Posted on 08/24/2007 12:41:28 PM PDT by BenLurkin
CBS) HAWTHORNE, Calif. Two children menaced by pit bulls in Hawthorne were safe Friday, but a woman running from the dogs broke her leg and a squad car being driven to the scene collided with another vehicle, injuring an officer and a motorist, police said.
A report that two pit bulls were menacing a 16-year-old girl and her 6-year-old brother in the 2900 block of 141st Place at El Segundo Boulevard and Prairie Avenue was received by Hawthorne police about 8 a.m., Hawthorne police Lt. Michael Ishii said.
An animal-control officer distracted the dogs with a chemical spray, and the children ran to safety, Ishii said.
No one was bitten, but a woman who ran from the dogs fell and broke her leg, and she was taken to a hospital, Ishii said.
Meanwhile, an officer driving to the scene crashed into another vehicle at El Segundo Boulevard and Prairie Avenue, he said.
Paramedics transported the officer and the other motorist for treatment of ''minor-to-moderate'' injuries, he said.
The dogs were returned to their owner, who lives in the neighborhood, and police issued a citation for violation of the leash law, Ishii said.
“CDC breed fatality study:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/dogbreeds.pdf";
That is a great link. Thanks.
I want to know who was the dude who was killed by a cocker spaniel. Surely this must’ve been kin to J. Edwards, esq.
(Inside joke for those who follow http://www.imao.us/archives/cat_john_edwards_fabulous_facts.html)
Should have used the stronger chemical spray consisting of large chunks of lead sprayed at high speed. They were chasing a person (whom they probably would have mauled) and all the owner gets is an "off the leash" ticket!
That's funny.
No one is suggesting that Yorkies be outlawed because they are known to nip people once in awhile. There is a big difference between being bitten and being mauled.
Ummm, we breed reptiles. They are reptiles, but the monitor lizards and the iguana, not to mention the pythons and the boa, have personalities. Animals don’t have souls, but people do. That pup does not have a soul, but wants an owner who does!
I used to sell Avon, and one day I encountered a large dog and a small poodle. I was wary of the large dog, and that damn yap dog came up from behind. Damn near tore my Achilles tendon. If I was a small child, there could have been a real problem.
Many years ago, when we lived in California, our neighbors for some unknown reason figured they needed a pit bull. First day our 4 or 5 year old daughter was out in back playing and the dog tried to go through the wood fence to get her. I went next door, told them what happened and told them, “in 24 hours the dog is gone or dead, your call.” The dog was gone.
Your guns don't bother me. Guns are inanimate objects made of steel and wood. They only work when somebody places a round into the chamber, cocks the hammer and pulls the trigger.
Your dogs have a mind of their own and don't give me the "It's the owners, not the dogs" garbage. I ain't buying it. Every dog is sweet and playful until it bites for the first time and with pit bulls, this "first bite" often ends with devastating results.
Fortunately, I live in a neighborhood that wisely prohibits any pet over 20 lbs. But I'm not going to live here forever. I may move someplace without such restrictions at which point I will do my best to fight for an ordinance to ban these animals and prosecute those who illegally posses them. I don't think I'd have a difficult time finding neighbors to take my side, either.
I'm sorry but my right to keep my family from being attacked by vicious dogs outweighs your right to posses these thug, gangsta status-symbols as pets. And I will exercise that right within the boundaries of the law.
Asking for reasonable laws against vicious animals is not a liberal position. Laws are important in this country. Without laws, we have anarchy.
The AK-47 in one's closet doesn't bother me. The porn under one's mattress doesn't bother me. The bong on one's coffee table doesn't bother me.
The vicious animals kept as pets in the neighborhood where I might live bothers me. Why? Because they can't gurantee that these dogs won't escape and attack someone.
And as far as media hype goes. I ain't buying that one either. If MSNBC told me that the sun rises in the east, would that be media hype? I know other dogs bite and kill people just like once in a great while a non-Muslim commits an act of terrorism. But I find it laughable that you people are trying to feed us the "media bias against pit bulls" song and dance. In this case, the media is spot on.
You can bet you last dollar that the pit bull lovers are searching high and low for these stories. They'll post them as soon as they can find them! The fact that they're having a hard time coming up with any is, to them, "media-bias against pit bulls."
So much for freedom from government interference in our lives
More people get killed by drunk drivers than pitbulls, are you going to ban alcohol?
Where does my freedom end and yours begin?
I have a sneaking suspicion that many of you like the nanny state.
Good luck with that! Knowing the type of people who own pit bulls, this guy probably doesn't have one thin dime of legally traceable income.
Ha! Ever hear about bad breeding? Genetics? Dogs that are treated with nothing but love from birth, who are trained by their owners, never abused, and then someday -- out of the blue -- suddenly and seriously bite someone who's not threatening them?
I have. We had one (not a pit). It broke our hearts, but the vet agreed the dog was a menace, and we put it down.
Now extrapolate from that a dog whose breed is notoriously bred by idiot backyard breeders (check your local paper for the latest litter), has become a status symbol of "badness" for certain cultural groups and criminal types, and frequently spends most of its life tied up in a yard, because the owners are just as terrified of the animal as the neighbors.
The dog of peace strikes again.
Pitbull owners should be required to carry mauling liabiility insurance if their dog is ever unmuzzled or out of their immediate control while off the owner’s property. No insurance, dog gets put down and owner gets a big fat fine.
There is a place in the world for vicious animals, but that isn’t in residential neighborhoods to show off how much of a badass you are.
Alcohol doesn't kill innocent people. It is the 3,000 lbs vehicle that kills them. As such, very effective laws against drunk driving have been enacted. Comparing drunk driving to owning pit bulls is disingenuous, at best. You have every right to get as drunk as you want to as long as you don't drive. You do not have the right to harbor vicious animals because you cannot guarantee that they can always be controlled. This is why we have laws prohibiting owning lions, tigers, grizzly bears and black mambas. Pit bulls are no different and people are quickly wising up to this fact.
Where does my freedom end and yours begin?
Your "freedom" to harbor dangerous, unpredictable animals ends at my freedom to raise my family in a safe environment.
I have a sneaking suspicion that many of you like the nanny state.
If I wanted to live in a land with no laws and be surrounded by vicious animals, I'd move my family to the Congo. No thank you.
Isn’t THAT the truth. You make a good point, though. The owners really should be held accountable, fined, or whatever tools are available for that kind of thing.
You should be able to have one if you have their teeth pulled out.I don't think they could gum someone to death.
“I have and do own them. ‘
One would have never guessed.
Yep cute puppy face, pure hunting cannible dog.
Can I eat that chunk of your face?
Geeze just need more training.
Fact is many dog owners do not take the time of 10 min a day x2 to reinforce and train their dogs.
No matter what breed.
Pit Bulls need daily running and training.
I love big Bull Steers but would not want one in the house.
Same with Blue Healers got have stock daily to keep those lil cattle dogs happy.
So bottom line dog breed vs. dog owner.
Many pics I see is some young guy trying to spread his wings to male adult hood and he gets a pit bull. Duh...get a few easy care pets and quit trying to impress the bar fly girls they bring home.
Touche’
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