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Petition, Advocates Help Spare 'Mickey,' Pit Bull Who Mauled 4-Year-Old Arizona BoyPHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix judge on Tuesday spared the life of a pit bull that mauled a 4-year-old boy last month and touched off a polarizing Internet debate on mercy, blame and animal violence.
Municipal Court Judge Deborah Griffin ruled that the dog named Mickey must be neutered, defanged and microchipped. She declared the dog vicious earlier in the day and could have ordered euthanasia.
"There would be absolutely no possibility of the animal ever doing this to someone again," Griffin said, saying the dog must remain in a facility for the rest of its life and can't be adopted.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/pit-bull-mauls-arizona-boy_n_5036629.html
Then just yesterday:
4-year-old La. girl killed by 'monster' family pit bull; mom hospitalized
Little Mia Derouen, who would have turned 5 next week, died from face and head injuries after the family dog attacked her as she watched TV. Her mom dragged off the beast and barricaded herself and Mia in a bedroom while screaming for help.
A little girl in Louisiana was killed by her family’s pit bull, despite her mother’s frantic efforts to drag away the dog.
Mia Derouen, whose 5th birthday was next week, suffered severe facial, body and head injuries from Tuesday night’s horrendous attack and died at a nearby hospital, Houma Police Chief Todd Duplantis told WWL-TV.
He said the scene was “horrific” and that officers had to fire 13 shots into the 'monster' dog before the family pet stopped charging.
Mom Megan Touchet barricaded herself and her daughter in a bedroom, screaming for help and calling 911.
Mia Derouen, seen here in a Facebook photo with her father, Chris, was mauled to death by the family pit bull while watching TV Wednesday. Her mother, Megan pulled the dog off and screamed for help after barricading herself and the girl in a bedroom. Mia Derouen, seen here in a Facebook photo with her father, Chris, was mauled to death by the family pit bull while watching TV on Wednesday. Her mother, Megan Touchet, pulled the dog off and screamed for help after barricading herself and the girl in a bedroom. PreviousNextMia Derouen, seen here in a Facebook photo with her father, Chris, was mauled to death by the family pit bull while watching TV Wednesday. Her mother, Megan pulled the dog off and screamed for help after barricading herself and the girl in a bedroom. Mia Derouen, 4, seen here with dad, Chris, was mauled to death by the family pit bull in Houma, La. Mom pulled dog off, screamed for help, but little Mia died at nearby hospital. NR Enlarge
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She handed her bleeding girl through a window to waiting paramedics, Duplantis told the station.
A gofundme.com page set up to receive donations for Mia’s funeral receive
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/family-pit-bull-kills-4-year-old-girl-article-1.1735814
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baldguy
(36,649 posts)You wouldn't report about it only when one breed does it.
Not a Pit Bull:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/woman-bitten-in-dog-attack/25219362
Not a Pit Bull:
http://www.nj.com/atlantic/index.ssf/2014/03/atlantic_county_school_off_the_hook_for_dog_attack_on_its_grounds.html
Not a Pit Bull:
http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/24865253/dog-attacks-and-kills-two-year-old-in-killeen
Not a Pit Bull:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/n-teen-killed-115-pound-dog-wounded-article-1.1707604
Not a Pit Bull:
http://www.wsfa.com/story/24886997/dog-attack
Not a Pit Bull:
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/25097477/search-to-continue-friday-for-dog-that-attacked-2-bloomfield-girls
Not a Pit Bull:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/02/28/keystone-heights-dog-attack/5916705/
Not a Pit Bull:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/west/wyndham-council-investigating-after-grandmother-attacked-by-dog-in-point-cook/story-fngnvmj7-1226863289072
And that's just off the first page of a quick Google search.
And one more time, according to the CDC: "There is currently no accurate way to identify the number of dogs of a particular breed, and consequently no measure to determine which breeds are more likely to bite or kill."
And considering the number of dogs there are in society, the actual number of dog-related injuries is nearly insignificant. The average person is more likely to be injured or kiled by a cow, or a horse, or a bathtub. But we never see any hysterical morons campaigning to get rid of them now, do we?
Enrique
(27,461 posts)and so didn't take extra precautions.
cui bono
(19,926 posts)for a variety of reasons. Dogs need to be trained properly and know that they are the lowest on the totem pole when it comes to dominance.
Who knows why the dog did it or if it was properly trained or mistreated? If one is to have any type of dog at all they should make sure it is properly trained. It's astounding how many people don't do that.
In the fifties pit bulls were known as the best family dog because of their high pain tolerance and good nature. So if a kid were to pull its tail it would be fine as it just didn't bother them that much.
DrDan
(20,411 posts)would you also argue that it was the Mother's fault that she was injured? If she had just stayed away . . . .
baldguy
(36,649 posts)That fact that they celebrate whenever a child is injured by any dog that could remotely be tagged as a Pit Bull, then go out of their way & twist themselves like a pretzel in order to malign 8 million unrelated, innocent dogs & their people by implying that they are somehow culpable for these rare tragedies is a display of how sick & perverted these "messengers" are.
Nine
(1,741 posts)DrDan
(20,411 posts)and you call the poster "sick and perverted"?
wow . . . just wow
not sure I have EVER seen such a heartless post in my 13 years here
Only the bad shit is published about pits never the good.
I do not own a pit, I have Newfies, but I have been around many pits at dog show and kennel club functions.
There are often extenuating circumstances not reported. There also are bad dogs in any breed just like humans.
My breed, known for gentleness, has had some bad seeds that attacked people.
baldguy
(36,649 posts)But there are also many dishonest people out there who want spread fear, hatred & bigotry.
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)baldguy
(36,649 posts)
http://www.inquisitr.com/278986/baltimore-cop-responds-to-vicious-dog-call-adopts-the-hell-out-of-friendly-pitbull/
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)Great to see something good!
Nine
(1,741 posts)Let's look more closely at your "not a pit bull"s:
Not a Pit Bull:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/woman-bitten-in-dog-attack/25219362
culprit: American Bulldog
Not a Pit Bull:
http://www.nj.com/atlantic/index.ssf/2014/03/atlantic_county_school_off_the_hook_for_dog_attack_on_its_grounds.html
no information about breed provided in article
Not a Pit Bull:
http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/24865253/dog-attacks-and-kills-two-year-old-in-killeen
culprit: Bull Mastiff
Not a Pit Bull:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/n-teen-killed-115-pound-dog-wounded-article-1.1707604
culprit: Bull Mastiff
Not a Pit Bull:
http://www.wsfa.com/story/24886997/dog-attack
culprit: American Bulldog
Not a Pit Bull:
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/25097477/search-to-continue-friday-for-dog-that-attacked-2-bloomfield-girls
no information provided in article except "brown mixed-breed with a white patch on its forehead"
Not a Pit Bull:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/02/28/keystone-heights-dog-attack/5916705/
culprit: American Bulldog
Not a Pit Bull:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/west/wyndham-council-investigating-after-grandmother-attacked-by-dog-in-point-cook/story-fngnvmj7-1226863289072
no information provided in article except "looked like a boxer"
So of the five dogs identified, three were American Bulldogs and two were Bull Mastiffs.
Where are the attacks by the much more popular dogs?:
2013 Most Popular Dogs in the U.S. (source AKC)
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Golden Retriever
4. Beagle
5. Bulldog
6. Yorkshire Terrier
7. Boxer
8. Poodle
9. Rottweiler
10. Dachshund
And what IS an American Bulldog? In some places they ARE classified as pit bulls. They are certainly closely related.
Bull Mastiffs are banned or restricted in Ireland, Denmark, and Singapore.
American Bulldogs are banned or restricted in Arkansas, Colorado, Michigan, Washington, Denmark, Malaysia, Singapore, and Ukraine.
It should be perfectly obvious to anyone that not all breeds of dog are equally likely to attack and that not all attacks are equally likely to cause harm. Why anyone tries to dispute this is beyond me.
LAGC
(5,330 posts)Something is biologically different about that particular breed...
They are all fine and cuddly until they snap.
DrDan
(20,411 posts)DrDan
(20,411 posts)what a shame . . . .
DrDan
(20,411 posts)call the President a "used car salesman" - 700+ posts (last I saw - and double-digit new related threads)
are these attacks getting too common to be of concern?
Avalux
(35,015 posts)I'm asking because I'm trying to figure out why you are on a mission with this stuff. Other dogs attack as well and there are plenty of those reports out there too.
rrneck
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