MD Legislation now says pitbulls are "dangerous"

Baja28

Baja28

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Purplefox said:
My Grandson (which those of you who know me remember when he was born... he was a micro-preemie weighing in at just over a pound at birth, and is deaf) was mauled by one of these so called loving caring dogs last Saturday night.

He did nothing more than stand still and was VICIOUSLY attacked. This mauling was unprovoked, unwarranted and sadly enough, becoming the norm.

He was life flighted out to Children's Hospital and after 4 plus hours of surgery his left upper and lower eye lids were reattached. He had MULTIPLE puncture wounds and is still not out of the woods. Thank GOD he did not lose that eye. PTSD, night terrors and anxiety attacks are just the tip of the iceberg for him. It was one of the scariest things EVER.

This Pit was raised by a loving family who have children and have never bred them for fighting, crimes, etc. Nor was this dog abused. It snapped. The docs up a Children's said they see more Pit bites than they do car accident victims in kids under 14. Look up the stats on pit bull bites nationwide.

I say if you own one.... you BETTER know the stats and be aware that even the best, most "loving" baby can turn in the blink of an eye. Yes, I know, any breed can do this, but like I said.... look up the stats on pits. If you still want them, I pray to God that you do not let them around kids... if you do, I pray that you never have to go through what my daughter and Grandson are going through.
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I'm sorry this happened to the little guy. Most (not all) Pitbull type breed owners wear blinders and ignore the nationally published stats (I have posted here many times) and think their lovable dog wouldn't harm a flea. Even their own posts (in this and other threads) mention facts that their innocent dogs are aggressive. The dogs have a natural aggressive nature. It has nothing to do with how the dog was raised.

Chris0nllyn said:
Did you know that according to the American Temperament Test Society, temperament evaluations of American Pit Bull Terriers shows that this breed has a very high passing rate of 82.6%.
The average passing rate for the other 121 breeds of dogs in the tests: 77%. yea they're such docile animals that they are in the god damn news every fukkin week. :duh:

Did you also know that there are above 73 MILLION dogs in the US, and, on average, 7.3% are "Pit Bulls"? That's 5.2 MILLION "Pit Bulls". What's second on the list? Rottweiliers with 900,000. Even your stats below show what a terror these animals are. Out of all the breeds the Pitt at only 7.3% causes the most deaths!! Great reason right there to regulate them!!

Some more information for you: From 1979-1998, fatal attacks by breed break down like this;
Pit Bulls - 66%
Rottweiliers - 39%
German Shepards - 17%
Chows - 8%

Divide the dog's population by attacks and you get the attack probability:
Pit Bulls - .00125 %
Rottweiliers - .00433 %
German Shepards - .00217%
Chows - .00333%
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There is even newer data that supports yours above that these beasts should be regulated or annihilated.
 
Purplefox

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Chris0nllyn said:
http://nationalcanineresearchcounci...tification is No Basis for Shelter Policy.pdf
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Well here's one for you. The Clifton Study puts this breed as THE most likely to commit canine homicide. That does not include attacks that do not end in death. Thank God ours did not.

The breeds most likely to kill

We can trade sites from now until the 2nd Tuesday of next week, but you will NEVER be able to convince ME that they are loving, docile dogs. Would you like me to post a picture of what that wonderful little puppy did to MY Grandchild?

Like I said, this dog was not raised to be mean.... it's just in their genes. Like it or not.

And it was NOT in the local news, came across the scanner as "animal bite", but Beth at the Fox 5 news desk is trying to get this story on air....

Also... there WILL be a lawsuit, because the owners DID NOT keep their word and do the right thing, so I am sure you all will be reading about in the Emptyprise and the County Slimes.
 
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Chris0nllyn

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http://www.fredericknewspost.com/media/pdfs/County response to pit bull ruling.pdf

FREDERICK, MD – President Blaine Young of the Frederick Board of County Commissioners today expressed great displeasure over a recent court case of Tracey v. Solesky held by the Maryland Court of Appeals that targets pit bull and pit bull mixture dogs.
President Young said, “Frederick County will not profile pit bulls into extinction due to this unfortunate ruling. The ruling was 4 – 3, and I personally agree with the minority opinion in the case. We wholeheartedly support and are confident that our Animal Control Division has the proper policies in place to address aggressiveness in animals.
“The board agrees with the recommendation of Director Harold Domer to abide by the process that is already in place at the shelter. The real focus should be on the way animals are raised, treated and trained, and no one breed should be the main focus of attention. I personally know several people who own pit bulls as family pets and they are very well behaved and friendly. Frederick County has not had the degree of incidents to merit this kind of extreme response.”
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Good job Frederick County!

:huggy:
 
VenusDoom

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Chris0nllyn said:
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/media/pdfs/County response to pit bull ruling.pdf



Good job Frederick County!

:huggy:
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Good job or not... Frederick County is just setting itself up to be a party to a lawsuit the first time a pit or pit mix attacks someone in their county. Someone suing the county will take up valuable county tax dollars

I'm not for or against this law. In my experience, I've seen personally some of the real horror stories from these animal attacks. Sometimes, the attacks are with some version of provocation - people are wrestling and the dog thinks it's protecting its owner, a child is running and the dog acts on instinct, etc. Other times, a dog which has been civil and friendly to a person hundreds of times before suddenly snaps for no apparent reason. I think the dogs are like anything else - unpredictable.

The real issue is the precedent which has now been set and cannot be changed without legislative action or further judiciary action. Anyone who fights this tooth and nail is in for a long haul, and any county that tries to fight it tooth and nail is asking for civil penalties.
 
bcp

bcp

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More people have been injured, both financially and physically due to the Maryland Legislature than by Pit Bulls.

just saying.
 
Chris0nllyn

Chris0nllyn

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Now, imagine all the roaming packs of pitbulls running around because the landlords told their tenants they can't have them.
 
Katelin

Katelin

one day the dark will end
On the one hand you read stories like this, ( Remember how we are controled and fed by the media...)

NATIONAL NEWS MSNBC :jameo:

2-year-old California girl mauled by family pit bull (Story HERE)
I bet this kid was messing with the dogs food..just my opinion...

And on the other, you MIGHT find a story like this:

LOCAL NEWS CBS, out of the Boston area: :huggy:

Pit Bull Pulls Unconscious Owner From Path Of Oncoming Train(Story HERE)

Or better yet, read THIS STORY about how to help Lily!!!



Who do you really blame?

The dog, ( ANY breed....)
The owner?
The breeder?
The media who like to keep the feeding $$$ frenzy going?
 
tes218

tes218

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Purplefox said:
Well here's one for you. The Clifton Study puts this breed as THE most likely to commit canine homicide. That does not include attacks that do not end in death. Thank God ours did not.

The breeds most likely to kill

We can trade sites from now until the 2nd Tuesday of next week, but you will NEVER be able to convince ME that they are loving, docile dogs. Would you like me to post a picture of what that wonderful little puppy did to MY Grandchild?

Like I said, this dog was not raised to be mean.... it's just in their genes. Like it or not.

And it was NOT in the local news, came across the scanner as "animal bite", but Beth at the Fox 5 news desk is trying to get this story on air....

Also... there WILL be a lawsuit, because the owners DID NOT keep their word and do the right thing, so I am sure you all will be reading about in the Emptyprise and the County Slimes.
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Would you go to the media if another breed attacked him? Will that help your grandchild heal? Will that mean you will get more money from the lawsuit? I don't think you would even get the media's attention if this was anything but something to do with a bully breed. Sorry about your grandchild. If I had my way, no child would ever be hurt but that is not the world we live in.
 
mAlice

mAlice

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Purplefox said:
My Grandson (which those of you who know me remember when he was born... he was a micro-preemie weighing in at just over a pound at birth, and is deaf) was mauled by one of these so called loving caring dogs last Saturday night.

He did nothing more than stand still and was VICIOUSLY attacked. This mauling was unprovoked, unwarranted and sadly enough, becoming the norm.

He was life flighted out to Children's Hospital and after 4 plus hours of surgery his left upper and lower eye lids were reattached. He had MULTIPLE puncture wounds and is still not out of the woods. Thank GOD he did not lose that eye. PTSD, night terrors and anxiety attacks are just the tip of the iceberg for him. It was one of the scariest things EVER.

This Pit was raised by a loving family who have children and have never bred them for fighting, crimes, etc. Nor was this dog abused. It snapped. The docs up a Children's said they see more Pit bites than they do car accident victims in kids under 14. Look up the stats on pit bull bites nationwide.

I say if you own one.... you BETTER know the stats and be aware that even the best, most "loving" baby can turn in the blink of an eye. Yes, I know, any breed can do this, but like I said.... look up the stats on pits. If you still want them, I pray to God that you do not let them around kids... if you do, I pray that you never have to go through what my daughter and Grandson are going through.
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I'm really sorry that your grandson and family are going through this. I hope he has a full recovery, and I hope he doesn't suffer much from the trauma. How old is he?
 
tes218

tes218

New Member
PrepH4U said:
Sure that would be ok :sarcasm:
I should have worded that better, please read any dog in place of just a pit.
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Thanks, that is my point. There needs to be laws that apply evenly to all dogs. Growing up my sister was attacked by an Irish Setter. Nice dog, friendly with all of the kids in the neighborhood. Out of the blue, he attacks and won't let go. Turns out there was something on her coat that just set him off. We didn't sue, we didn't call the media, we didn't have the dog put down. Guess we should have and we could all have had our 15 minutes of fame, ruined a family financially, killed a dog and walked away with a boat load of money. What were we thinking? :sarcasm:
 
Chris0nllyn

Chris0nllyn

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Whatever happened to these dogs being arguably the most popular family dog at the beginning of the 20th century?

Not to mention the pitbull being used in WWI proganda. Stubby, a pit bull, is the most decorated war dog in US history. Pitbulls haved saved countless lives (which you won't see on the news) They are working dog, military dogs, police dogs, search and resuce dogs, and fantastic family dogs...WHEN RAISED CORRECTLY (Just like any other dog).

A dog's breed has nothing, zero, zilch, to do with how they act.
 
mAlice

mAlice

professional daydreamer
Chris0nllyn said:
fantastic family dogs...WHEN RAISED CORRECTLY (Just like any other dog).

A dog's breed has nothing, zero, zilch, to do with how they act.
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I disagree with this. Too many times you read, or hear, or see, that they just snap.

You can post your opinion, historical facts, and news items all you want. Doesn't change the fact that regardless of how well you raise them, you may be their next meal.

I was attacked by a great dane when I was 6. I'm still more afraid of a pit (type) dog than a great dane.
 
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