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15-year-old girl taken to hospital after dog attac
WTAE ^ | 5/31/18 | JIM MADALINSKY

Posted on 05/31/2018 9:44:53 PM PDT by Kartographer

I JUST TALKED TO POLICE WITHIN THE LAST HALF HOUR. THEY SAY THE GIRL ATTACKED BY THIS DOG IS IN STABLE CONDITION, WAS TAKEN TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. THIS HAPPENED RIGHT BEFORE 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON IN THE CITY. POLICE TELL US THAT A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS VISITING A 17-YEAR-OLD FRIEND WHEN THE GIRL ARRIVED THE DOG SOMEHOW GOT OUT OF THE HOUSE AND ATTACKED THAT 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL. NOT LONG AFTER POLICE SAY A NEIGHBOR HEARD SCREAMS AS THAT DOG'S OWNER WAS YELLING TO TRY TO GET THE DOG OFF OF THE GIRL. THAT'S WHEN POLICE SAY A NEIGHBOR STEPPED OUT OF THE HOUSE AND SHOT THE DOG, KILLING THE DOG

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dogattack
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Clearly the owners must’ve been mean to it....because they’re all sweet as can be otherwise.


21 posted on 05/31/2018 11:49:15 PM PDT by FLT-bird (..)
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To: Ikeon

[[Zero details to make any judgments. maybe the girl was wearing a raw porkchop around her neck. that’s what my parents did to get the dog to play with me.]]

Hmmm- my parents learned they were reintroducing wolves in the area, so they would tie liver to me and tell me to go play in the woods-


22 posted on 06/01/2018 12:24:43 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: FamiliarFace

[[Sorry, when I read all caps, I tune out. Always feels like someone is yelling at me needlessly.]]

Coudl yo speak up please? I couldn’t hear a word you said


23 posted on 06/01/2018 12:25:53 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: FamiliarFace

[[Sorry, when I read all caps, I tune out. Always feels like someone is yelling at me needlessly.]]

SORRY- I MEANT, COUDL YOU SPEAK UP PLEASE I COULDN’T HEAR A WORD YOU SAID


24 posted on 06/01/2018 12:26:31 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: j.havenfarm

[[Let’s just allow the apologists sleep,]]

bEST TO LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE


25 posted on 06/01/2018 12:27:19 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: Kartographer

This is the story I did not want to post a couple of days ago. Now, within three days, it happens again. And both in Pennsylvania. I believe that this story (below) is the reason that your story posting mentions “no one was arrested” so prominently. Also, in my opinion, the general public is becoming much less intimidated by the pit bull owners and apologists who attack the victims of the dog attacks, thereby adding emotional trauma to physical.
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FAMILY & PARENTING
No charges filed after boy, 4, attacked by family dog in Juniata Park

No charges after boy attacked by dog: Katherine Scott reports during Action News at Noon on May 29, 2018.
By Katherine Scott
Tuesday, May 29, 2018 01:41PM
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) —
Authorities say no charges will be filed after a 4-year-old boy was attacked by his family’s pit bull, and then the dog was shot and killed in Philadelphia’s Juniata Park neighborhood.

The incident happened before 3 p.m. Monday in the 4600 block of Shelbourne Street.

One young witness told Action News, “The dog was dragging the kid, most likely all over the backyard.”

Another witness, Adrian Rodriguez, said, “It looked like the child stopped moving - he couldn’t move or anything.”

Several others also witnessed the gruesome attack.

“A lot of men came and were screaming for help,” one said. “And they were hitting the dog, but he wouldn’t get off.”

“Once the dog let go of the child, he was happy,” said another. “His tail wagged, (then) a person came out and shot the dog.”

The dog died from its injuries.

The child suffered bites to his body and was taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital. He is listed in stable condition.

During the course of the investigation, the police took one man into custody.

As he was escorted from a house near where the attack happened, he told reporters he thought he saved the boy.

Tuesday morning, police told Action News no charges will be filed against him or anyone else in this case.

As for the young men who witnessed the attack, one of them told Action News they will never forget what they saw.

“I’m going to be scared of dogs for the rest of my life,” said one.



26 posted on 06/01/2018 12:59:56 AM PDT by Norski
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To: Kartographer

Pitbull....kill them all.


27 posted on 06/01/2018 2:26:09 AM PDT by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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To: CaptainK

“Their insurance carrier should be equally concerned”

Maybe not, Pit Bull ownership must be declared when applying for Homeowners Ins, at least with my Insurer. If they fail to disclose this the Insurer has an out.


28 posted on 06/01/2018 2:44:11 AM PDT by DAC21
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To: Kartographer

Didn’t see where it said type of dog?


29 posted on 06/01/2018 2:46:14 AM PDT by boycott
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To: Fhios
"..When I moved to the south I saw more people with scarred up arms or scarred up faces. Didn’t take long to figure out why.."

I have no idea WTH you're talking about and your sweeping generalization is BS.
Feel free to drag yer azz back where you came from if you have a problem with the "South".

30 posted on 06/01/2018 2:54:17 AM PDT by CopperTop (Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
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To: Kartographer

There is a way to fix this. Copy the text into Word. In Format, select change case, select sentence. Done. Newer versions of Word may be slightly different. It can be done in less than a minute. Like so:

I just talked to police within the last half hour. They say the girl attacked by this dog is in stable condition, was taken to children’s hospital. This happened right before 3:00 this afternoon in the city. Police tell us that a 15-year-old girl was visiting a 17-year-old friend when the girl arrived the dog somehow got out of the house and attacked that 15-year-old girl. Not long after police say a neighbor heard screams as that dog’s owner was yelling to try to get the dog off of the girl. That’s when police say a neighbor stepped out of the house and shot the dog, killing the dog


31 posted on 06/01/2018 2:55:20 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Kill: google,TWITTER,FACEBOOK,WaPo,Hollywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
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To: j.havenfarm

So long as dogfighting is a viable (I didn’t say “legitimate”) sport pit bulls will continue to exist and be kept as “pets.”


32 posted on 06/01/2018 2:57:09 AM PDT by arthurus (68)
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To: FamiliarFace; All
Always feels like someone is yelling at me needlessly.

I don't feel I'm being yelled at. It is just visually confusing.

See my post #31 if you don't know how to turn all caps into regular sentence structure.

33 posted on 06/01/2018 3:00:09 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Kill: google,TWITTER,FACEBOOK,WaPo,Hollywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
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To: CopperTop

It is a generalization and I make no apologies.

God bless your heart sweetie.


34 posted on 06/01/2018 3:21:42 AM PDT by Fhios (1980's Where's Waldo, 2018 where's sessions)
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To: Fhios

A rather stupid generalization!!!


35 posted on 06/01/2018 4:56:49 AM PDT by ontap
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To: ontap

Not generalized at all. I was very specific vis-a-vis Progressive feminists.


36 posted on 06/01/2018 5:08:37 AM PDT by Fhios (1980's Where's Waldo, 2018 where's sessions)
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To: Kartographer
the original post never mentioned the breed. But as Usual a loving, caring, big ol baby of dog, who wouldn't hurt a flea, attacks someone.
37 posted on 06/01/2018 5:42:47 AM PDT by Ikeon (WhAaat? i often wonder how many people would starve to death if I quit my job and didn't pay taxes?)
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

I had 2 jacks that were bad a$$ too. They would nip you if you kept messing with them. but they always gave a “ back off “ growl before things got out of hand. if you walked away you were fine. Pits ? not so much.


38 posted on 06/01/2018 5:49:43 AM PDT by Ikeon (WhAaat? i often wonder how many people would starve to death if I quit my job and didn't pay taxes?)
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To: Fhios
Yep. Somewhat typical.
Welcome to St James.

And yes, this is also a generalization.

39 posted on 06/01/2018 6:15:46 AM PDT by CopperTop (Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
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To: DAC21

Is there a way to find out who the insurance carrier is for a particular home? They are buying the home, so they have to have insurance.
People next door to me have a year old un-neutered male pit. His head is the size of a basketball. Lots of kids riding bikes & playing outside, lots of walkers in the neighborhood. I fear that one day he is going to break his chain & something bad may happen to an innocent person.


40 posted on 06/01/2018 6:24:39 AM PDT by FlossieBuzz
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