You are very selective with your “research”. Makes me think you have an agenda.
so I’ve concluded all pit bull attacks are due to the owners.
Some people should own fish not pit bulls as they don’t bother to train a pitbull to not be the alpha in the house when they leave the room.
Oh, I didn’t realize the family dogs tore him apart after 10:00 on a Saturday night, I was distracted by trying to imagine family dogs that want to kill 4 year olds.
LOL, no I’m not ignoring anything or thinking that “all” pitbulls kill someone.
You clearly have an agenda, one that keeps you from even thinking about the dead child, evidently.
That is a real cutie.
Lucky you.
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Just doesn’t make up for all the people they kill, limbs they rip off, faces they detach. German shepherd and other dogs do valorous things too, but the pits kill more people than all other dog bite fatalities combined.
If you own any dog, take precautions. I go into an average of 6 different homes each day. Many of them with dogs. No matter how politely I ask an owner to please put the dog away while I work, most get offended, and few actually put them away. Almost all will tell me how their little precious family member would never hurt anyone, that its bark is louder than its bite. Yet, when the owners back is turned these precious family members can, and do, go on the offensive. Jumping and growling and snarling and yes, sometimes biting me. I have to grin and bare it or lose customers. I haven’t been seriously injured yet. But It’s coming.
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