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Nevada pit bull mauls 6-month-old baby to death
foxnews.com ^ | May 11, 2017

Posted on 05/11/2017 8:33:32 AM PDT by tuffydoodle

A 6-month-old from Hawaii was mauled to death Monday by her family's pit bull.

Layla Tsuda, who said she was with the girl, told KHON-TV that the baby was playing in a baby walker inside their home in northwest Las Vegas valley when she was attacked.

Tsuda reportedly went to the bathroom and when she came back she found the dog mauling the girl. Tsuda was able to stop the attack, but the baby already suffered major injuries, according to KTNV.

The child was rushed to the hospital where she died.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Hawaii; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: chet99; cur; doggieping; dogsofdeath; hawaii; maul; ownersfault; pitbull; pitbulls
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To: Twinkie
- I wouldn’t even trust our big old mix-breed dog around a baby or child; and she isn’t a pit bull.

Same here. My son and DIL have a sweet chocolate lab, but I don't trust him alone with the babies. I've seen him violently shake his toys and I worry about him perceiving a baby as just another squeak toy.

As to pit bulls, I don't trust them around anyone, including adults, as I knew a woman pit bull owner (one of the "it all depends on how they're raised" crowd) whose "loving" dog attacked her. I think of pit bulls as a bomb waiting to go off - jostle it a little and boom.

21 posted on 05/11/2017 9:10:21 AM PDT by Kipp
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To: bantam

Exterminate the owners


22 posted on 05/11/2017 9:12:32 AM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.l)
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To: Clutch Martin

When we were looking for a dog, almost all the canines at the local shelter were pit bull mixes. Finally found a puppy at a small no-kill shelter. But the city shelter would be able to do a lot more good if they put down pit bulls in short order.


23 posted on 05/11/2017 9:15:11 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: freedomfiter2

“What is it about pit bulls that they attract so many lousy owners?”

That would be their lethal appearance. My middle-aged neighbor lady, a widow, has a small one, that looks like a fire ant. Skinny, with an outsized head. I hate that thing, the way it looks at me and lunges at my dog. Maybe it makes her feel safe. Maybe she loves it because it loves only her.

When they attack, they rip and destroy. They go for the lower jaw and try to tear it off the head. No baby could survive that.

Mind you, my cousin is quadriplegic, and has kept as many as four pits at a time, because she lives in a bad neighborhood, and she loves those dogs, and never had any problems.


24 posted on 05/11/2017 9:16:30 AM PDT by heartwood (If you're looking for a </sarc tag>, you just saw it.)
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To: aimhigh
These arguments will never end until someone does actual research and the results are made public. Every time there is a story about a dog attacking or even killing a person, I can almost guarantee if it is a pit bull it will make national-level news. But again--research doesn't show that, as it is only my opinion.

Here's what I'd like to see:

Dog Breed Maulings/killings in the USA 2017:

Date of Incident #Killed/Mauled Breed
1 Jan Mauled:1 Pit Bull
2 Jan Killed:5 Chihuahua

Anyway, something like that, with maybe more data, such as Town/State, dwelling/outside, On leash/Roaming/Confined in home/yard, Age of victim, etc., etc.

25 posted on 05/11/2017 9:17:55 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Keep fighting the Left and their Fake News!)
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To: tuffydoodle

Ridiculous, I wouldn’t even leave my mini doxie alone with a little one, much less one of my very young grandchildren. Their aggressive and don’t like anything new taking attention away from them. Now my golden I would leave with any age child. It is the breed, not the ownership or training.


26 posted on 05/11/2017 9:20:31 AM PDT by redcatcherb412
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To: Twinkie

We have a cat I would not trust alone with a baby...he’s attacked me! I do not understand the desire to have a pitbull..they LOOK mean.


27 posted on 05/11/2017 9:20:45 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Say hello to President Trump)
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To: donozark

Jeez. How sleazy of them.


28 posted on 05/11/2017 9:22:09 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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To: tuffydoodle
Pit Bulls and people, especially kids and babies, do not mix. Shame on the adults. Very sad for the dead kid.

While I love dogs, always glad to have my concealed carry handy when a pit bull is near me or my kids.

29 posted on 05/11/2017 9:38:38 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp is not party specific. Lyn' Ted is still a liar, Good riddance to him.)
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To: Alas Babylon!

Never heard of a Chihuahua or Golden Retriever killing someone. And I am pretty sure I haven’t heard from it because it is extremely rare, of that I have zero doubt.

Though, your example is pretty funny!


30 posted on 05/11/2017 9:39:33 AM PDT by rlmorel (President Donald J. Trump ... Making Liberal Heads Explode, 140 Characters at a Time)
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To: bantam

Maybe not so far off the mark in the first place. Adults should automatically be charged with assault and murder for the actions of their animals. Zero tolerance. This is no different than if they killed the kid with their own hands directly.


31 posted on 05/11/2017 9:40:50 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp is not party specific. Lyn' Ted is still a liar, Good riddance to him.)
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To: Clutch Martin
Why are shelters FULL of weaponized dog breeds? It is time to start the process of eradication. These weaponized breeds do not need a 2nd home in the hope that they might be okay... perhaps, maybe, cross your fingers...

I remember going in to a Petco store during "Pet Adoption Day". All the dogs were pit bulls. I agree with eradicating stray pit bulls. By the time they're homeless, there's no telling how feral they are, and if there were bred from violent stock. The Bell Curve applies to dogs as well as humans.

32 posted on 05/11/2017 9:43:35 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (Time to get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US!)
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To: Alas Babylon!

I have no sympathy for Chihuahuas. Last dog I was bitten by was one. But these nasty ankle-biters are in class of their own, pit bulls are killers and people that own them should be labeled as such as well.


33 posted on 05/11/2017 9:45:11 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp is not party specific. Lyn' Ted is still a liar, Good riddance to him.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
,I....Pit Bulls are for meth-heads and trailer park trash....

The dog of choice for drug dealers and losers.

34 posted on 05/11/2017 9:49:33 AM PDT by CurlyDave
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To: goodnesswins

“We have a cat I would not trust alone with a baby...”

You gone and done it now. And you thought pit bull owners were defensive!

Seriously...my fuzzy one waits on the end of the bed until I’m out of the shower and then whines until I walk over and let her attack me with claws and teeth. Fresh meat, I guess. It’s a game for her, but I see just how “enthusiastic” she can be about the attack part. I generally have to break off contact because she really gets wound up.


35 posted on 05/11/2017 9:56:05 AM PDT by moovova
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Why are shelters FULL of weaponized dog breeds? It is time to start the process of eradication. These weaponized breeds do not need a 2nd home in the hope that they might be okay... perhaps, maybe, cross your fingers...


36 posted on 05/11/2017 9:56:33 AM PDT by Clutch Martin (Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancake, just as every culture has its noodle.)
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To: Bigg Red
Univ. of Penn School of Veterinary Medicine estimates annual cost of owning a large dog to be in excess of $3K. These irresponsible folks could afford that but now need $$ from others to bury their dead child.

To state the obvious, supposing their dog killed someone else's child? No insurance either I suspect.

In my neck of the woods, most any cop will tell you, "Smell the meth cooking, there you find the Pit-bulls."

37 posted on 05/11/2017 10:00:42 AM PDT by donozark (Lock HER up! Lock HIM up! Kick 'em out! Build the wall! GO TRUMP!!)
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To: tuffydoodle
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38 posted on 05/11/2017 10:13:28 AM PDT by tumblindice ("Fight for your country." Hector)
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To: Alas Babylon!

fatalpitbullattacks.com and dogsbite.org have pretty good info. May have some of what you seek. Be advised it is not very pleasant material...


39 posted on 05/11/2017 10:15:28 AM PDT by donozark (Lock HER up! Lock HIM up! Kick 'em out! Build the wall! GO TRUMP!!)
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To: goodnesswins; moovova

Sounds like you both need to call Jackson Galaxy! PRONTO!


40 posted on 05/11/2017 10:18:20 AM PDT by donozark (Lock HER up! Lock HIM up! Kick 'em out! Build the wall! GO TRUMP!!)
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