Collinsville - A pit bull invaded a yard and mauled an elderly boston terrier. The pit bull was returned to the owner despite the danger to the neighborhood.
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May 26, 2017 Lawsuit: East Alton Pit Bull Attacks Lab & Owner
East Alton - A woman was walking her labrador retriever on a leash in her own front yard when a loose pit bull owned by RAYE C. MOORE attacked them both causing severe physical injuries.
From the article:
"The plaintiff alleges McLaughlin failed to properly supervise her pet when outside and exposed to other animals, failed to properly train her dog to avoid harming other animals or individuals and failed to warn others about the dangers of owning a pit bull.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment in an amount greater than $50,000, plus costs of suit and any other further relief as the court deems just and proper. "
Jan 14, 2016 Lawsuit: Alleged East S. Louis Pit Bull Attack Results in Lawsuit
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"The plaintiff alleges McLaughlin failed to properly supervise her pet when outside and exposed to other animals, failed to properly train her dog to avoid harming other animals or individuals and failed to warn others about the dangers of owning a pit bull.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment in an amount greater than $50,000, plus costs of suit and any other further relief as the court deems just and proper. "
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May 19, 2017 Granite City Pit Bull Attacked another Dog
Granite City - "So upset my dog got attacked by a pit bull and they can't do anything about it. I have to take it to court. He's got five big [gashes] in him."
Granite City is a pit bull hellhole. Read the related posts to see how a pair of Granite City pit bulls were allowed to kill at least TWELVE other dogs in 2014 and nothing was done about it. TWELVE innocent dogs! In 2008 pit bull BSL was considered but never acted upon.
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Aug 29, 2014 Lawsuit: Granite City resident sued over boy’s injuries in pit bull attack
May 21, 2014 Granite City Pit Bulls Responsible for 11 Pet Attacks and Deaths
Jan 20, 2008 Pit bull attack in Granite City could lead to change in ordinance
May 26, 2016 Lawsuit: Edwardsville Pit Bull Seriously Attacks Man
Edwardsville - A pit bull owned by BRIAN SAWYER, KATHY SAWYER, STACY VINSON, and RONALD THOMPSON allegedly attacked a man causing serious injury. The victim is now suing the pit bull owners for failing to properly train their pit bull. This attack was not reported by the media.
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Madison Record
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Dec 05, 2015 Alton Police Called to Remove Pit Bull Threatening Children
Alton - Police were called when people believed a loose pit bull was acting aggressively towards students getting off a school bus nearby. The school bus driver reportedly said that some of the students had to jump onto a car to avoid the dog. Police surrounded the pit bull with their guns drawn.
The owner came to retrieve the dog and animal control was called.
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The Telegraph
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The owner came to retrieve the dog and animal control was called.
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The Telegraph
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Sep 18, 2015 Wood River Pit Bull Attacked A Dog and Rescuer
Wood River - “Police responded to the report of a dog attacking another dog and a bystander on Thursday morning. A responding police officer used his Taser to stop the dog from attacking a man, forcing the pit bull to release its hold and run away. The dog was later captured.
The incident began around 8am as a man was walking his dog on West Jennings. The pit bull reportedly jumped over a fence and started biting the other dog, a black lab. The owner of the lab yelled for help, and a neighbor called police. In the meantime, at least two other people tried to stop the pit bull, one using a broom handle and another a wooden chair. The man using the chair was then attacked by the pit bull when the dog bit his arm. The police officer arrived shortly after, and used the Taser on the animal. Madison County Animal Control is currently holding the pit bull as the investigation continues. “
Neighbors credit a thick leather collar the lab was wearing for saving the lab's life because the pit bulls was savagely attacking the lab.
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Alton Daily News
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May 22, 1951 Fairfield Boy, 3, Killed By A Bulldog
The incident began around 8am as a man was walking his dog on West Jennings. The pit bull reportedly jumped over a fence and started biting the other dog, a black lab. The owner of the lab yelled for help, and a neighbor called police. In the meantime, at least two other people tried to stop the pit bull, one using a broom handle and another a wooden chair. The man using the chair was then attacked by the pit bull when the dog bit his arm. The police officer arrived shortly after, and used the Taser on the animal. Madison County Animal Control is currently holding the pit bull as the investigation continues. “
Neighbors credit a thick leather collar the lab was wearing for saving the lab's life because the pit bulls was savagely attacking the lab.
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Alton Daily News
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Jul 17, 2015 East Alton Pit Bull Used As Weapon Maims Victim
East Alton - “Police are searching for a 19-year-old male who has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery and seek the public’s help.
The man – Kenneth Boner – of the 100 block of Herman in East Alton, is being sought for an incident where he allegedly ordered two pit bulls to attack two brothers in East Alton near the B and R Tavern in the 300 block of West St. Louis Avenue in East Alton on June 22.
Detective Christian Cranmer said apparently Boner, who lives across the street from the bar, became upset when he thought the two men were talking in loud fashion and exchanged words with the men. Then he allegedly ordered the two pit bulls to attack the brothers, although he didn’t own the dogs at the time.
“One thing led to another and he threatened to let the two pit bulls go and did,” Cranmer said. “One of the guys was hurt pretty bad. They had to stab the dogs to get them off them. I was able to tie in leads and witnesses who were good enough where I presented a case then the charges were authorized.”
The dogs were shipped to Madison County Animal Control and during early July were put down. Boner lived in the basement of the home across the street, Cranmer said.
The suspect may have left the area since the incident and is now wanted on these charges.
“I showed the extent of injuries, the older victim is likely permanently disfigured and his right hand changed forever," Cranmer said. "He has lost feeling in his thumb and pinky. The dog dug into his forearm and tore tendons and ligaments that had to be reattached. The two brothers were knocked to the ground and the dogs were chewing on them. The other guy had injuries to his chest and it was clear it was some type of animal bite. He also had bites to his leg. The older man had to be transported on to Barnes Hospital.”
Once police responded, the dogs were taken into custody by animal control.
Anyone with any information about the suspect, please contact the East Alton Police Department at 618-259-6212.“
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Detective Christian Cranmer said apparently Boner, who lives across the street from the bar, became upset when he thought the two men were talking in loud fashion and exchanged words with the men. Then he allegedly ordered the two pit bulls to attack the brothers, although he didn’t own the dogs at the time.
“One thing led to another and he threatened to let the two pit bulls go and did,” Cranmer said. “One of the guys was hurt pretty bad. They had to stab the dogs to get them off them. I was able to tie in leads and witnesses who were good enough where I presented a case then the charges were authorized.”
The dogs were shipped to Madison County Animal Control and during early July were put down. Boner lived in the basement of the home across the street, Cranmer said.
The suspect may have left the area since the incident and is now wanted on these charges.
“I showed the extent of injuries, the older victim is likely permanently disfigured and his right hand changed forever," Cranmer said. "He has lost feeling in his thumb and pinky. The dog dug into his forearm and tore tendons and ligaments that had to be reattached. The two brothers were knocked to the ground and the dogs were chewing on them. The other guy had injuries to his chest and it was clear it was some type of animal bite. He also had bites to his leg. The older man had to be transported on to Barnes Hospital.”
Once police responded, the dogs were taken into custody by animal control.
Anyone with any information about the suspect, please contact the East Alton Police Department at 618-259-6212.“
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May 06, 2015 Wood River Boy Seriously Mauled by Family's Bullmastiff.
UPDATE: Conner, the 8 year-old boy victim was hospitalized for 8 days. When he was found, Conner was unconscious. It was feared that Conner might lose his leg, but he has kept his leg despite losing muscle and veins in his leg. He has gone through extensive physical and occupational therapy.
The dog is now being called an English mastiff and was 18 months old at the time of the attack. The family had only owned the dog for two weeks prior to the attack.
Wood River - A 5-year-old Wood River boy was flown by helicopter to a St. Louis hospital Wednesday afternoon after being mauled by the family’s Bullmastiff.
The boy, a son of a Wood River police officer, according to Wood River Deputy Chief Dan Bunt, was being treated for multiple injuries after the attack, which happened at approximately 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Wood River Fire Chief Steve Alexander said the child sustained “a number of injuries to the (lower) extremities.”
The boy was air lifted to St. Louis Children's Hospital. The bullmastiff, a family pet, was put down.
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The dog is now being called an English mastiff and was 18 months old at the time of the attack. The family had only owned the dog for two weeks prior to the attack.
Wood River - A 5-year-old Wood River boy was flown by helicopter to a St. Louis hospital Wednesday afternoon after being mauled by the family’s Bullmastiff.
The boy, a son of a Wood River police officer, according to Wood River Deputy Chief Dan Bunt, was being treated for multiple injuries after the attack, which happened at approximately 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Wood River Fire Chief Steve Alexander said the child sustained “a number of injuries to the (lower) extremities.”
The boy was air lifted to St. Louis Children's Hospital. The bullmastiff, a family pet, was put down.
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Aug 29, 2014 Lawsuit: Granite City resident sued over boy’s injuries in pit bull attack
The mother of a minor boy has filed suit against the owner of a pit bull she claims viciously attacked her eight-year-old son.
Brandon Newcombe, a minor, by his mother and next friend Kristy Ashcraft, filed suit Aug. 22 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Anna Thomason.
According to the complaint, Newcombe was on the defendant’s property at 2665 E. 23rd St. in Granite City on April 10 when her pit bull attacked Newcombe without provocation, according to the complaint.
Due to the incident, Newcombe suffered severe and permanent injuries to his arm, shoulder and stomach and experienced great pain and suffering, the suit states. He also endured permanent scarring and disfigurement, the complaint says.
His mother, Kristy Ashcraft, claims she incurred medical costs due to the attack.
In the complaint, the plaintiffs blame Thomason for Newcombe’s injuries, saying she negligently failed to keep the pit bull in the house while he was playing in her yard, failed to secure the pit bull, failed to supervise the dog and allowed the dog to bite Newcombe.
The plaintiffs seek a judgment of more than $200,000, plus costs. They are being represented by attorney Matthew R. Chapman of Becker, Schroader and Chapman in Granite City.
Madison County Circuit Court case number 14-L-1148.
Brandon Newcombe, a minor, by his mother and next friend Kristy Ashcraft, filed suit Aug. 22 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Anna Thomason.
According to the complaint, Newcombe was on the defendant’s property at 2665 E. 23rd St. in Granite City on April 10 when her pit bull attacked Newcombe without provocation, according to the complaint.
Due to the incident, Newcombe suffered severe and permanent injuries to his arm, shoulder and stomach and experienced great pain and suffering, the suit states. He also endured permanent scarring and disfigurement, the complaint says.
His mother, Kristy Ashcraft, claims she incurred medical costs due to the attack.
In the complaint, the plaintiffs blame Thomason for Newcombe’s injuries, saying she negligently failed to keep the pit bull in the house while he was playing in her yard, failed to secure the pit bull, failed to supervise the dog and allowed the dog to bite Newcombe.
The plaintiffs seek a judgment of more than $200,000, plus costs. They are being represented by attorney Matthew R. Chapman of Becker, Schroader and Chapman in Granite City.
Madison County Circuit Court case number 14-L-1148.
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Madison Record
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Jul 09, 2014 Alton Police Forced To Shoot Loose Pit Bull
Alton - According to the department, officers responded to the apartment complex on the 2900 block of College Avenue at approximately 6:07 p.m. on July 3 for an incident not related to the dog or its owners. Once there, the officers encountered the dog, which was said to be barking and growling at the officers, according to Public Information Officer Emily Hejna. Officers requested that the dog be taken inside more than once, Hejna said.
The dog’s owner, Antoinette Skelton, said she attempted to take the dog into her apartment but the dog got loose as she grappled with it while also holding her four-year-old son.
When the dog ran at the officer he feared he would be attacked, Hejna said, prompting him to fire his weapon.
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The Telegraph
Jun 06, 2014 Same Granite City Pit Bulls climb another fence and kill yet another dog
UPDATE: Madison county animal control confirms that the less aggressive of the two pit bulls that have been on a months long killing rampage was put down. Animal control wants to declare the other pit bull "dangerous" so that it has ample opportunity to kill a few more beloved pets before they euthanize the more aggressive mauler.
Granite City - Two pit bulls that have escaped owners' yard repeatedly attacked and killed up to 11 other pets, have killed again.
This time they leaped a fence to kill a 13 year old black toy poodle named Antoine in his own fenced yard.
The dogs are now impounded and it is not known if authorities will seek to have the dogs declared dangerous. Despite all the kills these maulers have racked up already, authorities don't believe they've killed enough yet to go ahead with a vicious dog hearing. Perhaps they're waiting for a child to be killed.
Family of the previous three victim dogs, who are pit bull lovers, have said frequently said that its not the pit bulls' fault, as if laying blame on the dogs is the point at all. They are content to mouth the platitude that owners should be responsible, and are seemingly oblivious to the fact that if the owners of the dead chihuahua mixes or Antoine, the latest fatality, had been irresponsible and let their dogs run loose, those dogs would have killed nothing. They are also oblivious to the fact that even responsible owners have an off moment, and it is unacceptable to keep animals that, when they escape, are determined and only want to kill in residential neighborhoods.
Antoine's mourning owners do feel the situation is ridiculous and needs to stop.
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Granite City - Two pit bulls that have escaped owners' yard repeatedly attacked and killed up to 11 other pets, have killed again.
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The dogs are now impounded and it is not known if authorities will seek to have the dogs declared dangerous. Despite all the kills these maulers have racked up already, authorities don't believe they've killed enough yet to go ahead with a vicious dog hearing. Perhaps they're waiting for a child to be killed.
Family of the previous three victim dogs, who are pit bull lovers, have said frequently said that its not the pit bulls' fault, as if laying blame on the dogs is the point at all. They are content to mouth the platitude that owners should be responsible, and are seemingly oblivious to the fact that if the owners of the dead chihuahua mixes or Antoine, the latest fatality, had been irresponsible and let their dogs run loose, those dogs would have killed nothing. They are also oblivious to the fact that even responsible owners have an off moment, and it is unacceptable to keep animals that, when they escape, are determined and only want to kill in residential neighborhoods.
Antoine's mourning owners do feel the situation is ridiculous and needs to stop.
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May 21, 2014 Granite City Pit Bulls Responsible for 11 Pet Attacks and Deaths
A pair of pit bull mixes have been killing pets since last November and may be responsible for all 11 deaths to pets including the devastating home invasion attack that brutally killed three chihuahua mixes. The pit bulls jumped over a fence into the enclosed yard and then entered the home through a doggie door to kill three chihuahua mixes.
One Chihuahua mix, Cowboy, had been dragged outside and disemboweled, so a police officer put him out of his misery. Another dog, Bandit, was killed inside and the third, Sugarbutt, was still alive when police arrived, but mortally wounded.
The brutality of the attack devastated the owner who came home to to a horrific scene, but did not see the attack. Other neighbors describe the same pit bull mixes as having tried to enter their homes to kill their pets.
Last year, a pit bull killed a sheltie being walked by a mentally disabled man, and these are just the most recent in a string of pit bull problems that go back many years In Granite City. Nothing has been done and the problem seems to be getting worse.
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Granite City - A Granite City pit bull killed a sheltie mix owned and being walked by a man with mental disabilities The pit bull owner has only been issued a ticket for a loose dog.
Police responded to reports that an aggressive dog was attacking people. The loose pit bull had killed a mentally disabled man's sheltie mix and then attacked the sheltie owner when he picked up his mortally wounded sheltie. People threw bricks at the pit bull and it momentarily retreated.
When police arrived, the shaken sheltie owner who was injured and covered in blood, was screaming, "He killed my dog."
A patrolman shot the pit bull to protect the sheltie owner when the pit bull circled back aggressively. The pit bull was suffering after the first shot, so the officer fired again to put the pit bull out of its misery.
Police Chief Rich Miller defended the officers' actions, but expressed remorse that the pit bull was killed.
Chief Miller then attempted to normalize pit bull aggression and dangerousness by saying "Sometimes these things are accidents, the dog gets away" as if when other kinds of dogs get loose they kill small dogs in the presence of the victim's owner and then attack the owner.
Miller also said that the city has one or two dog attacks on people a year.
The pit bull owner was ticketed for a loose dog. The sheltie owner was taken to the hospital, treated and released.
Five years ago Granite City enacted a tougher dangerous dog ordinance after a horrible serial pit bull attack on two dogs. The ordinance mandates a special license for owners of dangerous and vicious dogs which requires the owner to provide proof of insurance, immunizations, veterinary care among other things. The dangerous dog owner must also provide photographs of the dangerous dog and pay a dangerous dog licence fee.
The city sanitation dept is to inspect the premises to verify adequate containment before the license is granted. And there are requirements the owner of the dangerous dog must follow.
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When police arrived, the shaken sheltie owner who was injured and covered in blood, was screaming, "He killed my dog."
A patrolman shot the pit bull to protect the sheltie owner when the pit bull circled back aggressively. The pit bull was suffering after the first shot, so the officer fired again to put the pit bull out of its misery.
Police Chief Rich Miller defended the officers' actions, but expressed remorse that the pit bull was killed.
Chief Miller then attempted to normalize pit bull aggression and dangerousness by saying "Sometimes these things are accidents, the dog gets away" as if when other kinds of dogs get loose they kill small dogs in the presence of the victim's owner and then attack the owner.
Miller also said that the city has one or two dog attacks on people a year.
The pit bull owner was ticketed for a loose dog. The sheltie owner was taken to the hospital, treated and released.
Five years ago Granite City enacted a tougher dangerous dog ordinance after a horrible serial pit bull attack on two dogs. The ordinance mandates a special license for owners of dangerous and vicious dogs which requires the owner to provide proof of insurance, immunizations, veterinary care among other things. The dangerous dog owner must also provide photographs of the dangerous dog and pay a dangerous dog licence fee.
The city sanitation dept is to inspect the premises to verify adequate containment before the license is granted. And there are requirements the owner of the dangerous dog must follow.
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Alton - Two loose dogs one a pit bull, one a mix, which one attacks?
Judge Kyle Napp vividly describes a harrowing encounter with a pit bull. She was saved from being mauled by pit bull that already had blood on its face by one of three men who came running to rescue her. The bloody pit bull took off after one of the the men.
The chase continued by car into the neighboring town of Godfrey before the dog were caught.
Napp, who founded the Madison County Child Advocacy Center, and is a dog lover was describes her experience:
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Judge Kyle Napp vividly describes a harrowing encounter with a pit bull. She was saved from being mauled by pit bull that already had blood on its face by one of three men who came running to rescue her. The bloody pit bull took off after one of the the men.
The chase continued by car into the neighboring town of Godfrey before the dog were caught.
Napp, who founded the Madison County Child Advocacy Center, and is a dog lover was describes her experience:
"I am a dog lover and have three dogs of my own, but it was terrifying," said Madison County Circuit Judge Kyle Napp. "I am frightened to think what would have happened had those dogs run across a kid waiting at the bus stop."Read more:
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Though all of Madison county had a population of 268,459 in 2011, Madison county has seen disproportionately high number of serious pit bulls attacks over the years.
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Jul 09, 2012 Judge Crowder orders pit bull named 'Precious' to remain in custody
Madison County - Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder on Monday ordered a pit bull to remain in custody of the county Animal Control facility until further order.
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Crowder ordered the Gelzinnises to pay for the cost of Precious's incarceration.
A hearing that was set to take place on Monday afternoon was continued by Crowder due to a change in plaintiff's attorneys.
By Christina Stueve
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UPDATE: It was reported by Alton Daily News that the lawsuit was against three owners of Precious, MICHAEL McCAULEY who was walking Precious at the time of the attack, PATRICIA D. GELZINNIS and GREGORY A. GELZINNIS.
EDIT:Precious, a pit bull with a history of vicious attacks inflicting severe injuries on both people and at least one pet dog, was being walked on a public street with no muzzle when a college student, Mallorie Vest, jogged around Precious. Precious attacked Vest, causing severe damage with tissue loss, a broken finger, a near severed fingertip, and sprains. Her parents, one a doctor and the other the surgeon that treated her, said she will need future reconstructive surgery and physical therapy.
When it was reported that this was Precious' third human victim and that Precious was going to be returned to McCAULEY and GELZINNIS after a 10 day quarantine because animal control felt its hands were tied by Illinois' infamous Animal Control Act, previous victims and their lawyers came forward in comment sections of the news stories and blogs to describe the devastation Precious had previously wrought. A fourth victim that had not been mentioned in the original news story reported that her dog had been savagely and terribly attacked on her own property by Precious before the first human victim had been reported.
Although McCAULEY was named as the owner of the most recent lawsuit, The first reported human victim, Pamela Moore, a friend of GELZINNIS, detailed her attack in comments on Craven Desires. Among the details she furnished, she asserted that GELZINNIS lied on a police report stating that she was an employee so that he could attempt to claim the attack was a work related injury. Moore contends that GELZINNIS and his mother, Pat, knew the dog was a dangerous mauler because as soon as Pam walked through the door, Pat screamed at her to leave because the dog was there. Pam could not get out of the door fast enough and was attacked as the cowardly owner, GELZINNIS, waited in a back room while his elderly mother attempted to pull Precious off Pam, according to Moore. He cravenly allowed his friend to be mauled while hiding, impotent, from his own pit bull saying, "There was no sense for both of us to get bit." Makes perfect sense.
In comments in yet another story, Pamela Moore and her friends describe an attack that was so serious she needed reconstructive surgery on her arm. She also relates details about Precious' behavior prior to the attack. Moore said the Gelzinnis' knew their pit bull was so vicious that it could not be in the same room with visitors. Moore reports that she and her children were "sneaked" into the GELZINNIS' home in an attempt to avoid a violent reaction by "Precious." And when "Precious" did see people through a glass door, she hurled herself at the door in an effort to attack them.
The Village of Godfrey made no moves to have the dog declared vicious after any of the three attacks even though the current village administrator, Meladee Maggos, whose terrier mix was horribly mauled by Precious, likely would have supported some kind of action.
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GELZINNIS reportedly told Pam he wouldn't have Precious put down;
the maulings were in his view "just the nature of the beast." (file photo) |
Gelzinnis showed blatant and egregious disregard for human health and safety by walking Precious on a public street without a muzzle knowing the ferocity of Precious' previous human and dog attacks. What is the nature of this beast, the Illinois pit bull bully, and why are they so secure in their right to terrorize and maul people and animals?
The nature of this beast immediately showed itself in the comments sections of recent news articles about Precious' third known human attack on jogger Mallorie Vest. The comments filled up with pit bull defenders blaming the victim. The first and chief blamer was Hope Rescues of Alton, Il, founded by JACKIE SPIKER and KIM LEE. Hope Rescue's argument was that joggers and everyone of us should just gangway and cross the street because pittie owns the road, and anyone who doesn't know that just has no "common sense." These beastly views line up perfectly with GELZINNIS' apparent view that he has every right to have a mauler and take it out in public. Everyone should just get out of his way because Precious owns the road, and she'll own you, too, if you dare think otherwise.
I'd point you to Hope Rescue's comments in the news story, but Hope Rescues removed them. Luckily, Craven Desires saved them before they were deleted. Here are some of those comments:
This is the nature of the beast. Illinois bully pit bull owners blame victims for causing their attack because it is just "common sense" to assume a pit bull will attack you if you are near it. This "common sense" blaming was taken to an extreme last year in Peoria when pit bull owner KRISTEN MICHAUD blamed her pit bull's victim for being attacked on his own property. MICHAUD said that her neighbor, the victim, failed to use "common sense" and inform MICHAUD that he would be working in his own yard. Makes perfect sense.
SPIKER's statements seem to reveal a misanthropic mindset that is possibly confirmed by online reviews of JACKIE SPIKER's treatment of potential adopters at Hope Animal Rescues. One review reads:
No one questions JACKIE SPIKER's devotion to the dogs, or condemns SPIKER for denying their application. They simply object to being harassed, blamed, and insulted for trying to adopt a dog. A SPIKER defender suggests that SPIKER's misanthropic behavior is a result of being extremely devoted to her dogs and only willing to adopt dogs to the most qualified and best suited adopters. However, an online document suggests another, much less altruistic criteria SPIKER may be looking for in potential adopters. When seeking investors for her for-profit doggie daycare and boarding facility, she boasted online that 67% of the people adopting her rescue dogs became customers of her for-profit company. If her claim is true, her non-profit rescue creates a pool of 140 potential new customers a year for her for-profit doggie daycare.
However, Hope Rescue's JACKIE SPIKER and KIM LEE don't have to worry quite so much about attracting investors anymore because JAIME and MARK BUEHRLE have become their benefactors. In addition to long time support given to Hope Rescues, in 2011 the BUEHRLEs gave Hope Rescues $200,000 for the purchase of a 13 acre property and will build shelter buildings as well as a home for SPIKER and LEE.
MARK BUEHRLE is, of course, a major league pitcher until recently pitching for the White Sox. He's quite a pitcher, too. In April 2007, he pitched a no hitter and in July 2009, he pitched the 18th perfect game in baseball history which explains the $58 million four year contract he signed with the Marlins in December 2011.
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Mark Buehrle is an AVID hunter. He is the type of hunter that annoys you with his "look how big my dick is" hunting stories where he'll brag about his kills. He recently bragged to a completely un-enthralled throng of Chicago reporters about taking down a black bear with a bow and arrow. –thinds
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And in this same short time span, BUEHRLE goes from making the news for his hunting exploits, including bowhunting a baited black bear and gushing about it like a 12 year old back in 2007, to publicly wishing injuries on MICHAEL VICK because VICK killed animals for enjoyment, and most recently becoming a celebrity spokesperson for the NO KILL Best Friends Animal Society. That's quite a drastic turnaround.
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No Kill? More like MO' KILL
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Just weeks after signing a contract with Miami and 9 months after adopting his first pit bull from Hope Rescues, he publicly endorsed BFAS's proposed legislation to end a 23 year old Miami-Dade county pit bull ban. Mark and Jaime, 9 months after becoming pit bull owners themselves, felt qualified to use their celebrity status to tell Miami what's good for them as spokespeople for BFAS. Jaime Buehrle said, "When my husband, Mark, became the new pitcher for the Miami Marlins, we were excited to move our family down to Florida and join our team's community. But then we found out our family wasn't welcome in Miami-Dade County, because one of our rescued dogs, Slater, is a pit bull."
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Wow, it sounds like that poor BUEHRLE couple just got blindsided by that 23 year old pit bull ban, doesn't it. They just had no clue... Right. It's the nature of the beast, though. Jaime Buehrle, having worked with BFAS since at least 2008 trying to adopt out a pit bull mix with behavior problems that included attacking men and strangers due to a "sort of post traumatic stress disorder" into an unsuspecting neighborhood, had certainly heard a whisper or two about BSL. The Buehrles visited BFAS in Utah twice and Ledy VanKavage, senior legislative attorney for BFAS and Jaime's texting buddy, says of the Buehrles, "They're the cream of the crop, man." They also knew when they adopted Slater, so named because he reminded the couple of a muscle bound, exceedingly stupid TV character, that Buehrle's contract was about to end. In other accounts, the Buehrles suggest that Mark would not have signed with the Marlins if they could not find a place to live with their pit bull. This is the hovel they managed to scrounge up an hour's commute from Marlin park because of the Miami-Dade pit bull ban their free choice to own a pit bull.
Despite what the Buehrles said, their move with a pit bull to a ban area was anticipated and well planned. Ledy VanKavage already had drafted legislation repealing Miami-Dade's pit bull ban and gotten Florida legislators to sponsor it just in time to coincide with the Buehrle's move to Miami.
VanKavage is the author of Illinois' Animal Control act amendments to protect pit bulls and other dangerous dogs and their owners. And this brings us full circle to four time mauler Precious and her owner GREG GELZINNIS. VanKavage wrote Illinois Animal Control Act amendments to take public safety and welfare decision making powers away from local governments and to create an onerous burden on those wishing to deem a dog dangerous or vicious. To further protect owners of dangerous dogs, even irresponsible ones like GELZINNIS, she created a lengthy and complicated appeals process. The Act, which prohibits BSL has already played a part in a tragic circumstance in which the town of Johnstonville, IL, correctly identifying pit bulls as a specific danger to their community, and passed ordinances to ban them. Informed of the BSL prohibition by Ledy VanKavage, they had their hands tied and were forced to drop the ban. Less than two years later in that same small town, a young boy was fatally attacked by pit bulls.
If there's any doubt that VanKavage's intent in crafting Illinois Animal Control Act amendments was to protect dangerous dogs and their owners, one need only read what she herself chose to highlight on her own BFAS "Pit Bull Terrier Initiatives" news pages.
There, she crows about the first person in Illinois to successfully overturn her attacking pit bull's dangerous dog designation, to the horror of her neighborhood, as a victory. This owner refused to even muzzle her aggressive pit bull after it had attacked a dog. The conclusion of the article states that this move saved the mauling pit bull's life when it did no such thing. Deeming a dog dangerous in Illinois does not give anyone the authority to euthanize the dog. And all the owner had been required to do was muzzle her dangerous, biting pit bull in public.
And more proof that the Illinois Animal Control Act serves to keep dangerous dogs in our communities is the outrage occurring in Godfrey, Illinois. The first news reports highlighted the fact that after three serious reported human attacks, the village of Godfrey was going to return the dog back to the owner claiming their hands were tied. While the dangerous and vicious dog laws are complicated and onerous, there were and are remedies to this situation but the village of Godfrey was and is seemingly unwilling to pursue a vicious dog designation for the protection of the villagers. It is the victim herself, Mallorie Vest, who is filing the suit on behalf of the Madison County state's attorney to have Precious declared vicious. Once again, the burden falls on the victim to hold the pit bull owner accountable.
This is the nature of the beast in Illinois and what gives Illinois pit bull owners a defiant sense of entitlement. It is time for Illinois to demand animal control laws be changed in favor of public safety and local control rather than favoring the rights of a few who feel they need to own dangerous dogs. It is just common sense.
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May 31, 2012 Godfrey pit bull only quarantined after 3 confirmed attacks
Godfrey - Officials in the town of Godfrey IL are claiming there is nothing they can do but give a three time mauler back to the owner. Illinois vicious and dangerous dog law does make it difficult to have dogs declared dangerous or vicious, but it can and should be done. Town administrators should pursue a vicious dog designation for this pit bull. Having the dog deemed vicious gives the town administrators the power to put the pit bull down. Illinois law also specifically gives the town the power to decide where the dog will be kept for the duration of the proceedings. They can keep the dog at animal control and charge the owner for board for the duration of the process.
Not only can they hold the dog, they most certainly should hold the dog. Read the letter from a victim's attorney from a previous bite case involving this dog in the comments section of the story.
UPDATE: Another serious attack by this dog previous to all the others has been reported in the comments section of the news story. See below.
UPDATE: Another serious attack by this dog previous to all the others has been reported in the comments section of the news story. See below.
The dog and its owners are all dangerous and the dog should not be allowed to continue to harass and traumatize the community.
UPDATE: The animal that attacked three other people will not go free this weekend.
UPDATE: The animal that attacked three other people will not go free this weekend.
A Godfrey pit bull has attacked three people and sent its latest victim to the emergency room with severe injuries. But this weekend, the dog is headed back home, without any restrictions or punishments.
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"It grabbed my back thigh," Vest said. "It took me down. It scraped my knees and dragged me back on the sidewalk."
And then it took a chunk out of her leg.
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She called her dad, who just happened to be the on-call surgeon at the nearest emergency room.
"I was horrified at the bite," Dr. Vest said.
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Animal control director David Hall says under the current state law, there's little they can do, other than quarantine the dog.
From the comments section:
This pit bull dog attacked a woman on August 10, 2009 in Godfrey when the owners took it to their business. The woman was simply walking through the front door of the owners' business when the pit bull attacked her without provocation or justification. I personally examined this dog as part of a lawsuit following that attack, and can tell you that in my opinion there is something wrong with this dog - it should not be on the streets. It is a shame and quite frankly ridiculous that the dog was allowed to be involved in a 2nd attack in 2010, and now this 3rd attack. If this dog is not "vicious" under IL law, then NO dog will ever be deemed "vicious" under the law. I love animals, especially dogs, however, a pattern of attacks is an ominous sign and cannot be ignored. We don't give humans this many breaks before they are sent away to prison for a long time. My thoughts are with Mallory Vest and her family.
Chris Wright, Attorney
Millikan Wright LLC
Here is some additional history sharing: This is not hearsay, but rather a first-hand, gut-wrenching account of another attack by this pit bull. In June of 2009, my small terrier was in OUR front yard only two feet from OUR front porch. Now, I’m assuming since my terrier IS a dog, that she saw the approaching pit bull from a dog’s point of view. Although there is a leash law in Godfrey, the pit bull was roaming our neighborhood (which I might add, is inhabited by dozens of small children). Hearing the most blood-curdling yelping I have ever heard in my life, we ran out our front door to see our little dog being shaken and nearly shredded alive by this “no-pattern-established-yet” pit bull. After days in the emergency Vet clinic, our dog miraculously lived. Based on my experience, and learning now of these other attacks (and yes, I have verification that it IS the same dog), I “deem” this dog vicious. This story is a good example for training owners: If you have a dog that has attacked three people and nearly killed your neighbor’s dog - THAT’S A PATTERN. Be responsible and get rid of the dog.
by Kasey Joyce
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KSDK Accessed: 2012-06-01. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/686XGkq5f)
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Oct 06, 2010 Lawsuit: Alton man sues dog owner and neighbor over pit bull attack
Alton - An Alton man is suing his neighbor and her friend, claiming he was attacked by a pit bull while on a walk.
Antonio M. Brown Sr. filed the lawsuit against Megan Page and Ginger Stodgsdill Sept. 30 in Madison County Circuit Court.
Brown says he was walking down his street near his neighbor's house when he was allegedly attacked by the dog. Brown says the dog bit him, puncturing his right leg and injuring his ribs. Page lives in the house where the alleged attack happened. Stodgsdill owns the dog.
Brown seeks an unspecified amount of money for injuries, medical bills and court costs.
Read more:
The Madison St. Clair Record
Antonio M. Brown Sr. filed the lawsuit against Megan Page and Ginger Stodgsdill Sept. 30 in Madison County Circuit Court.
Brown says he was walking down his street near his neighbor's house when he was allegedly attacked by the dog. Brown says the dog bit him, puncturing his right leg and injuring his ribs. Page lives in the house where the alleged attack happened. Stodgsdill owns the dog.
Brown seeks an unspecified amount of money for injuries, medical bills and court costs.
Read more:
The Madison St. Clair Record
Sep 27, 2010 South Roxana Officer Shoots Pit Bull to Death
South Roxana - A police officer shot and killed a pit bull during the weekend after it attacked him when he responded to a call reporting a dog running loose in the neighborhood.
Read more:The Telegraph Accessed: 2012-01-13. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/64ed2s3di)
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