wow.......Pit Bulls are some strong MOFO's.....

[lotus4s]

Shoulda had a bigger gun....

[RuggedH2]

Originally Posted by lotus4s

Shoulda had a bigger gun....

Yep! .45 would get it handled.

[jdrew]

Originally Posted by 0313H3

Yep! .45 would get it handled.

Oh yea? Our police department carries .45's.. Took 3 shots to stop this pit bull a couple of weeks ago.. (1 shot to chest at point blank and 1 shot to head and 1 shot to hip area) Dogs name, "Felony".

http://courier.evansville.net/news/2...ttacks-owners/


Pit bull attacks mother, daughter
By KATE BRASER
Courier & Press staff writer 464-7622 or braserk@courierpress.com
Originally published 12:00 a.m., January 11, 2007
Updated 10:51 a.m., January 11, 2007

While a mother and daughter underwent treatment at Deaconess Hospital for wounds inflicted during a vicious attack by their own dog, neighbors couldn't shake images of Wednesday morning's bloody mauling.

Some wished they could have done more to help 20-year-old Tia Franz, who reportedly screamed for help as she cowered in her back yard while Felony, a white 2-year-old pit bull, relentlessly ripped at the flesh on her arms and chest.

The victims, Susan C. James, 39, and her daughter, Franz, were taken from their home at 1216 Harriet St. to Deaconess Hospital with injuries police described as "extreme."

Police said James has severe injuries to her hands and arms, and Franz has severe injuries to her hands, arms, chest, abdomen and right side.

Medical personnel told police both victims would require surgery, but Deaconess personnel said they could not release information about the women's conditions.

For Miranda Kirby, it all began shortly after 8 a.m., when she heard screams. Kirby stepped outside and saw James bleeding, then called police.

Back outside, Kirby found Franz pleading for help while the dog was "swinging (Franz) around like a rag doll." Kirby tried to throw whatever she could find at the dog, but the canine was not deterred.

Robert Stotlar said he felt helpless. "No matter what, the dog just kept digging in and tearing," said Stotlar. "That dog was determined to do damage."

Police officers had to fire several times before the dog released its grip. It died from the gunshots.

The women told officers the attack started after they got into an argument. The dog lunged at James first. Franz tried to get the dog away from her mother, but it turned on Franz and chased her through three rooms and into the back yard.

Hours after the attack, the porch was spattered with drops of blood as neighbors gathered nearby to talk.

Jennifer Walker said it looked "like a murder scene."

"It looked so bad I had to turn away at one point. I thought I was going to get sick," Walker said.

Stotlar said Felony roamed free at times, but his owners told concerned neighbors Felony was a family pet, a good dog with no previous aggression.

"Something like that I'm not going to forget," Stotlar said, staring into the back yard where he watched Franz trying to fight the dog off. "I wish I could have done something for her. After awhile, I just started getting sick. I had to walk away."

Animal Control Superintendent Tom Hayden said he has received no previous complaints about the dog.

"We had people tell us while we were there that the dog was never vicious or dangerous, but the thing people don't understand is that the dog has a hierarchy of its surroundings and domain," he explained. "It's like if you saw your children fighting. What would you do as a parent? You'd get in the middle and separate them."

Hayden said the attack marked the first this year; but he also gave it a more dubious distinction.

"It's up in the top percentage of (violent dog attacks), based on the severity of the two individuals' injuries," he said.

Evansville's new animal control ordinance, which was recently adopted, does not ban the ownership of pit bulls.

A study cited by the Centers for Disease Control analyzed fatal dog attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998. Pit bull-types had the most, 76, followed by Rottweilers, 44, and German shepherds, 27. Some cities, such as Denver, have banned pit bulls.

The number of pit bull attacks is high compared with other breeds simply because there are more of them, breed advocates say.

Nowhere is that more evident than in the city's shelter. Of the 1,500 animals adopted last year, at least 75 percent were pit bulls or a pit bull-mix. But animal advocates say the problem is often irresponsible owners, rather than the dogs.

Whether those dogs became aggressive or a playmate is up to the owner, Kendall Paul, Vanderburgh Humane Society director said last year.

"A gun, in the wrong hands, is lethal," she said.

[RuggedH2]

Animals are tough, they don't give up mentally.

The dog you guys shot is dead right? The original article said the dog shot with the "small caliber" is still running around, with two in his skull.

Dead dog walking.

[frenzy1]

[Arizona Hummerboy]

Pit bull terrier shot and killed during arrest
By Erisa Nakano
ABC15.com
Posted: 2/7/07 8:46pm
A pit bull terrier was shot and killed Wednesday evening during an arrest in Phoenix.
Officers arrived at an apartment in hopes to find 20-year-old Vito Olivia, who had an outstanding felony warrant in relation to a weapons violations charge.
The door was ajar and the suspect was standing in the doorway.
At least four officers approached the apartment, identified themselves, and asked Olivia to surrender.
Officials say the suspect began to move his hands toward the waistband of his pants, and the officers took hold of the suspect with a struggle. A "machine-pistol" type handgun fell out of the man's pants.
Police say the Olivia's sister then released a fully-grown pit bull on the officers.
An officer fired a weapon in defense, striking and killing the dog.
Olivia and his juvenile sister were both arrested.
Another wanted felon, 42-year-old Reyna Arriola, was also found in the apartment and arrested.

[Arizona Hummerboy]

Stun gun saves Shih Tzu from pit bull attack


04:39 PM Mountain Standard Time on Thursday, February 8, 2007


By Steve Bodinet / 3TV reporter
Imagine watching your small dog being torn apart by a much larger one.
That's what happened to a Phoenix woman yesterday as she was walking her Shih Tzu.
It took a Taser gun to chase the attacking dog away.
Lori Hinton isn't married and has no children, but she says she still has still has family, her beloved Shih Tzu, Maddie. Yesterday as she and Maddie were taking a quiet walk, they came under attack.
Today, Maddie is not in a very good mood, and you can't blame her after what happened on her morning walk yesterday.
"I thought she was dead," Hinton said. "The dog wouldn't let go."
Hinton said her pup was viciously attacked by a dog she thinks is a pit bull.
"The dog had her by the underbelly, I could see that," she said.
Chunks of hair mark the battlefield at Hinton's quiet northeast Phoenix gated condominium. She fought in vain to get her Maddie free from the other dog's jaws.
"The next thing I knew men came to my aid and they were beating the dog," she said. "I could hear the reverberation in this dog's body, but it wouldn't let go."
Neighbor Carlos Hernandez finally got the dogs separated by using a Taser gun.
"I Tasered it in the back and it didn't do a thing, so I Tasered it in the neck and it dropped the dog and backed away," he said.
Hinton said the dog's owner, who was visiting her complex, grabbed the stunned dog and fled.
While Hinton said she's thankful to Hernandez and the others who came to the rescue, Maddie is a mess.
Hinton said she'll do what must be done to help her best friend because she's all she's got.
"I've never been more alone, knowing I may lose her," Hinton said