Showing posts with label pit bull mix. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pit bull mix. Show all posts
Jun 27, 2012 Naperville cops probe pit bull attack on boy
Naperville - An attack by a pit bull on Naperville’s southwest side sent a teenage boy to the hospital.
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“I remember hearing both boys laughing at first, then something like, ‘Whoa! Whoa! Down! Then the screaming started.”
“The dog ... was growling and attacking the boy and had ahold of his arm and would not let go. The other boy yelled at the dog and tried to pull him off, but the dog kept attacking, and the boy being attacked kept screaming.”
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“It was a horrifying experience, and as far as I could tell unprovoked, and I won’t soon forget that boy’s screams,” the resident said.
“I am more concerned about that dog. I think it should be put down, or at the very least removed from the home. It would be a big relief to know the dog is gone.”
By Bill Bird
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Jan 13, 2012 Man arrested after dog attacks girl
HUTSONVILLE – An Illinois man will appear in court after his dog attacked an 8-year-old girl.
Crawford County police authorities say the pitbull-rottweiler mix belonging to Clinton Woosley, 36, Hutsonville, Ill., attacked Kelcee Lowrance, 8, Hutsonville, Ill Tuesday.
Police say Lowrance was severely injured and was taken to the hospital.
As of Thursday afternoon, Lowrance was recovering from surgery to reattach her right ear and also from work on her right arm.
A Free Will Donation Soup Supper Benefit for Kelcee Lowrance has been planned for Thursday, January 26 from 4pm to 8pm at Hutsonville Elementary School.
There has been an account set up at the Farmers & Merchants Bank:
The Kelcee Lowrance Medical Expense Fund
P.O. Box 277
Hutsonville, IL 62433
(618) 563-4710
For more information contact:
Holly Haddix (618)421-2330 Lesley Hites (618) 562-4030
Julie Lowe (618) 554-5722 Nikki Guyer (618) 554-6499
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Dec 07, 2011 Rockford woman dies after attack by her pit bull
Rockford - A woman died Tuesday after being mauled by one of her two pit bulls in November.
Tonia C. Parks, 39, was attacked by one of her two 8-year-old pit bulls as she had a seizure in her home Nov. 18 in the 3200 block of Collins Street, said Jennifer Stacy, deputy director of Winnebago County Animal Services. Reports say she suffered injuries to her head and that her jugular vein had been bitten. Had remained in critical condition until she passed away.
This fatal pit bull attack was not picked up by national news outlets. The initial local reports correctly identified the dogs as pit bulls though subsequent reports suggested the dogs were american bulldogs. AP Illinois' miniscule coverage mentioned no breed in a report a month after local Animal Services confirmed the dogs were pit bulls through a FOI request from the Rockford Register Star.
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Tonia C. Parks, 39, was attacked by one of her two 8-year-old pit bulls as she had a seizure in her home Nov. 18 in the 3200 block of Collins Street, said Jennifer Stacy, deputy director of Winnebago County Animal Services. Reports say she suffered injuries to her head and that her jugular vein had been bitten. Had remained in critical condition until she passed away.
This fatal pit bull attack was not picked up by national news outlets. The initial local reports correctly identified the dogs as pit bulls though subsequent reports suggested the dogs were american bulldogs. AP Illinois' miniscule coverage mentioned no breed in a report a month after local Animal Services confirmed the dogs were pit bulls through a FOI request from the Rockford Register Star.
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May 20, 2011 Monmouth American Bulldogs Mauled Woman
Monmouth - Warren County sheriff’s deputies were sent to a rural Monmouth home at 8:20 p.m. Thursday after a neighborhood report of someone calling for help.
The first deputy on the scene discovered a woman being mauled by two American bulldogs. The deputy destroyed both animals in order to save the woman, according to a news release from the Warren County Sheriff’s Department.
May 01, 2011 Wilmington eyes stronger animal control ordinance
WILMINGTON — City officials are slated to discuss ordinances regulating animal control, with an eye toward possible increases in fines.
Urging quick action, resident Valerie Fox spoke at Tuesday’s city council meeting, saying the dog she gave her friend as a companion dog has been repeatedly attacked by another dog.
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“Our dog is a joy — but, he’s terrorized.” During the first attack, her friend received puncture wounds while trying to protect their dog, she said.
“I just want to see this dog removed,” Fox said. She described the dog as a big pit bull terrier/shepherd mix.
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“Our dog is a joy — but, he’s terrorized.” During the first attack, her friend received puncture wounds while trying to protect their dog, she said.
“I just want to see this dog removed,” Fox said. She described the dog as a big pit bull terrier/shepherd mix.
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“We are working on strengthening the ordinance.”
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Apr 07, 2011 Danville Letter to Editor: Dogs Kill Pet Cat name Pumpkin
Letters to the Editor
Editor:
DANVILLE — On March 19, two large dogs were running around the Holiday Hills subdivision. They entered my yard on Hillside Drive and killed my precious cat, Pumpkin. He was the smartest, most adventurous boy. He was the alpha in the house and in my heart. He was unhappy being confined by walls, so I let him spend time in the backyard. My heart is devastated, and a part of me has died.
I ask all residents of Holiday Hills and Danville to call animal control or the Humane Society if they see these two dogs, or any dog running loose. One is a brown pit-bull mix. The other is a white Labrador mix. Since these dogs have tasted blood, they will kill again. The next victim might be your small dog, cat or baby. These dogs are a danger to small children and infants.
The dogs who killed my cat did not wear collars. Do they have up-to-date rabies vaccines? If anyone knows any animal that is abused or neglected, please call the police or Humane Society. What if you, the human, were created as a dog who had to spend all its time alone or always tied to a tree or was hungry?
These dogs may have been hungry. I chased them away before they ate my Pumpkin. I quickly took my baby to a clinic, but a 10-pound cat cannot survive a bite to the throat from a 75-pound dog. If any person does claim these wild beasts, he or she should pay my veterinarian’s and cremation bills.
Danville does have a leash law. Please, everyone needs to help to put a stop to unsupervised dogs before another life gets injured or killed or causes a vehicle accident.
Barb Albers
Danville
Mar 23, 2011 Sterling Grandparents Rescue Boy Being Attacked by Pit Bull
Sterling – Grandparents who rushed in and beat a dog unconscious with a 2-by-4 may have saved a 6-year-old boy from being seriously injured when the animal attacked him Tuesday.
Whiteside County Animal Control is holding the American bulldog/pit bull terrier mix for 10 days, for observation.
The dog was tied up in its yard but pulled its chain from the ground and ran into the boy’s yard. The boy’s grandmother wrestled the dog to the ground, while his grandfather hit it several times in the head with a 2-by-4, knocking it out, police said.
Sauk Valley Accessed: 2012-02-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/65GXp25js)
Whiteside County Animal Control is holding the American bulldog/pit bull terrier mix for 10 days, for observation.
The dog was tied up in its yard but pulled its chain from the ground and ran into the boy’s yard. The boy’s grandmother wrestled the dog to the ground, while his grandfather hit it several times in the head with a 2-by-4, knocking it out, police said.
Sauk Valley Accessed: 2012-02-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/65GXp25js)
Jan 18, 2011 City to bite back, committee drafting Joey's law
Wilmington –– The Wilmington City Council is expected to move quickly to approve provisions defining and regulating dangerous dogs. An ordinance amendment was before the council Tuesday night for a first reading, and could very well be approved at the Feb. 1 council meeting.
Joey, a silky terrier adopted from a shelter by Dennis Sartore and Valerie Fox, is the victim of a bully. Joey has been attacked three times by a neighbor's roaming pit bull terrier-shepherd mix since May - the last time, in mid-December, Joey had seven gaping wounds, requiring many sutures and hundreds of dollars in veterinary care. Sartore was certain the big dog was trying to kill Joey.
by Pam Monson
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Aug 07 2010 Pit Bulls Attack 5 Year Old Winston Bankston
Bush – Winston Bankston 5-year-old boy is clinging to life after being attacked by pit bull dogs while he played in the city park.
"I spoke with a member of the family this morning. And Winston is in ICU at Cardinal Glennon, he is in a medical induced coma and on a ventilator," Chief Harvel said.
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Jul 07, 2010 La Salle Co Pit Bull Destroyed After Attack on Yorkie
La Salle Co - A pit bull mixed breed was destroyed by county authorities after it attacked a small Yorkshire terrier just before the Fourth of July parade Sunday in Sheridan.
La Salle County Animal Control Officer Gary Wind said the pit mix owners relinquished the animal to him after the attack because "they thought the dog was too big of a liability." Wind said it was the second documented attack by the animal.
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Dec 03, 2008 Man kills pit bull during mauling
JOLIET — A man wielding a knife killed a pit bull mix that was mauling its owner in the yard of a home in the 200 block of Criswell Street, police said.
Both men were taken to Silver Cross Hospital, where the dog owner was treated for "brutal" bites to his leg and face, and the rescuer for bites to his hands, officials said.
Chicago Tribune
Both men were taken to Silver Cross Hospital, where the dog owner was treated for "brutal" bites to his leg and face, and the rescuer for bites to his hands, officials said.
Chicago Tribune
Feb 26, 2007 Dog Attack Sends Woman to Hospital
Naperville - Police are considering filing criminal charges against a woman following an incident, in which the dog she was walking allegedly attacked and mauled two smaller dogs and repeatedly bit their owner and a good samaritan.
By Bill Bird
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