Pit Bull Attacks and Dogfighting in Illinois: Freeport

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Sep 07, 2017 Freeport Pit Bull attacked a Shiba Inu in her own yard.

Freeport - A Shiba Unu dog was severely injured in his own yard by a pit bull that was being walked by a young child. Jasper the Shiba Inu's injuries were severe and so his owner is asking for help paying the bills with a GoFundMe page.

Jasper the Shiba Inu was attacked by a pit bull

"This Labor day my small Shiba Inu was on the leash outside in our front yard a family with a pregnant Pit walked by and when Jasper barked at them that pregnant girl attacked. The dog came onto my property because a child was holding the leash. Jasper's leash was a 3 + feet from the sidewalk. I was told she had to be forced to let him go. He has 1 hole in his neck, 5 on his chest and 4 on his leg. Chest muscle had to be sewed together before closing the wounds and a drain tube was left in through the biggest wound. Being a holiday the Vet was closed but thankfully met me at the clinic. He was examined and sewed back together and is not going to be healed for quite some time.... So more Vet bills are coming. I am a single mother and as you can imagine the cost is overwhelming. He is lucky to be alive as he is only 20 lbs (and 12 years old) compared to her huge mass. Your change will quickly add up and help my baby during this painful healing process. Much love and thanks to any kind soul who can donate a few dollars."

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Jul 11, 2017 Chicago Pit Bull Mauls a Small Leashed Dog

Jun 26, 2017 Bloomington Pit Bull Attacked American Eskimo Dog in Own Yard

Jun 01, 2011 Pit bulls on the prowl? Residents express concern over dangerous dogs

May 14, 2015 Freeport Man Arrested After Officers Discover Dog Fight

Freeport - A 26-year-old Freeport man was arrested Wednesday night after police said they discovered him instigating a dog fight.

Kahill Brown is charged with dog fighting and resisting a peace officer after Freeport police saw him encouraging two pit bull dogs to fight in the backyard of a house in the 600 block of East Crocker Street at 11:16 p.m., Freeport Deputy Chief Jeff Mastroianni said. Officers saw Brown cursing at the dogs, encouraging one dog to kill the other, while holding his cellphone as if he were recording video, Mastroianni said.

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Jun 01, 2011 Pit bulls on the prowl? Residents express concern over dangerous dogs

Freeport - Freeport resident Joann Farnsworth, who has lived on West Broadway Avenue for over a decade, said she is very concerned about dangerous dogs in her neighborhood.

Last October, two loose pit bulls attacked her miniature schnauzer, Avery. The dog nearly died during the attack, and Farnsworth said Avery would have been killed if two Freeport police officers hadn’t arrived on the scene.

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Hail has lived in the 400 block of West Broadway for the past 18 years. Until recently, however, the presence of pit bulls has not been a big concern.

“To me it is a new problem, probably within the last year or so,” she said.

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And as the presence of dangerous dogs continues to grow, the sense of urgency is escalating in Freeport.

Journal Standard Accessed: 2012-01-16. (Archived by WebCite^® at http://www.webcitation.org/64kU4S8bV)

Apr 27, 2011 Local Teen Attacked by Own Dog - Attack Described as Brutal and Severe

By Travis Morse

Freeport — Local police and animal control officers continue to investigate a brutal dog attack last Friday, where a 19-year-old Freeport man was bitten and injured by his own pit bull.

Read more of this spectacular attack in which the owner
pleads with police to shoot and kill his beloved pit bull:

Freeport Journal Standard

Accessed: 2012-01-15. (Archived by WebCite^® at http://www.webcitation.org/64ihiw9Fd)

Jan 31, 2011 Police investigate dog bite case

Freeport - Local police and animal control officials are investigating an incident last Friday where a 26-year-old Freeport woman was attacked and bitten by a pit bull in the 400 block of Dewey Street.

The woman, Sheena Shuey, 26, of Freeport, was walking her dog in that area when a pit bull came out from behind a house and attacked the dog and then the woman, said Freeport Deputy Police Chief Jeff Davis.

By Travis Morse

Freeport Journal Standard Accessed: 2011-12-06.(Archived by WebCite^® at http://www.webcitation.org/63jwDTvlD)

Nov 05, 2010 Police Investigate Oct. 31 Pit Bull Attack

Freeport — Local police and animal control officials are investigating a dog attack on Oct. 31 that resulted in the injury of a 41-year-old Freeport woman and her pet Pomeranian.

The incident occurred between 1:40 p.m. and 1:50 p.m. on Oct. 31 in the 1200 block of South State Avenue in Freeport. The woman in question, who was not named by police, was walking her dog on the sidewalk at that location when a pit bull attacked them. The woman’s dog was on a leash.

By Travis Morse

Journal Standard Accessed: 2012-01-13. (Archived by WebCite^® at http://www.webcitation.org/64fwBLjj5)

Sep 01, 2009 Police shoot aggressive dog

By Travis Morse

Freeport —Local police early Tuesday, Sept. 1, shot an aggressive stray pit bull that was reportedly attacking a smaller dog at 12 E. Iroquois St. in Freeport.

The incident occurred at around 5:25 a.m. on Tuesday. A resident of the Iroquois Street address contacted police to report that her dog was being menaced by a stray pit bull in her backyard.

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Journal Standard

Accessed: 2012-01-16. (Archived by WebCite^® at http://www.webcitation.org/64kdO9j7W)

Jan 04, 2009 Dog attacks juvenile

By Jason Carson Wilson

Freeport – Mastroianni noted the victim and a friend were walking down High Street, when the 10-year-old recognized Prince and Coco.
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The victim called the dogs over and began petting them. Prince was initially friendly — until the victim pulled away when Prince grabbed his hoodie.
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Prince reportedly left the 10-year-old with a bitten upper lip, marks on both arms, a bite on the left side of his abdomen and a scratch on his neck.

Journal Standard

Accessed: 2012-01-27. (Archived by WebCite^® at http://www.webcitation.org/650kmEco5)