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Boy Severely Bitten by Dog [Pitbull Alert]
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Posted on 09/10/2003 10:21:56 AM PDT by ambrose
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Published Saturday, September 6, 2003
AUBURNDALE
Boy Severely Bitten by Dog
A 13-year-old boy was severely bitten by a pit bull as he walked to his school bus stop.
Ronald Roswell, of 3151Ú2 Brimm Road, was walking with friends to the corner of Tarpon Road and Recker Highway when the pit bull attacked him Wednesday morning, said Donna Seiler, a rabies technician with the Polk County Animal Services Division.
A motorist saw the attack and hit the dog with a broom, Seiler said. After struggling for a few minutes, the motorist was able to free the boy. The boy received a deep wound to his calf.
A Polk County deputy shot the dog after the dog lunged at the deputy, Seiler said.
The dog had bitten someone before, and Animal Services recommended the boy receive a rabies shot, Seiler said.
The dog's owner is Arthur Swainston of 402 Recker Highway.
Seiler did not expect any charges to be filed.
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posted on
09/10/2003 10:21:57 AM PDT
by
ambrose
To: ambrose
FWIW, there is a spot on all canines just behind the muscle mass on the lower shoulder. You stick your thumb in that joint while holding the leg and the canine will shriek in pain and will release any grip they have. Other forms of agression like hitting them with brooms, bats, sticks, etc....actually makes them grip tighter.
2
posted on
09/10/2003 10:29:31 AM PDT
by
blackdog
("I hope that it's only amnesia, my friends think I'm permanantly insane")
To: blackdog
Expect the "Dog of Peace" crowd to show up soon...
3
posted on
09/10/2003 10:31:26 AM PDT
by
Damocles
(sword of...)
To: Damocles
Hahahaha...that is the best comment of the day. Aint that the truth though! It's like the guys on talk radio who say "Many of my best friends are black but" Soon you will hear "I have a pit bull who wouldn't hurt a fly, and it's really just the dog oweners.
4
posted on
09/10/2003 10:37:30 AM PDT
by
Reagan79
(Pro Life! Pro Family! Pro Reagan!)
To: Damocles
To: Damocles
Yes, Pitbulls are peaceful and loving dogs. Why they are no more likely to maul a child than a golden retriever!
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posted on
09/10/2003 10:53:09 AM PDT
by
ambrose
(I'm a Right-Wing Crazy, and Proud of It!)
To: ambrose
A Polk County deputy shot the dog after the dog lunged at the deputy, Seiler said.I hope it was a .44 magnum.
The dog had bitten someone before,
What a surprise.
The dog's owner is Arthur Swainston of 402 Recker Highway.
Sure hope no one messes with his place, now that we all know where it is.
Seiler did not expect any charges to be filed.
Huh, what?? Huh, what??
7
posted on
09/10/2003 11:06:50 AM PDT
by
Migraine
(my grain is pretty straight today)
To: ambrose
Pitbulls need to be outlawed. I am sick and tired of hearing about children getting mutilated and killed because of these animals. You never hear about a labrador killing anyone.
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posted on
09/10/2003 11:11:36 AM PDT
by
diamond6
("Everyone who is for abortion HAS been born." Ronald Reagan)
To: ambrose
Yes, Pitbulls are peaceful and loving dogs. Why they are no more likely to maul a child than a golden retriever!"Studies have shown...blah, blah, blah."
9
posted on
09/10/2003 11:13:03 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(This tagline has been suspended or banned.)
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To: Damocles; Reagan79
Anybody who has ever owned a pit bull know there not a dog of peace, I would never say that. But I will say R-79 that it is the dog owners fault, if my dog bit someone for no reason he would either be dead by my own hand or locked up where he couldn't get out period. I hate it for the kid and as a parent I have to admit that not only would I like to kill the dog but probably the dogs owner as well. It truly is a shame that idiot dog owners let there pets run loose especially when they've proven that they would bite unprovoked.
To: diamond6
You never hear about a labrador killing anyone. My lab killed a sparrow once. That sparrow might have been someone to another sparrow.
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posted on
09/10/2003 11:14:18 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(This tagline has been suspended or banned.)
To: IcelandicConservative
So what type of dogs do non-white trash people have, I don't consider myself white trash and I own 3 pit bull dogs. By the way, name one species of dog that won't bite for sure. There aren't any.
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To: IcelandicConservative
Oh such language from a non white trash punk. Just for the record I live on a 150 acre ranch in a 3500 square ft. stick built home and make a 6 figure income Jack. Your blanket statement of pit bull owners shows your ignorance, disrespect and in my opinion white trashing talk.
To: IcelandicConservative
Oh by the way, I do however dig Metallica, I guess that does indeed make me white trash.
To: diamond6
"You never hear about a labrador killing anyone."No, but one attacked me resulting in emergency surgery and four days in the hospital. It had bitten before and attacked another person several weeks after it attacked me. Stupidity on the part of owners is a large factor.
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posted on
09/10/2003 11:45:05 AM PDT
by
Ches
(Mrs.)
To: diamond6; Jeff Chandler
Pitbulls should be classified as wild animals, like lions and tigers. Kept caged up in zoos, but not as pets. Certainly the law should be changed to make pitbull owners strictly liable for any damage wrought by the beasts.
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posted on
09/10/2003 11:48:30 AM PDT
by
ambrose
(I'm a Right-Wing Crazy, and Proud of It!)
To: HELLRAISER II; IcelandicConservative
A few points:
- Pit Bulls are terriers. Terriers, without proper training, can be prone to biting. It's their nature as agressive protectors of the home.
- Terriers are both courageous and loyal. A well-trained terrier, along with a loaded shotgun, are among the best home defense items.
- Making blanket statements about groups and engaging in ad-hominem attacks are 'white trash' methods of debate.
- Metallica rocks.
That is all.
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posted on
09/10/2003 11:53:43 AM PDT
by
dyed_in_the_wool
(Still waiting for the first sign of 'moderate' Islam)
To: Damocles
What's with all the pitbull stories lately.
Are pitbulls the new sharks?
And this story is out of Florida, too.
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posted on
09/10/2003 11:59:53 AM PDT
by
MalcolmS
(My property taxes help support the officer who shot this dog!)
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