Jun 22, 2013 Kendall co Rescued Pit Bull Attacks Pony On Pony's Property

Kendall co - Last February a young Aurora police officer made the news by adopting an aggressive pit bull he first encountered on an aggressive dog call.  Even though the initial report on her was for an aggressive dog, and a veterinarian later deemed her aggressive, Officer Grandchamp saved her from being euthanized and, with the help of Don't Bully My Breed rescue, he adopted the pit the very same day and named her Shield.

At some point, Shield went through "a battery of temperament tests through a Geneva training center…and passed with flying colors."

As you might suspect, pit bull advocates ate this story up and for a while Grandchamp was all over the internet telling people not to judge pit bulls by their looks or moments of aggression if they act lovey dovey in between their aggressive outbursts.

Four months later, on June 15, the pit bull escaped her yard, went to the neighbor's yard and attacked a welsh pony.  The pony's owner drove Shield the pit away using a pitchfork.

A veterinarian came and closed the gaping wounds on the pony. Shield was sent right back home with no quarantine because the pit did not bite a human.  Kendall county animal control is apparently unaware that the quarantine is a guard against the spread of rabies or that horses can get and spread rabies, and not a time out for bad behavior.

Commenters on the updated story included a Megan who might be the Megan from Don't Bully My Breed who suggested that we can't know if the pit bull wasn't just playing or if it went into a play bow before it ripped gaping holes in the pony as if that would matter to anyone but her.  Megan preferred to focus on the use of the pitchfork as a means of protection from the aggressive pit bull even though the pit bull's aggression occurred in a barn and pitchforks are a necessary tool in barns.

This, in fact, is not the first time someone has had to resort to using a pitchfork to protect themselves from a pit bull in Illinois and they killed the pit bull with it.

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Bob is on the right RIP

Abingdon-Bob was a particular feline. 

He liked to get up early in the morning. He liked to make sure his owners, Lissa Mings and Bobby Landon, filled his food bowl. And when weather allowed, he liked to be let outside for a lap around the house before settling on the front porch to gaze and blink at the world as it passed through Abingdon.

“That was Bob. He was a good cat,” Landon said Monday afternoon. “He had his own personality. Some people might not understand this — but Bob was a big part of our family.”

You may have noticed Landon spoke of Bob in the past tense. That’s because the black cat that brought his own indelible personality to the house Mings and Landon share at 411 W. South St. is dead.

Bob died Saturday morning after being attacked by a pit bull.

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Jun 03, 2013 Two Chicago pit bulls maul 3 year old boy

UPDATE: When the attack on the 3 year old occurred, four visiting children under the age of 9 had been left alone with the pit bulls, one of which was pregnant or had recently given birth.

A day after the serious attack on the three year old child who is still in the hospital, the vicious pit bulls are still in the owner's home.  CACC came to confiscate the dogs, but since no one answered the door, they just left a notice on the door.  Wow.

Chicago - A 3 year old boy was mauled by two pit bulls inside a building on the 7300 block of south Kingston.  He was taken first to a fire station across the street from the incident and from there taken to Comer Children's Hospital with multiple puncture wounds around his head and his legs.

The boy was visiting the owner of the pit bulls.  A neighbor jumped a fence and entered the home because he heard the toddler screaming.  Fire Dept Captain Bob Martin said the man probably saved the child's life.

The child's condition is unknown, but he is expected to survive.

At least one of the pit bulls remained in the owner's home.  Why?

One of the vicious pit bulls still at the owner's home
after the attack

A comment on the story:

Mrs. Leroy Goldberg • 2 hours ago
I rest my case. Last week, in my area, three incidents involving these dogs, all horrible pain inflicted on innocent people.
I detest this breed.

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May 31, 2013 Peoria American Bulldog mauls 9 year old boy

Peoria - An American bulldog mauled a 9 year old boy in a neighbor's yard.  The boy was hospitalized.

Councilwoman Beth Akeson wants to craft legislation to prevent such attacks.

“It’s one of those issues where a dog isn’t declared dangerous until someone is hurt,” she said. “I’d like to see an ordinance written so people have a very clear understanding for how people must care for their dogs and restrain their dogs.”

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May 28, 2013 St. Charles Pit bull mauls Newfoundland

St. Charles - A loose pit bull attacked and seriously injured a much larger newfoundland.

file photo of a newfoundland

A witness who reported the attack said, “The dog was bleeding profusely (literally pouring like a faucet) and the owner was really shaken up.”

The newfoundland survived with serious injuries.

The pit bull owner, following the pit bull owner's code of ethics, left the scene without taking responsibility or sharing contact information.

Neighbors are concerned for the safety of the neighborhood with the pit bull there.

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May 29, 2013 Kankakee pit bull kills chihuahua

Kankakee-A Chihuahua was killed by a pit bull in the 400 block of River Street at 11:07 a.m. Saturday. The owner of the Chihuahua reported the incident to Kankakee police. He said he was walking his two dogs when he noticed the pit bull chasing squirrels. The man was able to get one of the dogs to his home before the pit bull grabbed the other and ran away. Kankakee County Animal Control took the pit bull.

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May 27, 2013 Pit bull attacks in Southern Illinois

Southern Illinois - Updates on a few pit bull attacks.

Dustin Keith of Carterville reported that his daughter was attacked by a pit bull in Anna in Union county, IL.

Keith wants to get the word out that owners are not adhering to leash and restraint laws and are creating a danger for the public.

In Williamson county, Tonya Holland is finally going to pre-trial for the nearly fatal attack her pit bulls inflicted on a 5 year old Winston Bankston in Bush, IL.

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