Mar 12, 2014 New Mason County Animal Control Officer Copes with Pit Bulls
Mason Co-The first day on the job, Mason County Animal Control Officer Joe Ragle had to contend with a pit bull that turned on its family. In the first few months on the job Ragle has had to deal with four pit bulls that turned on the family and needed Ragle's help getting it off of the property.
"Ragle said in a report to the County Board that he has not had any incidents in which anybody has been seriously hurt but that possibility is there, as evidenced by the January incident in Bloomington in which a 4-year-old girl was killed by one of her family’s pit bulls. According to Ragle, there are a lot more pit bulls in the county than he realized before he took the job, and he hopes dog owners remain mindful of how powerful the dogs can be."
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Mar 02, 2014 Remembering Ryan Maxwell one year later
Tom Loewy of the Galesburg Register-Mail talks to Ryan Maxwell's family on the anniversary of his death. Ryan was mauled by a pit bull one year ago today, and as his family tells Tom, the pain is still great, but they want to turn their pain into motivation to help protect other children from pit bulls and other dangerous dogs.
From the interview:
Tom Mead, Ryan's grandfather, has joined a group called Dax's Friends to help spread the word about dangerous dogs. Daxton Borchardt was killed by a pit bull in Wisconsin just a few days after Ryan was killed.
Thank you to the Meads and Tom Loewy for keeping Ryan's memory alive for the community and for
helping to educate about the dangers of pit bulls and other dangerous dogs.
Three children were killed by pit bulls in Illinois in a span of 10 months, a rate previously unheard of in Illinois.
Pit bulls and related dangerous dogs are attacking at an escalating rate all over the country.
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From the interview:
It’s been a year since a pit bull named Ghost mauled 28-year-old Sarah’s first-born child. She and Ryan’s grandparents, Tom and Tina Mead, still struggle with their memories of the beloved boy and the horror of how he was killed.
“Little things remind me of him every day,” Tina explained. “Sarah and I will see a bunch of kids getting off a school bus. Or we see his friends.
“Seeing other little kids around his age has to be the hardest part. It reminds all three of us, I think, of all he’s missed out on. The things that are supposed to be fun family things just don’t really feel right any more.”
Ryan should have turned 8 years old May 7, 2013. He supposed to be there for Christmas like he always was, up early and bugging grandparents. He missed his beloved little brother Jayden’s birthday party at the end of December.
Tom Mead, Ryan's grandfather, has joined a group called Dax's Friends to help spread the word about dangerous dogs. Daxton Borchardt was killed by a pit bull in Wisconsin just a few days after Ryan was killed.
Thank you to the Meads and Tom Loewy for keeping Ryan's memory alive for the community and for
helping to educate about the dangers of pit bulls and other dangerous dogs.
Three children were killed by pit bulls in Illinois in a span of 10 months, a rate previously unheard of in Illinois.
Pit bulls and related dangerous dogs are attacking at an escalating rate all over the country.
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UPDATE: The rampaging loose pit bull attacked two people, one 17 and the other an adult, both males. Both have been admitted to the South Shore Hospital and are listed as in good condition.
Chicago - Pit bull running loose and acting aggressive bit one person sending the victim to the hospital in good condition.
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When police arrived they shot the charging pit bull.
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Chicago - Pit bull running loose and acting aggressive bit one person sending the victim to the hospital in good condition.
When police arrived they shot the charging pit bull.
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Feb 24, 2014 Calumet Heights Police Shoot Two Pit Bulls
Calumet Heights - Police shot two dogs that charged at officers who were executing a search warrant in the Pill Hill neighborhood, according to authorities.
Police said they seized cocaine, ecstasy and cash along with the guns during the raid. No was was injured.
A woman older than the man, possibly his aunt or mother, was home and upstairs at the time.
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Feb 12, 2014 Chicago woman gives up walking her dog because of pit bull and other dangerous dog attacks
Did anyone else give up on walking their dog around here?
Posted by Kath
I used to walk my dog every day however this past year I have had a a pit bull break out of its yard and charge at me and my dog and started wrestling with my dog only for the owner to come out and yell at his dog and give me a dirty look. The exact same thing happened on another block, a pit popped open the fence an charged my dog. My husband had to pick up our dog so the pit would not try to bite her, the dog was jumping and barking around my husband and i has to ring the neighbors bell to have them come put and get their dog. Then a lady opened her front door to let her huge bull mastiff out in front to do his business but instead he ran towards my dog an I, the dog was nose to nose with my dog looking like it was going to eat my dog. The lady had to come out and grab it, right when she did it started to go insane trying to break free from her and go At my dog. On 4 other separate occasions there have been small dogs run up to us, not aggressive but not on leashes and their owners run up and grab them. I don't understand why people do not secure their dogs, these are not strays. It sucks I can't walk my dog now because I'm scared ill be attacked by a dog. Please make sure your fences are secure enough to keep your dog in and put your dog on leashes!!
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If you have the address of the one's who are allowing their dogs to do this and have 3 911 calls sighting the adress you can contact the ward office and they will send a letter to the dog owner or the CAPS office will send it as well.
(That means you must call 911 and get a report number, otherwise they will claim they never received the calls.)
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Jan 30, 2014 McClean County euthanizes pit bulls that killed Kara Hartrich
It has been almost 2 weeks since four year old Kara Hartrich was killed. No major city outlets have picked up the story in Chicago or St. Louis. No national news outlets have reported this story. But there is an update.
The owners of the dogs relinquished ownership of the pit bulls allowing McClean county animal control to humanely euthanize them after a ten day rabies hold. All three pit bulls were put down. Two intact males were determined to have participated in the attack, but it could not be determined whether the female also participated.
No charges will be brought because an investigation turned up no documented history of attacks.
CINewsNow reported in a news report that they had to submit a Freedom of Information request to obtain information about this pit bull attack. This is a common necessity when reporting on pit bull attacks in Illinois. In 2011, the Rockford Star filed a freedom of information request with animal control to get verification that the dogs that killed their owner, Tonia C. Parks, were pit bulls. In both cases, updated versions of the story deleted the mention of the freedom of information request.
CINewsNow, news reported that Kara's death was the second death due to pit bulls within a year (presumably in Illinois). They are wrong. Kara is the third child killed by a pit bull in Illinois within 10 months. On March 3, 2013, Ryan Maxwell was killed in Galesburg, IL. And just over a month before Kara was killed, Jah'Niyah White was killed by her grandfather's pit bull in Chicago on December 8, 2013.
CINewsNow's report uses 90 words to incorrectly report on the pit bull mauling deaths in Illinois and then proceeds to use 290 words to explain that pit bulls are great! And then they quote the Peoria County Animal Control director as saying that Kara, who was supervised in her own home, simply "was in the wrong circumstances at the wrong time."
The reporting in Illinois is so inadequate that a fatal pit bull attack barely makes the news, and serious pit bull attacks that end with a police shooting in a suburban residential neighborhood do not make it into the news at all.
Fatal attacks and non-fatal maiming attacks by pit bulls are skyrocketing in recent years, not just in Illinois, but across North America. But, without adequate reporting in Illinois, residents are are unaware of the dangers pit bull pose and are especially vulnerable.
With the escalation of pit bull attacks, people who have experienced serious attacks or lost a loved one to an attack are beginning to speak out about the dangers, some of them owned the pit bulls that attacked or killed. People are beginning to realize that even well-raised pit bulls launch unprovoked, serious or lethal attacks.
Two 501(c)3 foundations have been formed by families whose child was killed by a pit bull in 2013. Their goals are to educate and change laws regarding pit bulls and other dangerous dogs.
The Baby Beau foundation was founded by the mother of Beau Rutlege. His family owned a pit bull named Kissy Face for 8 years. Kissy Face was part of the family as the Rutlege's first child was born and grew. In an instant, Beau Rutlege was killed by the family pet.
Daxton's Friends has been formed by the family of Daxton Borchart. His story is here.
Bite Back For Kids, third 501(c)3 is being formed by the parent of a surviving victim.
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The owners of the dogs relinquished ownership of the pit bulls allowing McClean county animal control to humanely euthanize them after a ten day rabies hold. All three pit bulls were put down. Two intact males were determined to have participated in the attack, but it could not be determined whether the female also participated.
No charges will be brought because an investigation turned up no documented history of attacks.
CINewsNow reported in a news report that they had to submit a Freedom of Information request to obtain information about this pit bull attack. This is a common necessity when reporting on pit bull attacks in Illinois. In 2011, the Rockford Star filed a freedom of information request with animal control to get verification that the dogs that killed their owner, Tonia C. Parks, were pit bulls. In both cases, updated versions of the story deleted the mention of the freedom of information request.
CINewsNow, news reported that Kara's death was the second death due to pit bulls within a year (presumably in Illinois). They are wrong. Kara is the third child killed by a pit bull in Illinois within 10 months. On March 3, 2013, Ryan Maxwell was killed in Galesburg, IL. And just over a month before Kara was killed, Jah'Niyah White was killed by her grandfather's pit bull in Chicago on December 8, 2013.
CINewsNow's report uses 90 words to incorrectly report on the pit bull mauling deaths in Illinois and then proceeds to use 290 words to explain that pit bulls are great! And then they quote the Peoria County Animal Control director as saying that Kara, who was supervised in her own home, simply "was in the wrong circumstances at the wrong time."
The reporting in Illinois is so inadequate that a fatal pit bull attack barely makes the news, and serious pit bull attacks that end with a police shooting in a suburban residential neighborhood do not make it into the news at all.
Fatal attacks and non-fatal maiming attacks by pit bulls are skyrocketing in recent years, not just in Illinois, but across North America. But, without adequate reporting in Illinois, residents are are unaware of the dangers pit bull pose and are especially vulnerable.
With the escalation of pit bull attacks, people who have experienced serious attacks or lost a loved one to an attack are beginning to speak out about the dangers, some of them owned the pit bulls that attacked or killed. People are beginning to realize that even well-raised pit bulls launch unprovoked, serious or lethal attacks.
Two 501(c)3 foundations have been formed by families whose child was killed by a pit bull in 2013. Their goals are to educate and change laws regarding pit bulls and other dangerous dogs.
The Baby Beau foundation was founded by the mother of Beau Rutlege. His family owned a pit bull named Kissy Face for 8 years. Kissy Face was part of the family as the Rutlege's first child was born and grew. In an instant, Beau Rutlege was killed by the family pet.
Daxton's Friends has been formed by the family of Daxton Borchart. His story is here.
Bite Back For Kids, third 501(c)3 is being formed by the parent of a surviving victim.
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UPDATE: The pit bull "bit her teeth out her mouth and he bit her by the neck and right now she's still in the hospital," said Williemae Jackson, Latara's Aunt.
A local pit bull advocacy group was asked to say that pit bulls aren't aggressive despite the evidence to the contrary, which they happily did, but women who saw how their children were attacked don't believe it for a second.
"This dog could have killed our kids," said Jackson.
"They had to shoot the dog five times to get him to stop. If my husband wasn't out there the dog would have killed the lady or her daughter if I wouldn't have saved my son, my son would have been dead," said Carranza.
Chicago - A loose pit bull attacked 11 year old Cirpriana Carranza while he was taking out the trash. When Daisy got the pit bull off her son, the pit bull ran down the street and jumped on 12 year old Latara Scott who was walking with her family.
Both mothers describe serious wounds to their child's faces. Daisy Carranza pried the pit bull's jaws off her son's face, and she cannot stop hearing her child's screams replaying in her head. Willie Mae Jackson described her daughter's attack as something out of a movie, "He just went completely berserk."
"She has a hole up underneath of her chin, a cut beneath her lip...a hole in the back side of her neck."
Police arrived and shot the pit bull after the pit bull jumped on a woman who was trying to help.
Latara is still hospitalized.
Sadly, pit bulls are ravaging Chicago and the most unique aspect of this pit bull attack is that it was reported at all.
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A local pit bull advocacy group was asked to say that pit bulls aren't aggressive despite the evidence to the contrary, which they happily did, but women who saw how their children were attacked don't believe it for a second.
"This dog could have killed our kids," said Jackson.
"They had to shoot the dog five times to get him to stop. If my husband wasn't out there the dog would have killed the lady or her daughter if I wouldn't have saved my son, my son would have been dead," said Carranza.
Chicago - A loose pit bull attacked 11 year old Cirpriana Carranza while he was taking out the trash. When Daisy got the pit bull off her son, the pit bull ran down the street and jumped on 12 year old Latara Scott who was walking with her family.
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| Victims 11-year old Cirpriana left, 12-year old Latara right |
"She has a hole up underneath of her chin, a cut beneath her lip...a hole in the back side of her neck."
Police arrived and shot the pit bull after the pit bull jumped on a woman who was trying to help.
Latara is still hospitalized.
Sadly, pit bulls are ravaging Chicago and the most unique aspect of this pit bull attack is that it was reported at all.
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