Pit Bull Attacks and Dogfighting in Illinois

Apr 30, 2015 Murphysboro Will Euthanize Pit Bull Deemed Vicious

Murphysboro - Under its Vicious Dog Ordinance, the Council ordered the destruction of a pit bull charged with biting three people. The animal is already in the custody of the Animal Control.

File photo

No mention of when, where or which attacks led to the vicious dog desgination.

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The Southern
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Apr 26, 2015 Chicago Pit Bull Attacked Girl, 12, in Albany Park

Chicago - A 12-year-old girl was injured when a pit bull attacked her.

It happened Sunday night in the 4900 block of North Troy in the city’s Albany Park neighborhood.
The girl and her family were dog-sitting when the dog bit her on the arm.

The girl was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston with injuries to her arm. She’s in stable condition and the fire department says her injuries are not life threatening.

Police officers shot the dog when they arrived to the scene. The owner was issued citations.

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WGN TV

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Apr 26, 2015 Chicago Police Shoot Pit Bull Used as Weapon

Photo by ABC 7

About 10 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 9500 block of South Ewing after someone reported seeing a man entering a backyard with a gun, police said.

Officers then saw a man fitting the description they were given leaving a yard with a large pit bull, police said. The man ignored the officers' demands to tie the dog to a fence, police said.

The man released the pit bull which charged the police officers who fired one shot hitting the pit bull. The pit bull later died.

Fox news had the most complete description of the event.

CBS and the Chicago Tribune chose not to inform the public that the dog was a pit bull.

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My Fox Chicago
ABC 7

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Dec 16, 2012 Pit bulls killed by police during drug bust
Dec 05, 2012 Chicago police shoot pit bull sicced on them by thieves
Aug 15, 2012 Officers fatally shoot dog while serving warrant in Englewood
Jul 13, 2011 Man, woman sought in pit bull attack
Nov 23, 2010 Teen Sentenced in Central Illinois Dog Attack
May 15, 2010 Kankakee Police blotter: May 15, 2010
Apr 30, 2010 Man charged with throwing pit bull at sister
Jun 24, 2004 Pit Bull Used as Weapon in Bowling Alley
Dec 30, 1987 Owner Of Pit Bull Facing Murder Charge
Jul 06, 1987 Driver Unleashes Pit Bull On 2 Cops
Jan 07, 1912 Danville Judge Rules Pit Bulldog is a Deadly Weapon
Feb 23, 1878 Chicago Bulldog set on Goat

Apr 21, 2015 Illinois Times Reported on a Great Dane Inflicting a Serious Mauling on a Child

Springfield - A local news outlet reported on a mauling of a ten-year-old girl inflicted by a Great Dane just outside of the city. The girl was very seriously injured.

'“There were blood stains, pieces of skin and other body tissue laying throughout the backyard,” a deputy wrote in his report.'

The girl is reportedly improving.

Instead of shooting the dog when it attacked officers and putting it quickly down, the Great Dane was repeatedly tazed until began to look distressed or "fatigued." Then it suddenly died for "unknown reasons" (heart attack).

Once last year, The Illinois Times reported on the irresponsible owner of bull terriers allowing her bull breeds to attack and run loose. The owner was on the Animal control board!

Here are the serious local dog attacks that The Illinois Times did not report in recent years:
Jan 03, 2013 Springfield Pit bull attacks woman walking her dog
Jul 25, 2012 Springfield woman attacked by pit bull
Feb 04, 2012 Pit bull kills chihuahua in Riverton

Jun 15, 2011 Young victim of serious pit bull attack refusing to quit

May 18, 2010 Pit bull mauls 16 year old Springfield Girl

Apr 07, 2010 Pit bull and owner attack Springfield man

Mar 10, 2010 Pit Bull Shot by Police After Attacking Another Dog

Jun 28, 2008 Springfield Mailman Attacked by Pit Bull Amid Epidemic of Pit Bull Attacks

May 06, 2008 Springfield Pit Bull Attacks a Little Girl

And here are the pit bull stories the Illinois Times did publish during the same time frame:

Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014
A pittie-ful situation Pit bulls on special at Animal Control
Pity the pit bull. Some see the breed as the devil incarnate, out to ravage men, women and children, not to mention other dogs, with vise-like jaws, lots of teeth and a hair-trigger temperament that has earned it a reputation as the fiercest canine on the planet. Others see a playful, intelligent pooch that’s loyal, wonderful with kids and simply misunderstood by humans.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Dog gone - a friendly pit/lab mix is shot by police when it attacks them. Photo of crying owner and dead pit bull included.

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006 A dog's life Pit bulls and shepherds and chows — oh my! Being vicious isn'’t easy, and I should know.
A piece written from the perspective of a deemed vicious pit bull that wants us to understand its the owner's fault

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Illinois Times

Apr 18, 2015 Chicago South Side Woman Accused of Dogfighting and Animal Abuse

Chicago - A Far South Side woman accused of running a dog-fighting ring in her home starved two puppy pit bulls to death before hiding them in a closet, Cook County prosecutors said.

SHANTELL BURNETT ACCUSED DOGFIGHTER AND ANIMAL ABUSER

Police discovered the grisly scene after being called to a domestic disturbance Friday about 3 p.m. at 11758 S. Morgan Street, authorities said.

Police noticed a foul smell and asked if Shantell Burnett had any animals.

She opened the closet door where police viewed two dead tan puppy pit bulls who were covered in urine and feces, prosecutors said. The animals appeared if they had no access to food, water or light, prosecutors said.

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Chicago Sun Times
http://bit.ly/1d0fnmU

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Apr 16, 2015 Wataga Pit Bull Killed Small Dog

Wataga - In a little town in Knox County, just outside of Galesburg, a little dog was killed by a pit bull on Monday. The pit bull lept two fences, one was 6 feet tall, to knock down the owner of the little dog in order to get the little dog out of her hands and rip the little dog's throat out.

When police arrived they found the 19 year old owner of the little dog covered in blood. The pit bull had lept up, grabbed her hair and pulled her to the ground. She was taken to the emergency room, treated and released.

A man came and tried to save the little dog, but it was too late. The owner showed up later. She agreed to have the unvaccinated pit bull put down. Its head was sent to a lab for rabies testing.

Read more:
The Register-Mail
http://bit.ly/1CRAQU3

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Apr 15, 2015 Safe Humane Chicago is Unsafe and Inhumane to Neighborhood Pets

Chicago - Putting fight bust dogs that "need" to be placed in a "pet free home" is dangerous and inhumane because there are no "pet free neighborhoods." Just look at the recent stories from Knox County to see how inhumane pit bull owners are to neighborhood pets.