Chicago - Thanks to policies and programs by Safe Humane Chicago and Best Friends Animal Society that encourage pit bull ownership in poverty stricken neighborhoods infested with dogfighting, and placing fight bust dogs back into Chicago communities, small children are now wondering what the problem with dogfighting even is. They see it all the time, and, as 14 year old Jason Walker says, "I really don't see what the big deal is about making dogs fight. If two dogs want to fight then how is that illegal?"
Even though Safe Humane Chicago has been propagandizing about pit bulls to kids in Chicago communities for years, kids still don't see what the big deal about dogfighting is. Dogfighting is still a way of life.
So, by all means, let's continue to pump more pit bulls back into impoverished neighborhoods. And, by all means, let's take fight bust dogs and put THOSE pits back in Chicago neighborhoods providing cover for the dogfighters and endangering normal dogs.
Heaven forbid we ban pit bulls, removing cover for dogfighters and the opportunity for pre-teens to fight their pet pit bulls informally, preparing them for the big league.
Let's keep working to make Chicago more dangerous and more inhumane.
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Nov 11, 2012 Kane County Health Dept. Confirms That First Responder Dawn Brown Killed By Bullmastiff
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| Health Dept. officials confirm that Dawn Brown's mastiff was a bullmastiff gripping breed |
Big Rock - The mastiff that killed its new owner, firefighter Dawn Brown, was a bull breed. Just as developers of the pit bull terrier cross bred terriers with bulldogs to give them deadly gripping traits, developers of the bullmastiff were bred from 60% mastiff and 40% bulldog to create a more aggressive mastiff.
As has been widely reported, the bullmastiff was a new addition to the family and the dogs were not getting along together. There has been speculation that Brown attempted to break up a dogfight.
Dawn Brown was a gripping breed lover. Her two other dogs were a pit bull mix and a boxer.
The bullmastiff was euthanized.
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Champaign - While attempting to save a labrador that was being attacked by a pit bull, police accidentally shot the labrador.
The victim dog was an exceedingly well-trained, gentle labrador retriever that was a beloved and cherished pet. The owner's daughter had to witness a protracted attack by an aggressive pit bull and then see her dog shot dead.
The young woman was walking her dog on a leash when a pit bull ran up to them for the express purpose of attacking her dog. The woman and another person tried to kick the pit bull off the lab, but when police arrived, the pit bull was still attacking the lab.
In an attempt to kill the pit bull and save the labrador, a police officer accidentally fatally shot the labrador.
The story on Illinois homepage.net headlines this as a dog fight when it is revealed that the victim dog was an exceedingly well-trained, gentle dog. This was NOT a dog fight. This was an attack by a fighting breed dog on a beloved, cherished and well-trained pet in a supposedly civilized society.
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Nov 14, 2012 Chicago stray pit bulls kill cat maul dog attack woman
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| Hero was attacked by a pit bull |
A pair of stray brown and white pit bulls responsible for a string of attacks have Chicago residents worried about their children. The pit bulls have killed a cat, mauled a small dog and attacked a woman who used mace to deter the pair.
The woman who saw the dogs kill the cat called 911, and though she followed the pits to help police locate and secure the pit bulls, no one from the police department or animal control bothered to show up.
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Nov 12, 2012 Wilmette neighbors band together to sue pit bull owner
Wilmette - Four neighbors, concerned for the safety of their neighborhood, have reluctantly banded together to sue pit bull owner MEGAN ALBRIGHT and her parents.
Her pit bull has gotten out and acted aggressively three times and in a neighborhood where at least 40 children reside, no one wants to wait for an attack to happen.
It is alleged in the lawsuit that MEGAN's father has admitted that the pit bull is "mean" and MEGAN has said that the pit bull can't go to a kennel because it will attack the other animals.
MEGAN is very active in pit bull rescue and contends on her facebook page (which has since been set to private) that the neighbors just don't want a pit bull in the neighborhood and the loose black dog that has been seen in the neighborhood is really a black lab.
John Grady, a neighbor, said, “This is a very sad situation. I really like my neighbors, but “we are not waiting for the first bite, which could mean tragedy for a child.”
Please note that MEGAN ALBRIGHT undoubtedly sees herself as a responsible and knowledgeable owner who deems herself able to educate the public about pit bulls. Meanwhile, her neighborhood is being held hostage by her loose pit bull. It is not pit bull owners that educate people; the pit bulls themselves are educating us.
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Chicago - "This morning around 8 am Smith Park resident was getting out of her car in the 2500 block of Superior when she observed 2 off-leash pit bulls heading towards her. When she didn't see an owner, she quickly went inside her fence. At this point a stray cat that several neighbors feed crossed their path. They immediately pounced on the cat killing her. Carrying the dead cat, the dogs headed away from the neighbor, so she ran back to her car and started following them."
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Chicago - After trying to stop a pit bull from mauling a german shepherd by macing it, an off duty police officer shot and killed it in Logan Square on the north side of Chicago.
The german shepherd is expected to survive.
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The german shepherd is expected to survive.
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